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Health insurance news : February 2007

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

Medical insurance in Saudi Arabia According to Health Minister Dr Hamad Al-Manie, the number of non-Saudis insured is 970,169 and he expects the number to significantly increase following an awareness campaign that is soon to be...
Quinn Group agrees deal to acquire Bupa Ireland Quinn Group, one of the country's largest businesses, is to enter the Irish health insurance market after it announced that it is to purchase Bupa Ireland. “We believe our agreement with...
Bupa give £1 million to charity Bupa Giving has pledged £1,187,041 to The Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute and The National Council for Palliative Care. Bupa Giving is a new charitable initiative set-up to celebrate...
Skiers should take adequate travel insurance The cost of treating common ski injuries can vary by over 1000% across the world's resorts, figures from BUPA Travel Insurance reveal. A broken leg can cost over £8,200 to treat in the USA....
MPs demand tougher rules for travel insurance Tougher rules are needed to govern the sale of travel insurance as millions of holidaymakers would not be covered by their policies in some circumstances, say MPs. The Treasury Select Committee claim...
William Russell re-launches global health plans International health insurance provider William Russell has launched two new policies that replace the current range – Global Health Elite for “comprehensive” worldwide...
PMI provider PruHealth passes 100,000 marker Health insurer PruHealth now covers more than 100,000 people. During 2006, the insurer grew by 12% per month on average, while adding nearly 65000 people. PruHealth sales director David Priestley...
Pensioners embrace cosmetic surgery Almost quarter of a million retirees resort to cosmetic surgery to look young says AXA UK AXA research has found that the stigma surrounding plastic surgery is vanishing with over 230,000 UK...
AXA life and critical illness products price reduction AXA has revised its rates for AXA Protection products Level Life CoverDecreasing Life CoverGuaranteed Level Life or Earlier Critical Illness CoverGuaranteed Decreasing Life or Earlier Critical...
AXA PPP healthcare charity sponsorship AXA PPP healthcare, one of the UK's leading providers of private medical insurance, has just signed up as a sponsor of the Kent & Medway Walking Bus Group. As well as announcing this step...
Friends Provident removes all standard exclusions from income protection benefits Friends Provident has removed the HIV/AIDS and war exclusions on its Individual and Executive Income Protection products, making it the first UK life assurance firm to ditch all standard exclusions...
Adventurous over 50's neglect travel insurance Bungee jumping, skydiving, abseiling, and swimming with sharks are just some of the adventures that over 50's are enjoying on their holidays - and an upsurge has been noted in cases of over 50's...
Payment protection specialist British Insurance for sale Payment protection specialist insurer British Insurance has confirmed it is seeking a buyer. Managing director Simon Burgess says: "The reason for the sale is to expand. We want to grow which is...
Norwich Union uses nurses to speed up critical illness underwriting Norwich Union has introduced a telephone service staffed by nurses to help gather information on some protection product applications and speed up the process. The service, which was launched at the...
AXA reduces prices on life and critical illness cover AXA has announced that on its AXA Protection Account, there are now many reduced prices for Life Cover and Guaranteed Life or Earlier Critical Illness Cover on both a level and decreasing term basis....
Off-piste travel insurance warning Patchy snow reports across Europe this season may tempt skiers and snowboarders from the relative safety of the well worn pistes in search of snow. However there are specific terms and conditions to...
FSA fines Capital One for payment protection sales failures The Financial Services Authority has fined Capital One Bank £175,000 for failing to have adequate systems and controls for selling Payment Protection Insurance and for failing to treat its...
The end of the traditional ski holiday? In less than 25 years global warming could spell the beginning of the end for the annual ski and winter sports holiday that millions of Britons enjoy each year, according to a new report by Halifax...
Critical illness warning over heart problems Legal & General has taken the opportunity to remind Britons of the risks confronting our main organ, the heart. The health insurer warns that heart attacks do not only affect older people...
AXA buys Legal & General's private medical insurance business Legal & General has sold its private medical insurance business to AXA PPP healthcare. Legal and General has been providing PMI for more than 10 years, mainly for individuals and small...

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