Doctor in the house
It’s an exciting time for the healthcare market, with the pandemic changing attitudes to health as well as the way we access treatment. These shifts will have significant ramifications for the cost and...
Musculoskeletal
Video: Supporting Employees in an Age of Ambiguity
Covid has plunged the nation into a new age of ambiguity, in which previously certain elements of our social and working lives are overlapping and changing beyond recognition – with big consequences...
Analysis: Opportunities in PMI
The group private medical insurance market may, from the outside, look an unpromising prospect for corporate advisers looking to expand their business. The sector has certainly been buffeted by headwinds in recent years:...
Keeping track of care pathways
Whether care pathways will be seen as a passing fad or a game changer very much depends on whether all stakeholders – from employers, to consultants, insurers and wellbeing services providers – are prepared...
Employer healthcare costs ‘to rise 6.3%’
The data, taken from a survey of medical insurers by Willis Towers Watson, suggests costs will increase globally by 0.5 per cent, from 7.1 per cent last year, with the Middle East/Africa...
Demonstrating ROI on early intervention in workplace health
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...
Dr Peter Mills: Let’s not overlook musculoskeletal
Have you noticed that the stigma around mental health issues is starting to fade? With the involvement of high profile individuals, including the British royal family, opening up about their own struggles...
Healthcare market focus: from broking to consulting
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...
Younger women twice as likely to access GIP for mental health
Younger women are significantly more likely to access group income protection for mental health issues than men, with a third of women claiming earning under £20,000, Unum’s claim statistics show. The figures...
Zurich publishes GIP claims stats – 97pc paid
Zurich paid out on over 97 percent of its new group income protection claims last year with employees benefitting from annualised payments averaging £37,900. Announcing its GIP claims rates for the first...
