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Health insurance news : September 2006

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

Dental insurance news : Dencover launches 3 in 1 Dencover has launched a 3 in 1 dental cover . A combination of a budget plan and insurance cover. It helps you manage your dental health, for both NHS and private treatment. You can use your own...
Why do people buy private medical insurance? : Hygiene the top reason Access to clean hospitals is the most important reason for taking out private medical insurance for 62 per cent of Britons, according to health insurer BUPA's annual Health of the Nation survey. MRSA...
Bupa Health Debate: Brits prepared to sacrifice sex to live to a 100 According to new research from health insurer Bupa Britons are ready to take a vow of celibacy if it means they can chalk up a century, with 40 percent of people prepared to give sex the cold...
PruHealth taking off big time PruHealth, innovative health insurer, is taking off big time. Over the last year, the number of customers went up from 7,400 to 58,912, a 700% increase. PruHealth's offering has been extremely well...
Private medical insurance: Sales boost for Universal Provident Parent company Personal Group has invested in the expansion of private medical insurer Universal Provident. Extra sales staff will be recruited in the next few weeks to help boost sales of its...
Scottish Provident cuts prices on critical illness insurance Scottish Provident has cut most prices for its Self Assurance life and critical illness policies Many rates have fallen; some are unchanged, with only a small number increasing. Managing director...
Why Mutuals are better for health cash plans In a recent speech, Bill Gaywood, chief executive of Liverpool-based healthcash insurance provider Medicash, highlighted why he believes there is an important role for the mutuals and other companies...
Qatar's compulsory health insurance for expatriates A draft of Qatar's compulsory health insurance plan for expatriates has gone before state cabinet for approval. Services such as dental care, cardiac surgery, maternity and transplants are unlikely...
Health cash plans: Medicash celebrates 135 years On Thursday, September 28th, health cash insurer Medicash will celebrate its 135th anniversary with a gala evening in its home city of Liverpool. Medicash will distribute £270,000 to charity...
Free Extra Care service for all critical illness policies A new free RED ARC service called Extra Care is added to all critical illness and life with critical illness policies from 1st September. Liverpool Victoria is the only insurer to offer this service...
Critical illness insurance has never been cheaper to insure your own life Life insurance, which pays out to your dependants when you die, is at its cheapest ever. You can buy policies for as little as £5 a month. The cheapest and most common form of life cover is...
Beware the hidden expense of payment protection insurance As more than 400,000 motorists prepare to pick up the keys to a new car when this Autumn's registration plates go live on September 1, payment protection provider Paymentcare warns those arranging...
Scottish Equitable changes name to AEGON Scottish Equitable Insurance company Scottish Equitable has been renamed AEGON Scottish Equitable by its owners AEGON. All literature and websites will be refreshed with a new contemporary design, and the new name. The...
Health cash plan news : LHF Healthplan donates to charity National children’s charity POD is celebrating after receiving the news that it is to receive a healthy £5,000 from Leeds-based LHFHealthplan. The generous donation marks a 10-year...
Liverpool Victoria adding counselling services to critical illness policies Liverpool Victoria will soon be introducing the counselling services provided by Red ARC to all Critical Illness policies, both new and existing. One of the best features of Red ARC is that their...
Health-on-Line : Health-On-Line product launches planned Online private medical insurance provider Health-On-Line is considering introducing a cancer-only plan. Mark Martin, managing director of Health-On-Line, says the product is still under discussion...
Scottish Widows checks out of Asda life cover Scottish Widows and supermarket giant Asda have terminated their agreement to sell life cover products at the checkout. A deal was signed three years ago to sell life products direct -which Asda...
Health insurance market growing Spending on health insurance products in the UK, including private medical insurance, health cash plans, dental benefit plans and long term care insurance, reached £4.4 billion in 2005,...
Private medical insurance news : Fast-living Brits face burnout Forget smoking, drinking and bad diet, the symptoms of modern living are of greater concern to people’s health, according to new research by health insurer Legal & General. The...
Britons underestimate cost of private medical treatment Britons consistently underestimate the cost of the treatment they receive, according to new research by private health insurer Legal & General Healthcare. Legal & General asked 5,000...

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