PMI

Growth in the private medical insurance (PMI) market slowed to 1.4% in 2013 due to the squeeze in consumer spending and public healthcare funding; a study has found.

NHS patients should have named staff accountable for their care while they are in hospital; new guidance has recommended.

Perhaps more often thought of as a protection provider, Exeter Family Friendly is a major player in the PMI market with serious growth plans. Paul Robertson discusses the changing market with Mike O'Brien.

A third of adults in England are at risk of developing diabetes, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal.

Jelf Employee Benefits is raising awareness on overseas health risks and the need for medical evacuation as part of international private medical policies, following an outbreak of the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone.

I am a protection and mortgage IFA with a few clients looking at Help to Buy. How can I arrange protection insurance for them such as life cover? I understand there have been difficulties in putting cover in place - is this the case, and what do I need...

Expatriate workers looking to have children should be aware of the high cost of private maternity care and childbirth overseas, an insurer has urged.

NHS hospitals in England dealt with 20,320 admissions for allergies in the 12 months to February 2014; an 8% increase over the previous year.

It is worth the time and effort to explain the value of a product to the buyer, writes Alan Lakey.

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) is hosting a World Cup themed ‘speed dating' style event for insurers and advisers.