Healthcare

The latest tax assault on PMI may be part of a Treasury plan to equalise IPT and VAT – the industry must unite to fight it says AMII chairman Stuart Scullion The...

The Australian private medical insurance sector treats 40 per cent of all the hospital admissions with tax incentives costing the nation’s government 7 per cent of its total healthcare spend. Speaking at...

Dubai’s recent decision to require private businesses to provide health insurance to their employees highlights the complexity of delivering cross-border group PMI says Bupa Global managing director Sheldon Kenton As businesses operate...

PMI Health Group director Mike Blake More than a third of UK workers believe disability is still a barrier to career progression, despite anti-discrimination legislation, according to research commissioned by PMI Health...

The impending hike in insurance premium tax makes healthcare trusts considerably more attractive. But, asks Sam Barrett, is the increase enough to kick companies into action?  The latest increase in ins­urance premium tax...

Sourcing overseas healthcare cover locally can save on costs, while global plans are more straightforward to deliver. But employers are increasingly opting for regional plans, says Sam Barrett Opportunities in both established...

Technology is revolutionising healthcare delivery by engaging employees in their wellbeing. It may even help to contain medical inflation, says Sam Barrett Having one’s health problems diag­nosed by a computer was unthinkable...

A move from broking towards true consultancy can help grow your PMI business – and that, says Sam Barrett, will probably involve using a more diverse range of products and services      With yet...

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) is to lobby the Government for health insurance to be exempt from Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) following two increases in the tax in less...

Mattioli Woods is buying specialist healthcare and protection business Maclean Marshall Healthcare (MMH) for an undisclosed fee. The deal sees MMH’s Sharon Marshall join Mattioli Woods. MMH has around 80 corporate clients....