PMI/Private Medical Insurance

Multiplex Healthtrust has announced a joint venture with New Vision Healthcare to administer its corporate private health trust schemes.

The government is proposing to make it illegal to discriminate against older people, which would ban insurers using age to judge risk unless they have "solid evidence" it would make a difference.

The NHS is getting better value for money from privately-run treatment centres as they become more popular with GPs and patients, according to Laing & Buisson.

The NHS has made significant progress in improving important aspects of its cancer care over the last decade, according to MPs.

The effect of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling on the private Medical Insurance sector is likely to be "negligible" according to an industry body.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has outlawed the use of gender in underwriting from 21 December 2012.

Aetna has unveiled a new international private medical insurance (IPMI) product adding health and wellness tools.

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) has rejected the use of Avastin for metastatic breast cancer on the NHS.

Gaps in basic knowledge about their health could mean expats are putting themselves at risk, according to Aviva UK Health.

Groupama Healthcare saw its business grow, as total revenues at Groupama Insurances rose 4.6% to £470.9 million (2009: £450.3 million), mainly down to rising premium rates in the company's private car portfolio.