Cashplans

Consumers are increasingly convinced the NHS will deteriorate and are more willing to consider buying low-cost products to cover the shortfall.

FirstAssist Insurance Services has launched two new insurance products, Surgery Cash Plan and Simple Critical Illness.

Take-up of employer funded cash-plans increased by 15.4% as ‘polarised trends' dominated the cash plan market, Laing and Buisson has revealed.

Paul Robertson discusses the private medical insurance and cashplan markets with Simplyhealth's head of intermediary sales, Mike Wagg

Engage Mutual has upgraded its employee paid health cash plan, one fund, with changes including the removal of excess on four of six treatment areas.

As the NHS undergoes huge upheaval and with challenging demographics,future universal access to healthcare looks uncertain. Paul Shires examines the role of cashplans in maintaining healthcare provision.

Medicash has launched a secure ‘corporate portal' or online customer administration system for intermediaries and corporate clients.

An employer has reported higher employee retention and morale after integrating cash plans as an employee benefit into the company.

A culture of ‘all work and no play' in the UK is damaging family life and causing high stress levels, according to Medicash.

Employers are being more lenient when allowing staff time off for dental appointments, Simplyhealth's dental survey has shown.