May issue of Health Insurance online now
Protection and self-funded corporate healthcare the focus this month
- Analysis: Critical illness – the pros and cons of partial payments
- Analysis: iPMI - more than just paying the claim
- Analysis: Corporate healthcare trusts - is corporate deductible the future?
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NICE approves prostate cancer drug
Drug was previously turned down
Sharp fall in middle age cancer deaths -
State-funded care for elderly 'in decline'
Councils funding care for 11% fewer people
Britons ‘failing to prepare’ for cost of ill... -
Disability benefit cuts ‘boost for group risk market’
500,000 set to lose disability benefit over three years
Auto-enrolment is ‘opportunity' for group... -
Fraud group launched for equity release sector
SHIP sets up Fraud Working Group
Britons ‘failing to prepare’ for cost of ill...
News
- Britons ‘failing to prepare’ for cost of ill health in retirement
- Sharp fall in middle age cancer deaths
- GPs threaten industrial action over pension reform
- Improvements in UK absence levels grind to a halt
- Universal Provident adds support services to group PMI plan
- Life business up 70% at Ageas
- Auto-enrolment is ‘opportunity' for group risk market
- New business up 45% at Bright Grey and Scot Prov
- Quarter of small firms ‘unaware of group IP’
- Draft bill on social care announced in Queen’s speech
- Flexible working ‘reduces absence and boosts productivity’
- Dental fraud cost NHS £70m in a year
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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"Toxic PPI and acceptable STIP - how do we tell the difference?" Peter Le Beau
The Health & Protection Book 2012
Key contacts, product comparison tables and analysis - it's all here
"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
Cash Plans/Dental
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Dental fraud cost NHS £70m in a year
Dentists claiming for work not carried out
- Another member for health insurance fraud-prevention group
- Dental costs 'unclear' to patients
Group Risk
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Auto-enrolment is ‘opportunity' for group risk market
Almost three quarters of IFAs believe regime will boost their business
- Quarter of small firms ‘unaware of group IP’
- Flexible working ‘reduces absence and boosts productivity’
Life/Critical Illness
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Sharp fall in middle age cancer deaths
Reduction in people smoking ‘a big help’
- Life business up 70% at Ageas
- Advisers publish good practice guidelines for gender ruling
PMI
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GPs threaten industrial action over pension reform
First ballot on industrial action since 1975
- Universal Provident adds support services to group PMI plan
- Health Insurance Intermediary Awards 2012 - now open for entries
"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
The HI Profile: Cigna's Phil Austin
Health Insurance editor David Sawers asks the questions
"Post-OFT, PMI providers must become consumer champions if the industry is to survive" Tony Levene
Product Reviews
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People Moves
Premier Choice appoints head of individual protection
Les Schroeter joins from Friends Life
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