healthcare

Bupa has criticised the further rise to insurance premium tax (IPT) as punishing those who take responsibility for their health.

The new chancellor Phillip Hammond (pictured) has announced a rise in insurance premium tax (IPT) meaning the rate will increase to 12% from June 2017.

One-fifth (20%) of UK managers with a team member who has, or has had, cancer do not know how to discuss that or any other serious illness with employees, according to research by AXA PPP healthcare.

Jonathan Long discusses the importance of keeping older clients covered as winter draws in.

Network Research's Clare Chamberlain discusses research into public attitudes to private healthcare and its complex relationship with the NHS.

British business could be set for a 'wearable revolution' after research found 45 per cent of workers would welcome the introduction of the technology by their employers.

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has shared the 'significant concerns' of its members over legislative changes to general insurance renewal policy at a 'productive' meeting with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Purchasing protection insurance on cost alone is a risky business. Deepak Jobanputra looks at the factors that add real value

Bupa Global, the international health insurance arm of Bupa, has today launched a new range of tiered international private medical insurance (IPMI) products available to UK businesses.

The cost for companies to provide medical care to staff continues to vastly outpace inflation in most major economies, according to research by Mercer Marsh Benefits.