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Chase Templeton has 'strengthened' its position within the SME sector of the company medical insurance market with the acquisition of Wiltshire-based Healthcare Solutions.

Nick Jeal looks at how the private medical insurance industry can turn the Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) hike into an opportunity.

Cigna UK HealthCare Benefits (Cigna) and Archangel have united to improve access to specialist detoxification support at home for Cigna's customers.

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has unveiled the speakers for its Health & Wellbeing Summit to be held 16 November at the Royal College of Physicians.

Aviva Health and VitalityHealth have formed a joint venture company for the procurement of hospital treatment on behalf of their private medical insurance (PMI) and healthcare trust customers.

Bupa UK has launched a self-referral service for breast and bowel cancer so customers can have access to the right specialists without needing a GP referral.

Allianz Worldwide Care has revealed that in the first year of its MyHealth app being available for international private medical insurance (IPMI) policyholders, more claims were made by app than by post.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published its first national assessment of health and adult social care services, warning there is poor care being provided by some.

Now Health International and Tenet Sompo Insurance have announced a 15% introductory discount for new members until 31 December 2015.

Deaths are higher in cancer patients whose GPs do not regularly send patients through the two-week urgent referral route for suspected cancer, according to a Cancer Research UK and National Institute for Health Research funded study.