Protection

Healix has more than doubled its spending with private hospitals and other private medical service providers in the UK over the last year.

Aegon expects to complete a customer redress exercise currently estimated at £60m by the end of next year.

Primary care trusts (PCTs) will suffer a real terms funding cut as the government revealed it is not increasing direct spending to match inflation.

Westfield Health has reported a record operating surplus for the last financial year.

An investigation into how well the private healthcare market is working is being planned by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).

Private hospitals are becoming more dependent on providing NHS services as private medical insurance (PMI) activity continues to fall, according to the latest industry survey from Laing and Buisson.

NHS cancer patients are generally positive about their care experiences although there is scope for improvements, according to a new survey for the organisation.

Private medical insurer Bupa has won the Plain English Campaign's web award for online clarity for its website, bupa.co.uk.

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services (APPG) has given strong backing to the proposals to reform consumer insurance contract law.

LV= has launched its Little Book of Protection to assist advisers through the sales process.