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Removing the VAT exemption on private healthcare would be "madness" adding to the tax burden on employers and causing individuals and UK plc alike to think long and hard about whether they...

Lord Kinnock is calling for the government to remove the exemption on VAT on private healthcare, while calls have also been made to introduce a windfall tax on these services. The former...

Aon Cayman has appointed Geoff Thompson as vice president, employee benefits, with Thompson moving to the Caribbean after leaving Vitality. Thompson (pictured centre picking up a Health & Protection Award in 2021...

HCML has appointed Jill Pritchard chief commercial officer. Pritchard (pictured) joins from Nuffield Health where she was hospitals commercial director. Prior to this she was a director at Vitality at Work. HCML...

Aviva is expanding its health risk assessments and tying-in customer progress towards personal health goals to earning the 15% discount. The moves are part of updates to its MyHealthCounts benefit which the...

Christine Husbands is leaving her full time position at RedArc from 17 August after 15 years with the business. She is setting-up her own consultancy business which will include some work with...

Axa's life and health protection businesses delivered an 8% increase in gross written premiums (GWP) and other revenues in the first six months of 2025 the global insurer revealed. The insurer said...

With ROI now a top priority, employers are struggling to measure the true value of cancer care and wellbeing support, writes Richard Browne.   One of the main things employers are looking...

Spire Healthcare saw profits plummet by 50% while revenues from private medical insurance (PMI) remained flat as claims processes tightened in the first half of 2025. The healthcare group introduced a major...

Aviva medical director Dr Doug Wright is retiring this summer after 27 years in the UK health insurance sector. He joined Aviva in the summer of 1998 and was appointed medical director...