Individual PMI

AXA PPP healthcare has reached an agreement with The Permanent Health Company Ltd (PHC) to acquire its private medical insurance (PMI) business, subject to regulatory approval.

Bristol-based insurer April UK reported strong PMI growth in January and February of this year. Here, Sarah Buck, its chief executive, reveals the reasons for this growth

Cigna has named Javier Cano as managing director of its Global Health Benefits business in Europe.

In the third and final part of analysis, Richard Walsh discusses the Liberal Democrat, Green Party and UKIP manifestos on health and welfare in the wake of last night's party leader debate.

In the second part of a series on the major political parties' manifestos, Richard Walsh analyses the Conservative's health and welfare plans - and what this means for insurance.

COVER investigates the trend for insurers to launch virtual private GP access and asks whether this could be the game changer that PMI has been looking for.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been forced to admit it got the biggest outcome of its inquiry into the private healthcare market wrong, An exclusive report from COVER sister title WSB has revealed.

Simpyhealth and Heart Research UK have funded a two year research project into the link between dental and heart health, which is being presented at the American Heart Association annual meeting in Chicago.

NHS England has announced that changes to the Cancer Drugs Fund will go ahead and they will evaluate the ‘cost effectiveness' of medicines available through the Fund for the first time.

Research into a blood test for many types of cancer has found over 800 markers in cancer patients' blood which could lead to early diagnosis, delegates heard at a conference.