Simplyhealth branches out

PMI provider Simplyhealth Group Ltd has reported a 9% rise in earned premiums for the year ended 31 December 2006 to £300.2m (2005: £275.4m).However, claims and claim provisions rose from £214.1m to £231.2m. Net of all costs, the bottom line result for the technical business came in at a loss of £200,000 though overall the…