PMI/Private Medical Insurance

Jelf brands absence of tax breaks for IP as ‘madness’

Cover | 09 Feb 2012 | 16:24

Jelf has warned that many of the key recommendations of the Sickness Absence Review are unlikely to ever be realised and called its decision to ignore income protection (IP) as ‘madness’.

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InterGlobal sponsors Air Ambulance Alliance

InterGlobal is to sponsor the International Air Ambulance Alliance (IAAA), a network committed to raising the professional standards of fixed-wing air ambulance providers.

Cover | 08 Feb 2012 | 12:51
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Planet Insurance - Is anger the cost of a GP report?

The news that the ABI and British Medical Association (BMA) agreement on GP report (GPR) fees has broken down will usher in a period of uncertainty.

Cover | 07 Feb 2012 | 15:57

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Doctors demand investigation into PMI fee schedules

The British Medical Association (BMA) has called for the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to extend its private healthcare market review to include insurers’ fee schedules.

Cover | 03 Feb 2012 | 14:59
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Brokers slam Defaqto’s ‘highly dangerous’ PMI ratings

Medical insurance brokers have branded Defacto’s new private medical insurance (PMI) star ratings as ‘highly dangerous and not in the best interest of customers’.

Cover | 03 Feb 2012 | 14:30
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Axa PPP extends cancer cover to rejected NHS drug

Axa PPP has extended its cancer coverage to include the clinically effective prostate cancer drug rejected for the NHS because it is too expensive.

Cover | 03 Feb 2012 | 10:49
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Defaqto introduces PMI ratings

Defaqto has released its Star Ratings for private medical insurance (PMI) for the first time.

Cover | 01 Feb 2012 | 15:05
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Protection products most complex - ABI

Critical illness (CI) and mortgage payment protection insurance (MPPI) are among the most complicated financial products for consumers to understand, the ABI has found.

Cover | 30 Jan 2012 | 13:15
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Private hospitals face tough year as PMI income falls

The coming year promises to be a tough one for the private healthcare sector, according to a new report from analyst Laing and Buisson.

Cover | 27 Jan 2012 | 15:34
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Healix backs PMI open referrals

Healix has voiced support for the use of open referrals within the private medical insurance (PMI) market but warned that insurers need to be more transparent about the process.

Cover | 27 Jan 2012 | 15:13
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Universal Provident unveils budget hybrid product

Universal Provident has launched a new combined protection and health insurance product aimed at customers forced to reduce their cover limits.

Cover | 27 Jan 2012 | 11:08
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PMI exam passes landmark

The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (Amii) has announced 500 people have now passed the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)/AMII IF7 private medical insurance (PMI) exam.

Cover | 26 Jan 2012 | 16:10
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Bupa launches new patient helpline

Bupa has launched Bupa Anytime HealthLine, a helpline providing 24 hour, unlimited medical advice and information from a team of GPs and nurses.

Cover | 24 Jan 2012 | 14:57

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