The UK private medical insurance (PMI) market risks becoming an ‘irrelevance - a Yellow Pages in the age of Google' if the sector could not improve affordability, quality and service, Bupa UK's Alex Perry has warned.

Swiss Re's business unit Admin Re has agreed to acquire closed life insurance fund consolidator Guardian Financial Services from private equity firm Cinven for £1.6bn.

Mari-Lizette Malherbe asks has critical illness become a windfall benefit?

Zurich's Richard Moodey has urged brokers to ‘step up' and sell more income protection (IP) policies as the Mortgage Market Review has caused dwindling competition within the adviser community.

Zurich has launched a safety website for group life and income protection customers and their employees in partnership with crisis management firm red24.

Bright Grey is the latest insurer to upgrade its plan at the same time as it adopts the revised ABI model wordings that must be effected by 31st December 2015, CIExpert has said.

Bellwood Prestbury in partnership with APRIL international has launched an international medical plan designed for the international contractor sector.

The Fit for Work Service is to be welcomed but it is ‘no panacea' for all sickness absence issues, Elliott Hurst, director of health consulting at AXA PPP has warned.

PMI Health Group has appointed two senior consultants in a bid to strengthen its sales team.

Tracey Clarke, the first beneficiary of the Seven Families project, discusses the value of the support she has received.