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Milliman and Turquoise Health combine to analyse health price transparency data
US global consulting and actuarial firm Milliman has agreed a strategic alliance with price transparency platform Turquoise Health. The firms said they are working together to harness newly published price transparency data...
Read moreFCA requires firms to investigate and report AR history
Principal firms must investigate the history of their appointed representatives (AR) including other principal firms they worked for and why their previous relationship came to an end. The requirements are being introduced...
Read morePunter Southall Aspire promotes Taylor to MD of employee benefits business
David Taylor has been promoted to managing director of Punter Southall Aspire's employee benefits business. Taylor (pictured) joined the firm back in February to lead its health and protection practice. He joined...
Read moreFCA halves AR appointment notice time and ditches further Register data
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is halving the notice period firms will need to give it ahead of engaging an appointed representative (AR) along with making several other changes to its incoming...
Read moreFCA rejects pleas for year-long AR regime change with four-month deadline
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has rejected calls from firms for a 12-month implementation period for its new regime for appointed representatives (AR). The regulator revealed firms have until 8 December to...
Read moreReid joins advice firm Sherwood Healthcare as non-exec director
Marcia Reid has been appointed non-executive director at independent specialist adviser Sherwood Healthcare. Reid (pictured) completed a fixed term contract at Partners& as managing partner for wellbeing, engagement and benefits in May....
Read moreOnly quarter of employers offer emotional support and tailor benefits
Only one in four employers are offering emotional support such as counselling to employees, while a similarly small proportion of organisations tailor their benefits to specific workforce demographics, studies have found. Research...
Read moreCMA increases oversight and criticises private healthcare providers for delays to publishing fee and outcome data
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has rebuked the private healthcare sector for its slow compliance with requirements to publish transparency data about fees and outcomes to help inform patients. It also...
Read more‘Step-change’ needed as private healthcare ‘long way’ off data compliance – PHIN
The private healthcare sector has been told to up its game on data quality as it is a "long way" off full compliance with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) private healthcare...
Read moreInsurers demand faster delivery of fee and outcome data from healthcare providers
Private medical insurers (PMIs) are demanding healthcare providers including hospital groups and clinicians speed up compliance with requirements to publish data about patient outcomes and practitioner fees. The call came in the...
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