PMI

AXA PPP International has added Chinese herbal medicine to out-patient cover on new and existing individual and small business members of its Standard, Comprehensive and Prestige international health plans.

Bupa has introduced a member offers programme, offering discounts and offers from firms in health and wellbeing, leisure, travel, home entertainment and retail.

Simplyhealth has opened the doors to its new six storey office for private medical insurance in Bristol.

The total number of expatriates worldwide amounted to around 50.5 million in 2013 a compound annual growth rate of 2.4% since 2009, given that there were around 46.0 million expatriates in that year.

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has praised what it described as ‘long overdue' recommended changes to the private healthcare market.

Provisional recommendations by the Competition Commission are ‘clearly wrong' private hospital groups have said, adding that they will take steps to contest the recommendations if they appear in the final report.

New Competition Commission proposals to shake up the private healthcare sector are a move forward for customers, who should see a financial benefit, Bupa has said.

Private healthcare providers will be compelled to provide greater information on the quality and cost of treatments being offered to private patients and insurers.

Macmillan Cancer Support has called for the NHS to shift towards proper aftercare in the light of figures which show the number of people being diagnosed with cancer in the UK every year has risen to 330,0001.

APRIL UK has partnered with Spire Healthcare to launch a private medical insurance (PMI) plan aimed at helping individuals and families bridge the 'affordability gap.'