PMI/Private Medical Insurance

Bupa grew its overall revenues and underlying pre-tax surplus by 9% last year.

What improvements in medical technology could PMI providers expect to use in order to control costs in the near future? Doctor Peter Mills investigates

With medical inflation continuing to rise apace, Owain Thomas finds a viable and increasingly popular alternative that fits tighter purse strings

Healthcare providers will not compete for NHS contracts on price following a clarification from the government.

Multiplex Healthtrust has announced a joint venture with New Vision Healthcare to administer its corporate private health trust schemes.

The government is proposing to make it illegal to discriminate against older people, which would ban insurers using age to judge risk unless they have "solid evidence" it would make a difference.

The NHS is getting better value for money from privately-run treatment centres as they become more popular with GPs and patients, according to Laing & Buisson.

The NHS has made significant progress in improving important aspects of its cancer care over the last decade, according to MPs.

The effect of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling on the private Medical Insurance sector is likely to be "negligible" according to an industry body.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has outlawed the use of gender in underwriting from 21 December 2012.