PMI

Defaqto has released its 2015 star ratings for financial products, including protection policies, giving each a rating from 1 to 5.

Health and adult social care providers will be obliged to display ratings from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) on their websites and at their registered locations.

Insurer ESMI has reported that its premiums have grown 17% ahead of forecast during its first 18 months of business.

Universal Provident has announced changes to its TravellersCare policy including an increase in maximum trip duration from 31 to 60 days.

Private medical insurance adviser-consolidator Chase Templeton has confirmed its purchase of Debbie Kleiner-Gaines' Best Health business for an undisclosed sum.

Allianz Worldwide Care has launched into the corporate assistance market with a service developed for business travellers and expat employees of multinational companies.

The impact of Ebola, the general election and private GPs are all likely to be felt in 2015, Jelf Employee benefits has predicted.

Universal Provident is to hold its new business rates for both individual and corporate private medical insurance (PMI) at its upcoming January Review.

Premier Choice Group (PCG), the health and protection intermediary, was called in by Thirteen Group, the North East housing management company to offer health insurance advice and protection products to its employees.

Wayne Pontin, chairman of the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII), has confirmed he will be stepping down in April and has criticised the PMI industry's poor growth in his final speech.