PMI/Private Medical Insurance

The coalition government has unveiled its NHS cancer strategy which includes a £60m investment in bowel cancer screening and a commitment to funding 1,200 more specialists.

Aviva is now accepting faxed and emailed copies of application and claims forms for its international private medical insurance (IPMI) offering.

The NHS could use incentives to help people quit unhealthy habits if proposals from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) are adopted.

Pioneer and Exeter Friendly have confirmed they will come together under the Exeter Family Friendly name and the provider says it will focus on selling its products through intermediaries.

Customer service, we are constantly told, is a prime way to differentiate between insurance providers.

Adviser networks had half of the complaints against them referred to Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) upheld in the first six months of the year.

The NHS in Scotland could charge patients for services if plans recommended by an influential adviser to the Scottish Parliament finance committee are implemented.

Paul Robertson talks to Gen Re's head of marketing

International PMI is a careful mix of local know-how, global scope and international presence. Karsten Steffgen outlines the details of a successful approach to IPMI

International private medical insurance has moved much more to the fore of many advisers minds in recent months. Teresa Rogers gives a primer for those considering entering this potentially lucrative market sector