Called Benni, the proposition is available both stand alone and white labelled alongside existing employer paid solutions. The proposition is targeted at employers who may be new to benefits as a result...
Group risk insurers have been talking generically about early intervention for years - but now they are increasingly doing so in terms of the return on investment such approaches can bring. Premier Choice...
The UK is on course for an all-industry pile-up that could make the crash of 2008 look like a mere prang. And the really worrying aspect is that the vast majority of...
The industry breathed a metaphorical sigh of relief when the Chancellor Philip Hammond announced no planned rise in Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) in last November’s Budget. Whether this came in response to...
Corporate cash plans continue to shine, with the latest figures from LaingBuisson showing the market grew by a chunky 11.8 per cent in 2016 to cover a record 1.01m employees. And, with their...
High premiums, product complexity and a lack of market growth have turned group medical insurance into a no-go area for some advisers. But an upswing in virgin business shows that opportunities are...
Westfield Health has bought 140 year-old cash plan provider Bolton & District Hospital Saturday Council (BDHSC), which trades as UK Healthcare, for an undisclosed fee. Bolton-based BDHSC is a not-for-profit health provider...
Bupa has hired former Denplan managing director Steve Gates to spearhead the development of its dental and cash plan businesses in the UK. Gates has been given the newly created role of...
Brexit-fuelled political uncertainty, the sharp hike in insurance premium tax (IPT) and an increase in patients self funding have been blamed for a stagnating private medical insurance market, says Laing Buisson. But...
Both dental insurance and dental cash plans put a smile on employees’ faces but in which situations does each product work best? Sam Barrett investigates The high claims frequency and health benefits...
