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Health insurance news: AXA PPP healthcare

AXA PPP healthcare is one of the UK’s largest medical insurance companies and has been providing access to specialist healthcare services for 65 years.

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Herceptin news: Another insurer agrees to pay for Herceptin AXA PPP Healthcare has agreed to cover the cost of the groundbreaking breast cancer drug Herceptin. Policyholders will be covered for 12 or 36 months, depending on what cover they have. This follows the recent decision by the Government's drugs watchdog, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to licence the drug for use in the early stages of breast cancer. This vital...
Tesco guarantee 20% saving on health insurance Tesco launched health insurance in January and as a special offer to mark the launch of Tesco Health Insurance Finest Cover, it guarantees to cut premiums for customers who already have health insurance with Bupa, Standard Life Healthcare and Norwich Union Healthcare. The offer does not apply to AXA PPP healthcare customers, as that company is the insurer for Tesco Health. Until 16 October,...
New report on cost of private medical insurance A new Defaqto report into the cost of private medical insurance reveals PruHealth’s approach can result in premiums that are up to 44 per cent cheaper than competitors in the first year. Independent researchers Defaqto analysed the premiums charged by five of the UK’s leading PMI providers – PruHealth, AXA PPP, Norwich Union, BUPA and Standard Life – and...
Velcade (Bortezomib) : Insurers will pay for new cancer drug Several leading private medical insurers have confirmed that, unlike the NHS, they will pay for a new drug for cancer sufferers. Bupa, Norwich Union, AXA PPPhealthcare, PruHealth and WPA, have said they will pay for policyholders to receive a cancer treatment drug Velcade. Velcade, also called bortezomib, is recommended for use in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, countries across Europe and...
Joint advertising campaign to promote private healthcare For the first time ever, a group of insurers and independent hospitals have combined to launch a major television and newspaper advertising campaign to promote the benefits of private healthcare. Six of Britain's leading private hospital and health insurance companies have joined forces to champion the benefits of private healthcare. AXA PPP healthcare, BMI Healthcare, BUPA Hospitals, BUPA...
AXA PPP healthcare on approved NHS list AXA PPP healthcare is one of only 14 private firms approved to help primary care trusts (PCTs) in England commission services for patients. The firms could offer help in areas such as data analysis, but not get involved in the delivery of direct patient care. The new agreement - the Framework for procuring External Support for Commissioners (FESC) - is designed to help PCTs keep the costs of...
New nutrition and fitness website Leading health insurer AXA PPP healthcare has launched a new Nutrition and Fitness website accessible through the main AXA PPP healthcare homepage. http://nutritionandfitness.axappphealthcare.co.uk It provides a variety of information available for different lifestyles aimed to suit almost everyone’s needs. Healthy Eating - You are what you eat! This section aims to help you develop a...
AXA PPP healthcare charity sponsorship AXA PPP healthcare, one of the UK's leading providers of private medical insurance, has just signed up as a sponsor of the Kent & Medway Walking Bus Group. As well as announcing this step into charity sponsorship, the insurance company is making a donation of £5000 to support the work done by the group. The Walking Bus project organised walk-to-school schemes in Kent, through...
AXA buys Legal & General's private medical insurance business Legal & General has sold its private medical insurance business to AXA PPP healthcare. Legal and General has been providing PMI for more than 10 years, mainly for individuals and small businesses. The insurer will close to new PMI business at the end of February. It will process any new applications received between now and then until the end of March. Existing policies will cease to be...
Health insurer offers free membership at LA Fitness Health insurer AXA PPP Healthcare is offering six months' free membership at LA Fitness, worth £290, to anyone who signs up for a year's health insurance before 28 February. LA Fitness has more than 88 clubs and over a quarter of a million members all over the United Kingdom. You save £100 on the joining fee, and get 25% off the normal monthly gym rate if you join for an...
AXA PPP healthcare relaunch prestige medical insurance plan AXA PPP healthcare has relaunched its prestige individual private medical insurance plan Premier Plus that will now pay for “any drugs” that a client’s oncologist may wish to use.New axa medical insurance customers who take out a Premier Plus plan will be covered for any cancer drug, regardless of whether it is licensed, for as long as the oncologist wishes to give...
AXA PPP healthcare extends private health insurance options Rather than relying on getting some one interested in a product and then offering to reduce the price by offering a 6-week wait option, AXA PPP healthcare are turning the concept on its head.They are promoting a product called Six Choice, which kicks in private healthcare when the specialist advises that the wait for NHS treatment will be more than six weeks.But it is not a policy, just one of...
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 but he suggests it could be a competitor to Virgin Money’s Big V direct offer cancer cover. Martin says some PMI offers can lead to consumers misunderstanding what a policy includes, whereas...
AXA PPP healthcare launch dental insurance plan Dental accidents can happen. A door may hit you unexpectedly. A tennis or squash racquet may miss the ball and hit you. You may trip over an uneven paving stone. Even if your teeth are in excellent condition and you go to the dentist regularly, you cannot avoid accidents or emergencies. The new Dental Costguard policy from AXA PPP healthcare is designed to offer urgent help worldwide. You can...