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Health insurance news : August 2008

Private Healthcare UK keeps you up to date with the latest information on new health insurance plans, product developments and scheme changes.

  • Norwich Union revamps lifetime products norwich union healthcareA new lifetime mortgage is being launched and two existing lifetime mortgages are being renamed and revamped. The changes include the launch of Lifestyle Lump Sum Max - a high rate deal - and the...
  • Ageism underpins lack of healthcare treatment for older people, says Help The Aged Help the aged - logoReacting to the BMJ report which shows the NHS and private healthcare not providing basic care to older people, Kate Jopling, Head of Public Affairs for Help the Aged, says: “These depressing...
  • More than 100,000 NHS operations cancelled NHS logoMore than 100,000 operations were cancelled at English hospitals last year, according to figures revealed recently. This was almost twice the number officially reported by the Department of Health,...
  • New advances in prostate cancer treatment Institute of Cancer Research logoScientists are hailing a new drug to treat aggressive prostate cancer as potentially the most significant advance in the field for 70 years. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men.
  • We have the duty to ask the right questions, say Bright Grey Bright Grey logoWith refreshing honesty when trade bodies and some insurers seem to suggest that consumers are just waiting to defraud them, Bright Grey has spoken up.
  • Norwich Union equity release drive norwich union healthcareNorwich Union is boosting its direct marketing activity to position itself as the number one provider of equity release. The drive aims to position the UK’s largest insurance company as the...
  • More British travellers heading to FCO “Don’t go” areas LV= logoMore and more British travellers are ignoring Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) travel advice, according to a new survey. Up to 12% of British travellers have visited a place on the FCO’s...
  • Check the small print on cancer cover Bupa logoWith one in three people diagnosed with some form of cancer during their life time, it's no surprise that over half of Britons today name cancer as their major health worry. Add to this the growing...
  • Lenders are still taking the PPI out of 2 million loans Which? logoAs many as two million loan Payment Protection Insurance policies have been sold to people who may never be able to make a claim, according to new research by Which?
  • FSA fines motor dealerships over PPI sales FSA - Financial Services AuthorityThe Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined five motor dealerships a total of £175,000 for mis-selling payment protection insurance (PPI). GK Group, George White Motors, Ringways Garages...
  • Latest Norwich Union claims figures norwich union healthcareIn 2007, Norwich Union paid out more than £106 million in critical illness claims , compared to £90 million in 2006. 1387 payments made up 85% of total claims, compared to 75% in 2006.
  • Health-on-Line comment on hospital bug infestations Health-on-line logoRecent reports have shown alarming levels and variety of pest infestations. These range from the less worrying variety such as flying ants, wasps and flies to the more concerning including maggots,...
  • Saints sign up with National Deposit National Deposit logoSouthampton FC has teamed up with friendly society National Deposit to launch a new three-year partnership between Southampton FC and National Deposit which will see a range of products including...
  • Wide-ranging gap year cover not on insurers’ radar, warns Karma Insurance Karma insuranceA Level students taking a break from their studies and heading for a gap year abroad should have a travel policy that provides hazardous sports and search and rescue cover, says Brian Wright,...
  • Bupa searches for a new charity partner for the Great Runs Bupa logoBupa, the leading health and care company, is looking for a new charity partner for the 2009 Great Run series, which includes the Great North Run, the largest half marathon in the world, sponsored by...
  • Five ways to keep healthy and save nearly five hundred pounds a month Bupa logoSave nearly five hundred pounds in just one month and look after your health in five steps, according to health experts at Bupa
  • WPA to fund legal challenge on drugs Online private medical insurance quote from WPAWPA, the health insurer, has pledged to fund a legal challenge for any of its policyholders who are denied NHS care if they ‘top up’, having obtained a QC’s opinion that this policy is...
  • Britons go long haul Air India jetBritons are radically changing the way they go on holiday, according to new research from Cater Allen Private Bank. Traditionally, the majority of Britons have holidayed in Europe, with nine of the...
  • Pet insurance for people? Tesco logoIf people were pets, twice as many would have private medical insurance. There is nearly twice the number of health insurance policies for pets in the UK than there are for people, says Tesco.
  • New guidance for dental tourism dental patientNew guidance and advice for UK residents considering dental treatment abroad has been issued by the General Dental Council in association with the oral health charity the British Dental Health...
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