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Health insurance news : November 2010

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

Managing stress is vital for business success Latest statistics from the Health and Safety Executive reports that over 11 million working days were lost to stress in Britain last year with an estimated 415,000 individuals believing they were...
Legal & General dispels underwriting myth Legal & General is keen to dispel the myth that a high percentage of people get rated before their policy goes on risk. It is often thought that a high percentage, at least one in four, get rated...
Excuses, excuses, excuses New research from Confused.com suggests the reasons why so few have taken out critical illness insurance, which pays out a lump sum if the person develops an illness or condition covered in the...
Denplan loses VAT case at European Court of Justice On 28 October, The European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued a decision on the VAT treatment of AXA's payment plan under the Denplan arrangements. The ECJ overturned the decisions of the VAT Tribunal...
Dublin based Allianz Worldwide Care placed on credit watch Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has placed Allianz Worldwide Care Ltd (AWC) on CreditWatch with negative implications.
New Department of Health atlas will help insurers A tool to identify variation in NHS healthcare services across England has been published by the Department of Health. It will help health insurers see where the NHS is doing well and where it could...
Insurer to get new offices Tunbridge Wells Borough Council has agreed not to buy the Land Registry building in Forest Road so that AXAPPP Insurance, the town's largest employer can buy it.
Temporary permanent disability stays The Association of British Insurers has agreed to keep the term total permanent disability in its updated statement of best practice for critical illness, due early next year, with a hopefully better...
Six in ten have no protection According to Scottish Provident's new Financial Safety Net Report 58% do not have any type of protection in place and 31% would be forced to drastically cut back on living costs should they or the...
Benenden Healthcare scoops large business of the year award Benenden Healthcare Society is York's 'Large Business of the Year' at The Press Business Awards held at York Racecourse. The awards, in their 20th year, are organised by York newspaper, The Press and...
engage Mutual buys PHSA engage Mutual has bought Provincial Hospital Services Association (PHSA), a not for profit healthcare provider specialising in health cash plans and private medical insurance, based in Bedford.
Advice for winter sports enthusiasts Gordon Morris of Age UK Enterprises advises, "Winter has officially started and the ski season is upon us. Winter sports, including skiing and snowboarding, are no longer the preserve of the young...
People with HIV being treated unfairly by life insurers A survey by intermediary Unusual Risks says that few life insurers offer life policies to HIV positive people. It accuses the industry of living in the dark ages and stigmatising HIV positive...
Elderly people paying higher care home fees than a local authority Partnership estimates elderly people paying their own care home fees may be up to £111 more per week for the same levels of care as local authority funded residents.
Cricket's barmy army should be sensible when it comes to travel Hoards of cricket fans will be heading down under over the next couple of months to cheer on the England team. Online travel insurer, insurewithease.com, reminds cricket enthusiasts to make sure they...
People undervalue their life People are putting too much emphasis on price when insuring arguably the most important thing in the world, their lives, finds Datamonitor.
Are you fully prepared for a break on the slopes? With over 1.12 million people from the UK expected to take part in winter sports this year, Direct Line warns travellers who aim to save money by going uninsured, that they could be in for a shock...
Thumbs down for planned total permanent disability definitions In June, trade association ABI proposed a new name and standard definitions for total permanent disability. At the time, the suggested name of “irreversible life-changing disability” was attacked as...
Insurers support insurance law reforms The Law Commission has reported on responses to its paper on “Damages for Late Payment and the Insurer's Duty of Good Faith”. The paper asks whether a policyholder should be entitled to damages where...
Never go skiing overseas without travel insurance As the ski season begins AXA Insurance estimates up to one million will be playing financial Russian roulette on the slopes as they head off without the insurance they need.

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