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Health insurance news: Age UK

Age UK is a charity combining Age Concern and Help the Aged. Funeral plans are provided in association with Dignity. Travel insurance underwritten by Ageas Insurance. No upper age limit on travel insurance, and you can cover most pre-existing medical conditions. The trading activities, through Age Concern Enterprises, enable it to meet the needs of older people, through products specifically designed to meet these needs.

   


Recent news

  • Britain's older workers get the legal right to work beyond 65 Age UKNew rules on when people have to retire should make insurers change their attitudes to the maximum age they accept people for insurance –but it may be a slow process to get some insurers out of the mindset that everyone suddenly becomes less healthy at 65.
  • Age UK calls for more choice for retirees Age UKThe insurance industry must inject innovation and quality whilst putting customers at the heart of products and services if it is to adequately respond to the Dilnot Commission.
  • Age UK on travel insurance Age UKGordon Morris of Age UK says, "People are living longer, will be healthier and more active in retirement than ever before. This makes it all the more baffling that much of the insurance industry continues to fail to provide appropriate products to the ever-increasing number who will travel in later life.
  • Older people struggling to get travel insurance Age UKGordon Morris of Age UK says, "The findings of the Which? report reveal real difficulties that those in later life can face when purchasing travel insurance.
  • Local Age Concern groups launch own business Age concern logoLocal Age Concern groups from Birmingham, Hampshire, Liverpool, and Slough / Berkshire East have combined to launch Advant~Age as a rival to the national Age UK Enterprises.
  • Advice for winter sports enthusiasts Age UKGordon 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 and we are delighted to cater for customers who may struggle to get winter sports cover from other providers who decline to insure based on age.
  • Eleanor Bron on television in support of Age UK Age UKAge UK has launched the second phase of its national TV advertising, starring actress Eleanor Bron.