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South Africa president Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to sign the National Health Insurance bill (NHI) into law tomorrow (15 May 2024).   But the bill has proven controversial, with private sector organisation...

Towergate Health & Protection has appointed Kate Kilpatrick as head of marketing - employee benefits. Following the creation of its centralised advisory marketing team last year, Kilpatrick (pictured) will work in partnership...

It is unsurprising that demand for mental health services has rocketed over the past couple of years. A global pandemic followed by a cost of living crisis has inevitably taken its toll...

Global insurance brokerage Arthur J Gallagher & Co has acquired Melbourne, Victoria-based Health Insurance Consultants Australia (HICA).   Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.  HICA is a specialist health insurance consultancy...

Whether international private medical insurance (IPMI) advisers should move to a fee only model was one of the questions raised at Health & Protection's third annual IPMI Summit last week. A new...

Insurers like Bupa are part of a broader ecosystem intent on driving down carbon emissions across the healthcare sector. This is according to Lyndsay Stecher, director of partnerships and development at Health...

­Healix has today announced three senior hires as the business continues to expand its team and product offering, including David Battle, Steven Whitehouse and Richard Jones.  David Battle joins Healix as non-executive...

Alexander Beard Group has joined commercial insurance, risk management, and employee benefits brokerage group Assurex Global Partnership. Founded in 1954, Ohio-based Assurex Global is a partnership of more than 100 independent agents...

Workplace absences associated with cancer could be costing UK businesses around £1.6bn this year. This is according to analysis from specialist cancer support services provider Reframe Cancer who looked into the potential...

Almost 1.8 million people accessed health services through health and protection insurance in 2022, up 10% from 2021, with each person accessing support five times on average. The total figure of 1.77 million...