High profile departure from Simplyhealth following Groupama deal
Alistair Sclare to leave by mutual consent
- Simplyhealth completes Groupama Healthcare acquisition
- Groupama Healthcare sale to Simplyhealth expected to complete at end of April
- Simplyhealth Groupama transaction delayed
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NHS patients to get more choice on where and when they have medical tests
Health Secretary outlines latest patient choice plans
Prime Minister holds 'emergency' NHS reform... -
UK workers demand access to dental schemes
Clear appetite for access to benefit through workplace
Workers 'struggling' to take paid time off... -
Patients should be offered private option for bowel cancer tests, government adviser says
Long NHS waits persist in spite of increased funding
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Doctors call for overhaul of sickness benefit assessment system
Work Capability Assessment 'harms vulnerable patients'
Half of incapacity benefit claimants 'fit to...
News
- Allocating NHS resources by age ‘would benefit affluent areas’
- FOS complaints against IFAs continue to fall
- Beecroft report proposals ‘could damage employee productivity’
- Now Health International develops video tools for individual and...
- Workers 'struggling' to take paid time off work to see dentist
- Analysis: Cautious welcome for launch of 'middle ground' Hospital...
- Capita acquires Medicals Direct for £13.2m
- Online GP booking promised by 2015
- AMII forms three sub committees
- Aviva launches stress management app
- ALC Health enhances iPMI cover
- One million more people have access to NHS dentist
HEALTH INSURANCE AWARDS 2011: RESULTS
Pictures from the night of the year
Reader Poll
Will the use of mobile apps take off among financial advisers?
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"A short-term gender sales push will damage the protection industry's reputation" Nick Jones of Exeter Family Friendly
The HI Profile: WPA's Adrian Humphreys
Health Insurance editor David Sawers asks the questions
"Toxic PPI and acceptable STIP - how do we tell the difference?" Peter Le Beau
Cash Plans/Dental
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Workers 'struggling' to take paid time off work to see dentist
Absence in fact 'made worse' by employees' good intentions
- Analysis: Cautious welcome for launch of 'middle ground' Hospital...
- One million more people have access to NHS dentist
Group Risk
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Beecroft report proposals ‘could damage employee productivity’
Controversial report on employment law reform
- Disability benefit cuts ‘boost for group risk market’
- Auto-enrolment is ‘opportunity' for group risk market
Life/Critical Illness
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FOS complaints against IFAs continue to fall
IFAs account for just 1% of claims
- Sharp fall in middle age cancer deaths
- Life business up 70% at Ageas
PMI
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Allocating NHS resources by age ‘would benefit affluent areas’
Government proposing greater focus on age
- Online GP booking promised by 2015
- AMII forms three sub committees
"Cash plans shouldn't be promoted as a mini-PMI – the product is worthy of its own place on the healthcare 'best in class' podium" Marcia Reid
The Health & Protection Book 2012
Key contacts, product comparison tables and analysis - it's all here
"The simple products steering group must find a way to communicate as simply as possible the different options available" Ian Smart of Bright Grey and Scottish Provident
Product Reviews
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People Moves
Mercer makes senior International Consulting Group appointments
Key hires come from Towers Watson and Unilever
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