Cashplans

Mike Wagg, head of intermediary sales at Simplyhealth notes the huge growth in Cash Plan sales during the recession and asks if growth could be even higher in the good years to come.

Health cash plan provider Medicash has revealed a 56% rise in employer-paid policies during 2013.

Westfield Health has enhanced its health club concession benefit, giving policyholders more choice when choosing gym membership.

Cash plan provider Health Shield has published its claims statistics for the first time, revealing it paid out 97.5% of all claims made during 2013.

Westfield Health's head of intermediary sales, Steve sharrock, explains his bafflement that more advisers are not selling cash plans.

Engage Mutual's David Castling outlines opportunities for a meeting of minds in the cash plan arena.

Electrical Contractors Insurance Services Limited (ECIS)has launched a cash plan for businesses in the construction sector.

Health cash plan provider Health Shield has reported a 9% increase in new business for 2013.

Two fifths of employees feel health and welfare benefits have increased in importance as a consequence of NHS cuts, a recent study has revealed.

Westfield Health has unveiled an intermediary toolkit designed to help advisers generate more income through selling health cover.