PMI

Chase Templeton has signalled its intention to maintain an aggressive acquisition momentum by strengthening its Board.

As one of the organisers of the new Seven Families initiative, Roy McLoughlin's mission statement is clear: he wants to raise the profile of income protection. He tells Paul Robertson about IPTF's plans to get the word out.

Demand for private health insurance in Asia has never been greater according to Andrew Apps, a director at international health insurer ALC Health.

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has announced that Health Assured and Benenden Health have joined as corporate members.

Bupa's international private medical insurance (IPMI) business has been awarded CII-accredited status for its online broker training portal, the Bupa Academy.

Over six in 10 people (62.7%) aged 16 and over in the UK rated their health status as 'very good' or 'good' in 2011, according to the Office of National Statistics.

PruHealth and PruProtect have signed three year agreements with Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City to order to raise awareness of Vitality - the insurer's healthy living rewards programme.

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.