healthcare

Ian Talbot examines how brokers can find innovative ways for clients to retain their PMI policies while also continuing to treat customers fairly against this backdrop of economic upheaval.

Anthony Burpitt offers a tour through two ‘real world' techniques that are used by insurers to reduce ‘headline' premiums.

Jill Davies takes a look at the integral part information technology is playing in helping to advance the health cash plan market for providers, intermediaries and customers…

As companies confront the economic impacts of recession and plan their survival strategies, Richard Munro examines the challenges facing the health insurance industry.

In July last year, the Pensions Institute of the Cass Business School published Death Shall Have No Dominion: Life Settlements and the Ethics of Profiting from Mortality.

Changes are ahead in how medicine is financed. Dr Natalie-Jane Macdonald talks to Paul Robertson about cancer top-ups, wellness programmes and the role of the NHS.

UK and EU deliberations on extending anti-discrimination law to goods and services are still rumbling on and lobby groups continue to press for resolution of "unfinished business".

Ruth, 26, is a magazine designer living in London. Although in good health, she suffered from ME for two years in her teens, and contracted malaria while on a gap trip around the world. While she is generally in good health, her ME flared up slightly...

Complementary to PMI, cash plans can help through hard times, Peter Lauris tell Peter Carvill.

IFA and broker firm Chartwell has launched a new healthcare arm devoted to private medical insurance (PMI).