Healthcare

Women make up just 37 per cent of the 11 million people within the target group for auto-enrolment, despite making up 46 per cent of the workforce. This disparity is in part...

Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) has bought SME broker Chartwell Healthcare to create a £200m premium PMI and group risk business. Chartwell is headquartered in Bristol and has 50 employees, specialises in private...

Acquisitive commercial broker Stackhouse Poland has bought Lancashire-based Caprica Healthcare, the specialist provider of private medical insurance services to commercial and private clients. The acquisition more than doubles the existing health insurance...

Aviva UK is exiting the international private medical insurance, with existing and new customers in future to be offered terms by Aetna International. Aviva UK will stop offering IPMI cover from 1...

Collective DC risks being misunderstood and is not a solution to the problem of stressed DB schemes, but its introduction could improve standards of workplace pension provision, a survey of Pensions Management...

Cash plan provider Health Shield is buying PMI ecess and shortfall protection provider Medex Protect for an undisclosed fee. The deal adds another product to Health Shield’s existing range, enabling the provider...

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...

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has launched its first training event for specialist healthcare intermediaries focusing on SME, corporate, trust and individual policies and cash plans. Taking place on...

Jeremy Corbyn is the political party leader most trusted to safeguard people’s retirement and public opinion is turning against pension freedoms, a Populus survey for the Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has found....

Generali Global Health is expanding its London-based management team with the appointment of Darren Fletcher as UK business development manager and Alex Conabeare as head of marketing & communications. Darren Fletcher, Generali...