Cashplans
Health Shield announces highest ever premium income
Health Shield saw its premium income rise to £29m in 2014, the highest in the cashplan provider's 138 year history, its annual results have revealed.
Video: Could cash plan markets do even better? - Simplyhealth
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.
Medicash employer-paid sales rise by 56%
Health cash plan provider Medicash has revealed a 56% rise in employer-paid policies during 2013.
Westfield Health enhances fitness benefit
Westfield Health has enhanced its health club concession benefit, giving policyholders more choice when choosing gym membership.
Health Shield reports claims stats for the first time
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.
Video - Westfield Health; What will cash plans do for you?
Westfield Health's head of intermediary sales, Steve sharrock, explains his bafflement that more advisers are not selling cash plans.
Video - Engage mutual - adviser opportunity meets employers needs
Engage Mutual's David Castling outlines opportunities for a meeting of minds in the cash plan arena.
Cash plan launches for skilled tradespeople
Electrical Contractors Insurance Services Limited (ECIS)has launched a cash plan for businesses in the construction sector.
Health Shield reports 9% new business increase
Health cash plan provider Health Shield has reported a 9% increase in new business for 2013.
NHS cuts changing attitude to health benefits
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 releases adviser toolkit
Westfield Health has unveiled an intermediary toolkit designed to help advisers generate more income through selling health cover.
Public increasingly considering low cost medical insurances
British consumers are increasingly convinced the NHS will see deterioration in quality of service and increasingly consider low-cost insurance products to cover any shortfall.
Cash plans: A future burden?
Company cash plans have experienced the most growth in recent years. But do issues around excess and how employers integrate these with traditional PMI policies mean they are heading for trouble? Fiona Murphy reports
Cash plans rival PMI in employee popularity
Cash plans have become as popular as health insurance among UK workers.
Dental Plans: Adding bite
Following a recent policy roundtable debate in Westminster, Pam Whelan discusses the future of Dental Plans and getting oral healthcare awareness higher up company agendas.
An audience with...Paul Shires
Paul Shires, executive director of sales and marketing at Westfield Health makes the case for more adviser engagement with the health products market.
Benenden plans for huge growth
Benenden Health is increasing its marketing for 2014 as it looks to increase membership in a plan to become a household name.
Independent healthcare market flat but set for growth - LaingBuisson
Revenues generated by independent healthcare providers stood at steady at £40.5bn in 2012/13 (2011/12: £39.9bn) but should slowly grow LaingBuisson has found.
Health Shield adds benefit to corporate plans
Cash plan provider Health Shield has launched a new home assistance benefit.
Planet Insurance: A cure for the NHS cold?
Co-payments for the NHS have been mooted. Richard Walsh assesses the possible effects.
Paycare holds policy prices for 2014
Paycare has confirmed that there will be no price increase on any of its healthcare plans to either corporate of individual customers in 2014.
Medicash recognised for customer service standard
Health cash plan provider Medicash has been recognised for customer service and relationships by customer experience consultants Investor in Customers (IIC).
MediCheque Cash Plans in US tie up
Minnesota based CieloStar is to become a distribution partner for MediCheque Cash Plans offering the company's Medical Recovery Insurance plans across the US.
Health Shield launches cash plan for individuals
Connect, a new direct to consumer individual cash plan has been launched by Health Shield.
