WPA has introduced mycancerdrugs, a new form of insurance giving access to life-saving cancer drugs not available on the NHS.

The WPA said, many NHS cancer patients have been denied these costly, though potentially life saving treatments, such as Herceptin, Avastin and Tarceva as they await National Institute for Health and Clinical

Julian Stainton, chief executive of WPA, commented: “Cancer is no longer an inevitable death-sentence. Recent and dramatic advances in medical technology make treatments ever more effective. mycancerdrugs helps fund the cost of such advanced drugs where the NHS denies their use. It is now time for this sort of top-up insurance to be available to the public.”

The 2025 Insurance Times Awards took place on the evening of Wednesday 3rd December in the iconic Great Room of London’s Grosvenor House.

Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
Many congratulations to all the worthy winners and as always, huge thanks to our sponsors for their support and our judges for their expertise.