Investment losses overshadow premium gains at Medicash

Health cash plan provider Medicash Health Benefits Limited has reported a 7% increase in premium income to £27.5m for the year ended 31 December 2018 as the number of employer paid policyholders continue to rise. The number of policyholders edged up 7.6% to 244,589. With the increase, claims paid rose from £19.4m to £20.6m. After…