Cashplans
Medicash supports St Paul's Eye Unit
Healthcare cash plan provider Medicash is supporting the world renowned St. Paul's Eye Unit in its mission to transform the future diagnosis and treatment of eye disease.
MediCheque launches Medical Recovery Insurance website
MediCheque Cash Plans Limited has launched a new website to promote its medical recovery insurance policies targeted at the UK employee benefit marketplace.
Health Shield will absorb cost of IPT increase
Health Shield has announced that it will absorb the impact of the increase in the insurance premium tax (IPT) for members until the end of 2016.
WHCA becomes Orchard Healthcare
WHCA is now Orchard Healthcare, with a new website being launched along with the rebrand of the Worcester based cashplan provider.
Westfield Health donates £250k to helipad appeal
Westfield Health has donated £250,000 to the fundraising appeal to build a new helipad at Sheffield's Northern General Hospital.
NHS changes could see cashplans expand - Simplyhealth
The changes the NHS needs to make over the next five years could see changes to the way cashplans operate, a Simplyhealth white paper has said.
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.
