Musculoskeletal

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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...