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Private medical insurance (PMI) pricing is “really strange” at present with insurers chasing good risks but also wary of an impending claims deluge, according to advice firm Howden Employee Benefits. The intermediary...

US health benefits administrator HealthComp has appointed Sanoj Balakrishnan as chief technology officer. Balakrishnan will be responsible for the firm's overall tech strategy to ensure it meets growth objectives and serves a...

Isaiah Harris is stepping down as chairman of the board of directors at global health insurer Cigna. Harris, who is retiring at the end of the year, joined the company's board in...

Some advisers have already resumed face-to-face client meetings, according to research from insurer Zurich. The survey of 56 advisers this month revealed 68% had resumed such meetings, with a similar number (66%)...

Healthcare trust provider Healix has announced a series of senior level promotions. Daniel Poole has been promoted to implementation manager, having worked at Healix for more than 10 years across its sales,...

More people prioritise mental wellbeing than physical health, according to Legal & General Group Protection's Wellbeing at Work Barometer. The SME-based research found mental health was a top wellbeing priority for 61%...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put forward a proposal requiring firms to provide statements detailing whether they have hit diversity targets, and where targets have been missed to explain why. The...

One in 10 Britons have taken out private medical insurance (PMI) due to increased NHS waiting times even more acute in Northern Ireland where 21% reported taking out PMI. LifeSearch's latest Health...

Health & Protection spoke to Damian Lenihan (pictured), executive director – Europe at Aetna International, about the global insurer’s experience of the crisis, its plans now and how it sees itself working...

More than half of UK patients plan to use healthcare apps in future but they prefer traditional face-to-face appointments. This is according to a report commissioned by Mobiquity and conducted by Censuswide...