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Aviva appoints associate medical director from London Clinic
Aviva has appointed Dr Jochem Caris as associate medical director, joining from the London Clinic where he was surgical fellow. He replaces Dr Subashini M who left in October to become director...
Read morePrivate healthcare spending soars as long-term lack of NHS funding bites – IPPR
Demand and willingness to pay for private healthcare are growing rapidly in the UK as short-term pressures combined with a long-term decline in NHS funding has begun to show on the public...
Read moreFCA rejects guided PMI for staff as it reduces ‘choice and convenience’
The financial services regulator has rejected the option of introducing an insurer guided private medical insurance (PMI) staff benefits policy because it leads to a “reduction in choice and convenience”. The Financial...
Read moreAxa Global Healthcare appoints CEO as Wilkinson steps down
Axa Global Healthcare has appointed Xavier Lestrade as CEO, replacing Tom Wilkinson who is stepping down on 1 May. Lestrade is currently global head of employee benefits for Axa Domestic Markets and...
Read moreLifeScore app set for summer launch
MyLifeKit is set to launch LifeScore, a new app which merges health-related, environment and world data and credit-related data to offer users a score of a person’s life based on their physiological...
Read moreAviva protection and health profits up 21% year-on-year
Aviva's protection & health business saw profits rise 21% year-on-year, according to the insurer's full year 2021 results. The group's results released this morning, reveal its protection & health business posted operating...
Read moreFormer Axa Health director joins HCA Healthcare UK to lead corporate sales
HCA Healthcare UK has appointed Soraya Chamberlain as vice president of corporate sales. Chamberlain, who joins from Axa Health where she was director of its corporate division, is a former director of...
Read moreInsurers require Covid positive staff to stay home as isolation rules end
Insurers are continuing to require staff in England to stay at home if they test positive for Covid and are reviewing policies with regards to the provision of free Covid tests. This...
Read moreFCA concerned personalisation of insurance will exclude people from risk pooling
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has admitted it is concerned about the possibility of people being excluded from insurance as products become more personalised. Addressing the Treasury Select Committee of MPs, FCA...
Read moreFormer HCA sales chief succeeds Lewars as William Russell commercial director
Tariq Siddiqi has been appointed as commercial director at William Russell, succeeding Michael Lewars who is leaving the international health insurance provider after four years. Siddiqi was most recently sales director at...
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