PMI/Private Medical Insurance

The international private medical insurance (IPMI) market could be subject of a series of mergers and acquisitions between providers, according to one insurer in the sector.

Bupa is to cut ties to individual hospitals within hospital groups, in an attack on the sector's business model.

MPs have demanded that the new public health body for England must be independent of government while saying nudges to encourage better personal health will not work.

Groupama Healthcare has said it will continue to release claims data for small group scheme policies after its merger with Simplyhealth.

Aviva has apologised for "cross-selling" discounted private medical insurance (PMI) to advisers' clients, in what the insurer has said was a mistake.

It appears the Chair of the NHS Commissioning Board pays for private care after he admitted to not using the NHS.

Aviva has overhauled its cancer coverage for both individual and group private medical insurance (PMI) schemes.

The Association of International Medical Insurance Providers (AIMIP) has agreed a deal to help cut fraud throughout the private medical insurance (PMI) sector.

Aviva's Back-Up rehabilitation service has been enhanced to cover a more extensive range of common musculoskeletal issues.

Doctors have called for the government to include a clause prioritising fair access for all as part of its NHS reforms.