Private Medical Insurance (PMI)
Broking profits fall at Saga
Underlying profit before tax in Saga’s insurance broking arm fell to £39.8m for the year ended 31 January 2024, compared with £71.5m in the previous period.
Premier Choice completes 10th deal under Brown & Brown ownership
Premier Choice Healthcare, the health insurance arm of Brown & Brown Europe, has bought 100% of the share capital of Brighton-based intermediary, Healthcover.
Biba CEO Trudgill hails protection signposting success as agreement renewed
More than 30,000 consumers have sought help to access life and protection insurance since an industry agreement to signpost customers with medical conditions to specialists was introduced in January 2020 spearheaded by The British Insurance Brokers’…
Heather Smith leaves Allianz to head Axa Health
Axa Health has named Allianz’s managing director for retail, Heather Smith, as its new CEO. Smith will take up the role in mid-January 2024.
Saga reveals fall in broking policy sales
Over-50s specialist Saga has reported a 7% drop in home and motor insurance policy sales in its broking division despite customer retention ticking up from 83% to 85%.
Saga reports stable broking results as it pushes on with Acromas sale
Saga is targeting the sale of its underwriting business, Acromas Insurance, in the second half of this year – but arranged a loan in case a deal does not go through.
Premier Choice Healthcare buys Visibly Health and further PMI portfolio
Global Risk Partners-owned Premier Choice Healthcare has bought Visibly Health and, separately, a book of business controlled by self-employed consultant Gill Nicholson.
Saga confirms underwriting sale talks
Over 50s-group Saga has confirmed ongoing talks to sell its underwriting business Acromas Insurance.
GRP-owned PCH snaps up two businesses
Premier Choice Healthcare has bought Independent Healthcare (UK) and Paul Ganjou.
Health firm gives brokers access to new "game changer" PMI tech platform
Health Compass has launched its digital platform giving brokers licensed access to the international private medical insurance market.
Aston Lark makes second PMI deal for 2022
Healthwise becomes part of the Howden-owned consolidator.
Aston Lark buys PMI book
The consolidator has added the client book of Choice Benefits to its portfolio.
Ascend Broking buys SMP Healthcare
Ascend has set its sights on achieving £22-£25m in GWP over the next 24 months and flagged that a further three deals are in the pipeline.
Ardonagh Advisory to purchase PMI specialist Usay Group
The Cirencester-headquartered business, which has 195 staff, will add to Adonagh's PMI proposition.
Simply Business teams up with Equipsme for health plan push
Simply Business has partnered with insurtech MGA Equipsme to allow its customers to directly purchase health insurance plans online for the first time.
Biba Travel Medical Insurance Directory approved by FCA
The document has been designed to help brokers comply with regulatory obligations.
Insurtech Cloud Insurance hires ex-Scheme Serve director for UK launch
Norwegian-based insurtech start-up Cloud Insurance has opened a UK office and is targeting brokers, MGAs and insurers working in niche sectors such pet and health/well-being.
Aston Lark buys PHM
The deal adds around £4m in GWP and sees Aston Lark push further into employee benefits.
Insurance Covid-Cast: Insurtech 100 special – Tencent We Sure CEO Alan Lau
For the 31st episode of Post and Insurance Age’s video series we returned once more to the Insurtech 100 compiled by Sonr Global to spotlight the number two ranked start-up We Sure.
MGA hopes to win back some business community 'hearts and minds' with free insurance offer
Equipsme reveals new product that offers free private health support between now and August to self-employed business owners.
Insurance Covid-Cast - episode two: What are insurtechs doing to rebalance the bad publicity around insurance and Covid-19?
In the second of a new series of video casts brought to you by Insurance Age and Insurance Post while our journalists are in isolation lockdown we discuss how insurtechs are seeking to create positive customer stories to redress the negative media…