healthcare

Over 1 in 5 (22%) UK holidaymakers have needed to seek medical treatment whilst abroad, research fromGocompare.com travel insurance has found.

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network is launching a dedicated private medical insurance (PMI) division including access to Individual, Corporate, and SME PMI schemes.

Aetna International has said that its employee assistance programme (EAP) will now become a standard benefit across the majority of its international healthcare plans.

There are large disparities in prescription and speciality drug prices across Western countries according to research from International Federation of Health Plans (iFHP.)

A study carried out with over 1,100 Apple Watch owners has revealed the top three mobile apps consumers would most like to use to manage their health, according to research from Allianz Global Assistance UK.

AXA PPP healthcare has made two new appointments to strengthen its support for intermediary partnership development and voluntary business.

Downing Street has now confirmed that Jeremy Hunt will be staying on as the health secretary despite earlier reports that he was sacked.

Squared Health has launched with a range of services designed to help life and health insurers increase operational efficiency and develop better relationships with customers.

Premier Choice Group has appointed former Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) chairman Wayne Pontin as an independent healthcare consultant.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has admitted that there were errors in its view that the entry of the Cleveland Clinic would improve competition in the UK private healthcare market.