Simply Business teams up with Equipsme for health plan push

Alan Thomas Simply Business

Simply Business has partnered with insurtech MGA Equipsme to allow its customers to directly purchase health insurance plans online for the first time.

The first phase will see the launch of the Axa-underwritten Equipsme health insurance plan for self-employed customers without employees, with employing businesses able to purchase online from the second half of 2021. 

Simply Business UK CEO Alan Thomas, pictured, told Insurance Age: “Covid-19 has had a huge impact on all of us, and that’s especially true for small businesses – so rolling out a health offering to support self-employed people and their families felt crucial. We wanted to offer

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