News

CS Healthcare Welcomes All Consumers, Not Just Public Sector Employees

One of the most archaic hangovers from the 1970s, when Britain was sharply delineated by class, has finally been put to bed. Once, members of civil service and white collar unions such as NALGO, CPSA, […]

News

Deals: Beech Tree Takes a Stake in Avid Insurance Services

Avid Insurance Services Ltd [‘Avid’], the specialist MGA, has sold a majority stake to Beech Tree Private Equity [‘BTPE’]. Avid managing director Stephen Gibson, who will continue to run the business with commercial director John […]

News

Travel Insurance: Cost Of Medical Treatment Overseas is Rising, Warns ABI

Travel insurers are now dealing with the equivalent of one new claim every three minutes from UK travellers needing emergency medical treatment while overseas, with the medical bill at its highest for eight years according […]

Global insurance trends

Appointments: Willis Towers Watson Strengthens Asset Management Team

Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW) has appointed a number of asset management experts in its FINEX Financial Institutions practice enhancing its offering to a core part of its client portfolio. The appointments are part of the […]

Fraud

Fraud: Private Prosecution Success for Aviva, After Another CPS #Fail

A 41-year-old former law student from Dewsbury was today sentenced to 21 months for pretending to trip over a crate of orange juice cartons in a supermarket and claim for her injuries. The case is […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker Update: Ecclesiastical Adds Features to Art & Private Client Policy

Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical has launched a new enhanced Art and Private Client policy to the market. The enhanced policy is designed to provide comprehensive and flexible cover to meet the needs of high net worth […]

HR & Employment

Perkbox Partners With Healix on Private Healthcare Initiative

Perkbox, Europe’s fastest growing employee experience platform, is today announcing its partnership with Healix, the global leader in international healthcare services, as it expands its  Perkbox Medical offering to include two additional tiers of health […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

£20m Damages Case May Change Insurer Funded Cancer Treatment Options

A court case in the United States which ended in a £20 million damages award for the family of a patient who died from cancer after being denied proton beam therapy (PBT) has highlighted the […]