PMI/Private Medical Insurance

PMI

Healix doubles private healthcare spending

Healix has more than doubled its spending with private hospitals and other private medical service providers in the UK over the last year.

clock 16 December 2010 • 1 min read

PMI

NHS - real terms funding cut for PCTs

Primary care trusts (PCTs) will suffer a real terms funding cut as the government revealed it is not increasing direct spending to match inflation.

clock 15 December 2010 • 3 min read

PMI

OFT to probe private healthcare market

An investigation into how well the private healthcare market is working is being planned by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).

clock 14 December 2010 • 1 min read

PMI

Private hospitals increasingly dependent on NHS - Laing & Buisson

Private hospitals are becoming more dependent on providing NHS services as private medical insurance (PMI) activity continues to fall, according to the latest industry survey from Laing and Buisson.

clock 14 December 2010 • 2 min read

Individual PMI

Risk Clinic: Cutting PMI costs

My clients are a newly married couple aged 33 and 29. They both value their personal private medical insurance (PMI) plans but are concerned that rising premiums mean they may have to surrender them. What options are available that could persuade them...

clock 07 December 2010 • 4 min read

International PMI

Bupa International launches existing illness cover

Bupa International has launched health insurance for expats with existing illnesses which, until now, have been excluded.

clock 07 December 2010 • 1 min read

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Outlook positive for UK and global life insurance - Swiss Re

Swiss Re's predicts growth in the insurance and reinsurance industry will continue to accelerate next year and expects moderate expansion in the European and US economies.

clock 07 December 2010 • 3 min read

Individual Protection

Stonebridge adds PruProtect to protection offering

Stonebridge Group has agreed a strategic affiliation with PruProtect for its protection proposition.

clock 07 December 2010 • 1 min read

PMI

Hospital comparisons difficult due to poor data capture - Dr Foster

The reporting of medical events in NHS hospitals is seriously affecting the ability to make informed decisions about where to receive treatment, medical analysts have found.

clock 29 November 2010 • 2 min read

PMI

First private sector NHS franchise awarded

Circle healthcare has become the first private company to take control of an NHS hospital.

clock 26 November 2010 • 2 min read