Health & Medical & Pharma
AXA - Global Healthcare to provide virtual doctor service
24/7 service for individual and SME customers with outpatient cover from 1 November
Eighty percent of over 30s at risk of heart attack - PHE
Heart conditions are 'second biggest cause of life insurance claims after cancer'
Bupa launches 'lunch break' male health checks
At the cost of £154, 'male health check' is designed to be easily integrated into working day
Aon extends employee PMI scheme to cover gender dysphoria
Scheme administered by Bupa includes consultations, mental health support as well as surgical procedures following 'significant rise' in gender dysphoria diagnoses in UK
Medicash reports 5% growth in premium income
Cashplan provider pays out 96.6% of claims for 2017
Emergency Risk: Organ transplantation
Our monthly focus from VitalityLife returns. Underwriting specialist Fergus Bescoby explores organ transplants and the rise in donations
AXA PPP to offer Spoon Guru start-up app to corporate clients
'Game-changing technology' for employee wellness and nutrition
Westfield Health partners with SIV gym for mental health support
Instant access to 'transformational' mental resilience and wellbeing solutions via Healthy Extras scheme
Teladoc acquires Advance Medical
Telehealth platform expanding to offer global health solutions to US employers
New Bupa insurance customers offered free health checks
Health check offer worth £184 available to new Bupa By You policyholders until 31 July 2018
MAXIS GBN launches international employee benefits venture
MAXIS Global Wellness aims to help multinational organisations tackle rising healthcare costs with toolkits, regional analysis and local medical services
Andy Edwards: Focus on the cancer patient, not the disease
AXA - Global Healthcare's Andy Edwards says focus on the needs of the individual is crucial when caring for IPMI cancer patients
NAT welcomes ABI removal of HIV from CIC guidelines
National AIDS Trust (NAT) applauds Association of British Insurers (ABI) decision to exclude "discriminatory" wording
CIExpert on Guardian's critical illness conditions
Simplifications for heart attack, stroke and cancer (and more) with exclusions removed
The Exeter offers IP cover for type 2 diabetes
Changes to income protection underwriting compliments Managed Life offering
Mental Health Awareness Week: How far have we come?
COVER editor Adam Saville explores what progress the life, protection and PMI industry has made with regards to supporting mental health
Sigal Atzmon: From insurance payer to health insurance player
Medix Global's CEO outlines what PMI insurers need to do in order to keep up with the rapidly changing health industry
Emergency risk: Obesity
VitalityLife's Fergus Bescoby explores the rise of obesity and its implications
VitalityLife updates Serious Illness Cover
Cancer Relapse Benefit included as standard and 35 definitions added including borderline ovarian cancer and blindness in one eye
Allianz Care launches IPMI solutions for Russia
New range of international health solutions in partnership with Allianz Russia announced
Aviva and Now Healthcare Group link to offer digital GP service
Aviva Digital GP app offering access to 1,000 virtual GPs and other added benefits
AXA - Global Healthcare launches upgrade for SME clients
More extensive but affordable cover available for employers purchasing or renewing 'Comprehensive' level of International Health Plan for employees
CIExpert on L&G's Critical Illness Extra update
Consolidation of "market-leading" position with better quality of choice and by mirroring Aviva's two-pronged approach to children's cover
Cigna to offer unlimited preventative dental treatment
UK economy loses £105m every year due to oral health-related sick days
