Voting for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2026 is now open. Advisers, brokers and other intermediaries including employee benefit consultants can vote to recognise the providers they believe have been outstanding...
Read morePrivate medical insurance (PMI) pushed the number of private hospital admissions in the UK to a third-quarter record in 2025, according to the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN). The number of admissions...
Read moreAon has appointed Carl Nordling as commercial director for the UK and Nordics, global benefits. The consultancy told Health & Protection that this is a new commercial role with a remit that...
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is casting its regulatory eye on commissions in its Pure Protection Market Study. While that work does not extend to private medical insurance (PMI), advisers operating in...
Read moreNational Friendly has appointed John Fotheringham as its head of underwriting. He steps up from technical lead underwriter to take on the role with immediate effect. In the past six years, Fotheringham...
Read moreAlmost three quarters of UK employees now trust the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare journeys, according to Howden Employee Benefits’ Changing Face of Employee Health report. The report’s employer research...
Read moreBusiness protection and private medical insurance (PMI) are too important not to write or refer. This was one of the key messages of this morning’s session on the final day of Business...
Read moreBupa has launched the Bupa Evolve Master Trust based around its care pathways. The trust uses the insurer's connected care pathways to access care and is designed for businesses with over 300...
Read moreAdvisers have received a guarantee that artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies will not be replacing them and their jobs as the “money is betting on the agent”. The World of America...
Read moreThe adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies cannot mean losing the role of people and the importance of the personal touch, the World of America Convention has heard. Not only...
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