healthcare

PMI

VitalityHealth overhauls PMI pricing measures

VitalityHealth has announced it will change its renewal pricing approach for individual private medical insurance (PMI) policies within the guidance of a new 'Fair, Intuitive and Transparent' (FIT) framework.

clock 29 November 2016 • 1 min read

PMI

Prevention and Personalisation: Health insurance reimagined in a connected world

Tim Malbon discusses the possibilities for healthcare and health insurance.

clock 28 November 2016 • 7 min read

PMI

Collinson Group launches post-hospitalisation care product

Collinson Group has launched Care and Support at Home providing comprehensive at-home assistance services for those who receive adequate care after a period of hospitalisation.

clock 25 November 2016 • 1 min read

Employee Benefits

Autumn Statement 2016 Analysis: What will salary sacrifice changes mean for employee benefits?

Fiona Murphy analyses how the restriction of salary sacrifice tax-free benefits will affect employee benefits.

clock 24 November 2016 • 6 min read

PMI

Bupa: Further IPT rise punishes those 'who protect their health'

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

clock 23 November 2016 • 1 min read

PMI

Autumn Statement 2016: IPT increases to 12%

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.

clock 23 November 2016 • 2 min read

PMI

UK managers still reluctant to discuss serious illness with staff

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.

clock 25 October 2016 • 3 min read

PMI

Keep your older clients covered this winter

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

clock 24 October 2016 • 7 min read

PMI

(Private) Health check: The evolving relationship between private and NHS care

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

clock 19 October 2016 • 3 min read

PMI

Almost half of Brits would 'welcome' use of wearables in workplace

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.

clock 18 October 2016 • 2 min read