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Private medical insurance (PMI) provider Universal Provident has confirmed it is holding the vast majority of its PMI rates at its 1st July rate review.

Chase Templeton has announced its second deal of this month with the purchase of Brighton-based intermediary Medical Insurance Advisers Limited (MIA).

Ellipse has announced changes to its online services, including a simplification of travel requirements when getting online quotes.

Gastrointestinal endoscopies and biopsies were the most common procedures conducted on insured patients in UK private hospitals in 2014, Healthcode has revealed.

In a landmark ruling the High Court in London has ordered a fraudster to repay more than £19,000 to Cirencester Friendly after falsely obtaining an income protection policy from the company and involving the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) for compensation....

The protection market has seen widespread growth, increasing by 4.1%, Swiss Re's Term & Health Watch 2015 report has found.

Advisers could be forced to collect and share client information on non-advised business with providers under new rules mooted by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Holloway Friendly has launched a critical illness income protection policy that pays out a regular income when someone cannot work due to a specified critical illness.

Simplyhealth Group Limited has sold its private medical insurance (PMI) business and its administration to AXA PPP healthcare, subject to regulatory approval.

PMI specialist Chase Templeton has announced its latest acquisition with the purchase of London-based intermediary Get Private Limited in a deal worth £6.3m annual premium.