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PMI primed to grow as employers ‘finally understand’ value of health benefits
The corporate private medical insurance (PMI) market is poised for growth as the pandemic has triggered significant expansion from organisations who “finally understand” the value of health benefits. However, the industry still...
Read moreBeware really poor and ‘vastly oversold’ wellbeing apps – Howden
Howden is warning the industry to beware of “really crap” health and wellbeing apps as Siemens is calling for insurers and advisers to give employers more support on which ones to use....
Read moreAviva ups medical underwriting thresholds and eases Covid rules
Aviva has made a series of changes to its individual protection underwriting process including increasing its medical evidence age and sum assured thresholds and relaxing its Covid policy. On individual income protection...
Read moreRoyal London extends CI conditions for full and partial payments
Royal London has made changes to its critical illness cover (CIC) in a bid to pay more protection claims. Under the changes the mutual insurer has added two new definitions that pay...
Read moreEmployers want PMI to cover chronic conditions – Bupa and WPA
Employers are increasingly looking for their private medical insurance (PMI) scheme to cover long term chronic conditions of employees, two insurers have agreed. Bupa and WPA acknowledged they were increasingly hearing from...
Read moreMortgage Advice Bureau offering full LV= protection plan range
Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) is adding the full LV= flexible protection plan range of products and options to its protection panel. LV='s income protection plans have been available to MAB advisers since...
Read moreMunich Re withdraws from Russian business and pledges support for Ukrainian refugees
Munich Re has announced it will not renew existing contracts in Russia and Belarus and has suspended all new business. The group added it will do the same with its investments in...
Read moreOneAmerica appoints SVP to lead benefits business
OneAmerica has appointed Joe Ingream as senior vice president to lead its employee benefits business. Primarily focusing on group life and disability coverage for working Americans, Ingream will also be responsible for...
Read morePG Mutual offers IP discount for healthcare staff with Blue Light Card
PG Mutual has partnered with Blue Light Card to offer healthcare workers and their families a 20% discount off their first two years’ premiums for its Income Protection Plus insurance. The product...
Read morePMI treatment returning quickly as half of public eye private care – research
The NHS backlog is continuing to drive people towards private healthcare and hospitals are confident about growing volumes of work from insurers, according to research from private hospitals. A study by the...
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