12+ hour, 37+ min ago   (567+ words) Figures from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) showed 247,495 private hospital and clinic admissions across the UK during the first quarter, up marginally from 246,550 a year earlier and around 4,500 higher than Q1 2024. While insured admissions dipped from the record levels seen…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (426+ words) The insurer’s Consumer Health and Finance Tracker showed 19% of private healthcare users borrowed to meet the cost, while 40% paid from their income or savings. Just under a quarter (24%) funded their treatment through an insurance policy. Borrowing was most common among…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (450+ words) The financial services review site’s UK Insurance Market Report found that overall satisfaction fell from 3.27 out of five in the first quarter of 2026 to 3.02 in the second. Its Net Promoter Score dropped from +3.7 to -6.8, with the proportion of promoters falling…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (322+ words) The agreement will see Try Financial refer customers with circumstances including serious medical conditions, hazardous occupations, previous insurance declines or specialist underwriting requirements to The Insurance Surgery, while allowing them to remain within the Try Financial customer journey. The referral…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (411+ words) The plan is available on a standalone basis or with life cover, and provides full payment for 34 conditions, as well as terminal illness. A further four conditions qualify for an additional payment, capped at the lower of £30,000 or 30% of the…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (239+ words) The new IDV service has been built into the firm’s existing online platform and is designed to support compliance with Know Your Customer and anti-money laundering requirements during the onboarding process. It allows mortgage advisers and independent financial advisers to…...