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SPECIAL REPORT: Advances in technology are changing the interaction between healthcare providers and consumers, providing greater competition and choice.

Major health insurers HBF and Bupa have announced they will invest in the development of fellow insurer nib's online health service platform, Whitecoat, which promotes itself as a TripAdvisor-like model offering consumers search, booking, survey, and pay functions for healthcare treatment.

The City to Surf has become an iconic WA event over the past 42 years but its status as the state's largest charity run is under threat from a relatively new event that employs a very different business model.

Rob Bransby has announced he will no longer leave his post as managing director of the state's largest health insurer to become chief executive of Perth Racing.

Private health insurers will increase their premiums by more than 5 per cent within weeks after winning approval from Health Minister Sussan Ley.

Clayton Utz partner and Perth office corporate practice group leader Mark Paganin has been appopinted to the company's national board effective January 1.

Energy analytics firm Greensense is set to be acquired by Brisbane-based energy provider ERM Power in an all-cash deal worth $5.25 million.

Brent Stewart has been appointed to the board of HBF. Mr Stewart has extensive experience in business strategy, marketing, market research and innovation.

They don't exist to make money, but Western Australia's largest not-for-profit businesses, including HBF, RAC and St John of God Health Care, have all recorded increased revenue, according to BNiQ research.

SPECIAL REPORT: WA businesses can point to a range of wellness initiatives, but tough economic times and an emphasis on safety over health has put some employers behind the eight ball.

Rob Bransby has been appointed as the new permanent chief executive officer of Perth Racing. Mr Bransby is a leading health and insurance business executive.

Rob Bransby will resign as managing director of the state's largest health insurer next year to take up the top job at Perth Racing.

Western Australia's largest health insurer is aiming for more growth in interstate markets to offset an expected loss of market share in its home state, after reporting a slide in its annual surplus.

Health insurer HBF and miner BHP Billiton are turning away from a singular focus on annual performance reviews in favour of more regular and personal engagement with staff.

The Insurance Commission of Western Australia has welcomed three new female commissioners as part of four new appointments.

Valerie Davies has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of Cedar Woods Properties.

There aren't many businesses that relish the lack of daylight saving in Perth, but newly formed market research firm Thinkfield says the time difference to the east coast creates big opportunities.

SPECIAL REPORT: Uncertain economic conditions mean ensuring a brand meets its market targets is increasingly important.

SPECIAL REPORT: A small but growing Perth-based health insurance fund believes the market dominance of HBF is an unnatural position that can't last in an increasingly competitive market.

A Perth-based startup is setting about saving the environment, one office building at a time.

Small smart sensors are changing the workplace as wearable technology becomes more widely used.

HBF has announced it will formally merge with its subsidiary HealthGuard, in an effort to save costs and boost efficiency.

Perth-based health fund HBF has formed a partnership with online comparison service provider iSelect to distribute its suite of health insurance products outside of Western Australia.

Pioneer Credit has taken a 14.1 per cent stake in Kalgoorlie-based financial institution Goldfields Money for $2.3 million as the two companies make plans for a joint working relationship.

A new program aimed at prevention for those at risk of type 2 diabetes, and the management of those already diagnosed with the chronic disease, will seek support from Western Australia's largest he

Few people are better placed to understand the changes taking place in health insurance than HBF managing director Rob Bransby.

Perth's office market remains on solid footing despite a rising vacancy rate that's forecast to peak at 19 per cent in 2016, with pundits saying the state's strong economic fundamentals and a small construction pipeline past 2015 will bring balance back into the sector.

Mutual health funds including Western Australia's market leader, HBF, have launched their combined push to take on the private players, which now dominate the sector following the listing of Medibank Private, as well as the growing threat from online aggregators.

The residential component of the Kings Square precinct is to take shape in coming months, with Seven Group Holdings appointing architecture firm Woods Bagot to design two 50-storey apartment towers

Could health insurance follow the superannuation sector, where industry funds have collectively taken on private retail players? WA's biggest fund, HBF, is leading a national alliance of not-for-profit health insurers, which are now a minority following the recent privatisation of Medibank Private.

Fiona Beermier has joined not-for-profit organisation Intework as chief executive officer, following the departure of Hayley Horwood.

A week after being named the country's top cooperative business, CBH Group has revealed an anticipated revenue growth of nearly 40 per cent.

Western Australia is leading the country when it comes to the cooperative and mutual business sector, with three local operations named amid the nation's five largest.

Not-for-profit groups are taking advantage of the increased focus on health and wellness.

Leighton Properties has revealed the simultaneous construction of its Kings Square precinct's four office towers was a condition of international oil and gas giant Shell taking up an entire building at the development in the Perth CBD.

A fresh food market, an amphitheatre and a playground set among native gardens are among the amenities the state government revealed today for Perth's newest public plaza, Yagan Square.

Perth-based Pioneer Credit has appointed Anne Templeman-Jones to the board as non-executive director.

FEATURE: Perth is in the middle of its biggest wave of office construction in decades, but a sustained burst of new supply means future prospects for commercial developers are increasingly bleak.

Overseas and interstate retailers are lining up to be part of an emerging new precinct in the Perth CBD.

Major redevelopment projects are transforming Perth's CBD, but only one precinct seems to be attracting anchor tenants.