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Health insurance news : July 2007

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

Bupa hospitals chooses new name Bupa Hospitals have unveiled the name they will use when they become independent from the Bupa Group. Over the next few months, Spire Healthcare will become the new name for the 25 former Bupa...
Bupa International offers 24-hour online chat Bupa International’s 700,000 members can now enjoy immediate 24-hour, personal access to a customer adviser from wherever they are in the world, thanks to the launch of Webchat. Webchat...
Autumn price rises and other changes The following small rate increases will take effect from 1 September 2007: 3.0% for individual Primecare range, EspritHealth and Choices3.0% for Company Primecare Plus3.4% for Company Primecare,...
Young people keener on private medical insurance Young people in the UK are increasingly prepared to opt for private medical insurance (PMI) to guarantee they have swift access to clean hospitals, a new study shows. Bupa's national The Health of...
Bupa takes training to new levels A team of intrepid management trainees from Bupa UK Health Insurance have just returned from an intense five days in India where they worked with a charity in Jaipur, the Vihaan project, to help...
British in denial about the state of their health Despite new health scares appearing almost daily and obesity rates on the rise, a staggering 12 million British people do no exercise. In addition, almost 70 percent of people drink four or fewer...
Healthcare in the Netherlands If you are a UK expat in the Netherlands, or thinking of working there, then you need to keep up to date with the compulsory private medical covers which apply to expats as well as Dutch citizens. As...
Resolution buys Friends Provident Although sold as a merger, owners of Scottish Provident, Resolution, have effectively agreed to takeover Friends Provident. Resolution has about £1bn of cash it wants to invest. Friends need...
Scottish Provident brand to be retained in merger Resolution and Friends Provident have confirmed that the Scottish Provident brand will be retained should owners Resolution buy Friends Provident. The strategic takeover is unlikely to be completed...
Travel health insurance – tell the insurer everything The holiday season is well and truly here and it is crucial to ensure that you tell your insurer everything to avoid a dispute should you need to claim. Medical information accounts for 50% of all...
Standard Life Healthcare launches modular product for small businesses Standard Life Healthcare has launched a new modular business healthcare product aimed at the self-employed and small businesses. The product 'business healthcare' allows a mix and match of benefits...
Norwich Union cuts life insurance prices Norwich Union has cut prices across its Mortgage Life Insurance range. Darren Dicks, head of protection marketing for Norwich Union, says: "As mortgage repayments are increasing, some people are...
Legal & General confirms that it pays some claims with non-disclosure Legal & General, the UK’s leading critical illness cover insurer has clarified its position on payment of critical illness claims where there has been non-disclosure. Legal...
Regular exercise for a healthy lifestyle The average Briton gives up exercise at the age of 34, according to research from Benenden Healthcare. The survey of 1,000 adults found that on average men give up regular exercise at age 32, while...
Aegon launches reducing life cover for businesses AEGON Scottish Equitable has introduced a reducing life protection benefit to its business protection product. Reducing life protection will apply to guaranteed rates only, while reducing life with...
Need for business loan protection According to Aegon UK, the business protection market is ready for growth. Most small businesses and self-employed people, who borrow money from a bank or elsewhere, do not protect the loan. So if...
Expatriate health insurance urged Britons leaving UK shores in order to live abroad or spend extended periods in foreign climes have been urged to ensure they have health insurance in place. Bupa International says that moving abroad...
AXA Protection to expand teleunderwriting AXA Life says teleunderwriting will form a key part of its proposition in 2008. In particular, the firm says it plans to introduce an online scheduling service for advisers to save them from having...
Law Commission proposals Negligent life insurance claims will be subject to a five-year non-contestability period, the Law Commission proposes. In its consultation paper, the Law Commission says “insurers may not...
Friends Provident for sale Although talked of as a merger, in reality, life insurer Friends Provident is for sale. Friends Provident, the FTSE 100 life insurer, looks set to become the focus of a bidding war this summer, with...

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