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Health insurance news : January 2008

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

Comments on the Competition Commissions PPI working paper Post Office Head of Protection Products, Duncan Caesar-Gordon, comments on The Competition Commissions PPI working paper: "The Post Office has been calling for an open market for PPI sales since...
Managers not leading healthy example Good managers are meant to lead by example but when it comes to health many are falling short by smoking, leading sedentary lifestyles and being overweight, according to Bupa's corporate healthcare...
Bupa great run series Bupa will be continuing its sponsorship of the Bupa Great Run series until 2009. The sponsorship extension makes it one of the longest running sports sponsorship deals in the country. The series is...
Bupa welcomes introduction of measures to assess treatment outcomes Bupa has welcomed news that the NHS will soon be required to routinely assess treatment outcomes. Dr Andrew Vallance-Owen, Bupa’s group medical director, says the move is a crucial step in...
Workplace Health low priority for businesses despite value of employee wellbeing British businesses know the value of workplace health but remain reluctant to invest due to a gap in guidance and a lack of incentives, according to a new report out today. Norwich Union...
UAE to establish health insurance regulator The establishment of a federal health insurance authority to regulate the health insurance industry across the United Arab Emirates has moved a step closer. Compulsory health insurance for expats and...
Royal Liver raises maximum critical illness payout to £1m Royal Liver has increased the maximum sum assured for its accelerated critical illness product to £1m. The insurer made the move to ensure that those people seeking a high sum assured will...
Two out of three will not save for long-term care Two out of three people in the UK say they have no plans to put any money aside to fund their social care in older age, research has found. The survey of 1,000 people by three charities - Counsel and...
Norwich Union reduces prices Norwich Union has a series of price reductions across its Mortgage Life Insurance and Term Assurance product ranges. The move is designed to help those feeling the effects of the credit crunch and...
Patients urged to consider private dental insurance Consumers who are unable to access an NHS dentist should consider private dental insurance, an expert has claimed.According to a recent survey for the Citizens Advice Bureau, one third of people in...
Scottish Friendly lands international award for best practice Scottish Friendly has won a prestigious international award for best practice in insurance administration - one of only five firms worldwide to be recognised, and the only European winner. The...
Britons are more likely to have life insurance than their European counterparts Around 71% of people in the UK have at least one life insurance policy, compared with 45% of people in Italy and 53% in both Germany and Spain, according to Axa. The insurer found that buying a home...
Switch to private dental insurance Independent health insurance broker, Essential Healthcare is urging the millions of Briton's forced to forego their regular dental check ups due to a shortage of NHS dentists to bite the bullet and...
Ski Club of Great Britain issues insurance tips The Ski Club of Great Britain has issued holidaymakers with tips for taking out insurance for ski holidays this winter. The top tip on the list includes ensuring that the travel insurance policies...
Critical illness cover is a "great product" Critical illness insurance has become such a success that it is now one of the biggest protection policies in the UK, its creator has claimed. Dr Marius Barnard, who introduced the product in 1983,...
Towergate buys Britishinsurance.com Britishinsurance.com has been bought by Towergate for an undisclosed sum. Britishinsurance.com managing director Simon Burgess says Towergate was the clear winner from a number of suitors who were...
Allianz Worldwide Care partners with InRoomMD International health insurer Allianz Worldwide Care has entered into a partnership with US-based InRoomMD. All new and renewing groups with employees who are either based in or travelling within the...
Allianz Worldwide Care policy updates Allianz has made a number of changes to Healthcare Plans for individual business. The key changes areThe names of Core Plans have changed as follows – Premier becomes Premier Individual,...
New expat health policies for France Several companies have developed new products for France. Exclusive Healthcare has The Platine Plans designed for people living in France who are not residents or not eligible for membership of the...
Nationwide offers Legal & General's insurance From Tuesday 5th February 2008, Nationwide Building Society offers a range of new protection and insurance products from Legal & General. Nationwide Life will no longer write insurance...

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