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The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (Amii) has appointed Stuart Scullion, managing director of The Private Health Partnership as its new chairman.

COVER investigates the trend for insurers to launch virtual private GP access and asks whether this could be the game changer that PMI has been looking for.

Simpyhealth and Heart Research UK have funded a two year research project into the link between dental and heart health, which is being presented at the American Heart Association annual meeting in Chicago.

Both premium income and proportion of claims paid dropped in 2013 for Simplyhealth, however the medical insurer hit all financial targets set for the year.

Mike Wagg, head of intermediary sales at Simplyhealth notes the huge growth in Cash Plan sales during the recession and asks if growth could be even higher in the good years to come.

Cash plan provider Health Shield has launched a new home assistance benefit.

Simplyhealth has opened the doors to its new six storey office for private medical insurance in Bristol.

A significant number (84%) of 18-24 year olds, dubbed the ‘iPosture generation' have admitted to suffering some incidence of back pain in the last 12 months, which experts have attributed to the rise in hand-held technology.

Implementing a cash plan could be vital in cutting down employee absence rates, particularly in the education sector, Simplyhealth has said.

Simplyhealth has today announced the launch of its first free Apple and android app to help back pain sufferers.