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Moving PMI Forward

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Health & Protection’s Moving PMI Forward special, in partnership with Vitality, explores what’s next for the private medical insurance (PMI) market and poses the question: Is it sustainable in its current form?

As well as hearing from VitalityHealth managing director Dr Keith Klintworth, we sat down with leading intermediaries to hear their perspectives, as part of a roundtable discussion that sparked plenty of illuminating debate. We’ve captured the key points for you below.

COMMENT

Looking out for the future of health insurance

The PMI sector needs to prevent a boom and bust cycle which could threaten its sustainability

Owain Thomas, editor, Health & Protection

Dr Keith Klintworth: How insurers are managing demand this winter

In this video interview, we explore the main trends impacting the PMI market

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ROUNDTABLE

Surging PMI market faces challenges from self-pay and rising claims costs

Rapid growth in demand for private medical insurance is seeing new risks emerge and concerns about practitioners choosing to focus on self-paying customers

ROUNDTABLE

Ensuring the sustainability of remote GP services

Remote GP services are a key element of health insurance packages but the boom has raised worries they maybe inadvertently fuelling unsustainable behaviours

ROUNDTABLE

Employers buying in to proactive and preventive care for employees

Employers are increasingly conscious of the need to support employee health and are looking to tackle rising premiums by improving workplace provision

Dr Keith Klintworth: How PMI is evolving to ensure it is sustainable

VitalityHealth managing director on how health insurers can manage rising costs

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COMMENT

Employers must invest in workforce wellbeing as NHS strain materialises

Why long-term strains on the NHS mean employers must find the funds to invest in workforce health

Brett Hill, head of health and protection, Broadstone

COMMENT

PMI faces US-style prices without tackling sustainability

Why the UK could be facing a path towards US-scale prices without taking significant action

Paul Roberts, senior consultant, IHC

Dr Keith Klintworth: How technology is revolutionising health insurance

Digitisation can deliver more seamless, integrated access to healthcare, explains VitalityHealth managing director

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OPINION

Everything’s digital these days… why not healthcare too?

If you’ve booked a taxi, ordered a takeaway or completed a banking transaction recently, chances are you’ve probably used a smartphone app to do so. And, whilst the provision of healthcare is clearly far more serious, there’s increasingly no reason why digitisation shouldn’t be embraced within PMI

Greg Levine, chief operations and growth officer, Vitality

ANALYSIS

Five PMI trends based on Vitality claims data

With the healthcare landscape shifting significantly in recent times, here are the latest trends impacting the PMI market

Vitality recently unveiled a range of product enhancements and claims insights