PMI

The number of private medical insurance (PMI) policies held in the UK has dropped by 30,000, leading LaingBuisson to describe the insurance premium tax (IPT) hike as needed ‘like a hole in the head'.

AXA PPP healthcare has completed its acquisition of Simplyhealth's private medical insurance (PMI) business.

Bupa UK has launched an entry-level insurance product, Bupa Fundamental Health Insurance, to meet the demand for affordable Private Medical Insurance (PMI).

Exeter Family Friendly have revealed they will offer two months of free cover across their range of private medical insurance products.

Chase Templeton has acquired intermediary firm Best Go Private, which was founded in 2010 by former AMII treasurer Graeme Godfrey and wife Lucy.

Healthcode has launched an initiative to optimise electronic billing for insured patients, and appointed Sam Hobbes to lead the programme.

Exeter Family Friendly has agreed terms to buy Engage Mutual Health's policy book from OneFamily.

Two think tanks have called for the NHS to have a transformation fund, at a cost of £9.4bn to help it improve efficiency and develop new models of care.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the acquisition of Simplyhealth's private medical insurance (PMI) business by AXA PPP.

Employers should encourage staff to take more responsibility for their health and wellbeing to ensure they are fit to enjoy retirement, and able to work for as long as they like, writes AXA PPP's Nick Jeal.