UK Insurance Trends

Covid Crisis Has Spurred On First Time PMI Consumers

The number of people buying private health insurance for the first time has doubled since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to leading UK protection comparison site ActiveQuote. The trend is set to continue […]

Opinion

2021: Healthcare, e-Scooters & Cyber Will All Boom

Some predictions for 2021 from the Editor’s keyboard; GLOBAL CYBER ATTACKS – GET READY FOR COVID-20 China’s long march to world government has gathered pace in 2020, knocking Trump out of the White House, acquiring […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

Healthcare: Medi24 Offers Online Triage

The online healthcare sector is booming right now, as people seek to avoid the lengthy queues within State run health agencies, hospitals, clinics and GP surgeries. As Covid continues to be top priority many people […]

News

Generali and Sensely Team Up On AI-Powered Healthcare

Covid has really accelerated the pace of change in healthcare, with consumers being keen to keep their distancce and make full use of virtual consultations. Employers are also realising that offerig a 24/7 healthcare package […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

Doctor Care Anywhere IPO Raises £55m

Doctor Care Anywhere (‘DCA’), one of the UK’s leading providers of digital health services, today announces that it has successfully raised approximately £55.7 million to fuel its growth plans in the UK, as well as […]

UK Insurance Trends

ActiveQuote Reports Spike in Private Health Demand

The number of health insurance policies sold through ActiveQuote have more than doubled since Covid 19. The UK protection comparison service and broker recorded a 104% rise in sales between April and September. And consumer […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

HSBC Life Customers To Get Extra Health Benefits

As the NHS continues to close its doors to all but Covid related complaints, people are starting to realise that they have little choice but to invest money in their own healthcare plans. One way […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

Healthcare: Unum Sees Huge Increase in Demand for Online GP Services

The Covid-19 lockdown has contributed to the boom in the use of digital GP healthcare solutions. Health app Unum saw this trend emerge before lockdown, which is why they invested, in partnership with Square Health, […]