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The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) believes cuts in NHS elective surgery make private medical insurance (PMI) the only option for some people.

Technology supplier Avelo has applauded the move to establish a statement of best practice for collecting online signatures by insurance providers.

Scottish Provident paid 98% of its life cover claims in 2010.

MPs have proposed that GPs should share NHS commissioning duties with other representatives, alongside a number of other significant amendments.

Representatives of the European insurance industry have written to the European Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services, Michel Barnier, to ensure that the "overly conservative and prescriptive" elements it believes are contained in the draft...

Canada Life and AXA PPP have respectively hired Sue Grene and Elliott Hurst to senior positions.

Insurers have agreed to continue not using genetic test results for the vast majority of insurance policies until 2017.

Simplyhealth believes the government has failed to make its case for NHS reforms and that taking stock of public and health professionals' reaction will improve the amendments.

PruHealth has launched a quote and application ipad app for its new healthcare plans.

Exeter Family Friendly has added a range of excess options on its Health Cover for Me private medical insurance (PMI) plan.