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Health insurance news: BCWA Healthcare

BCWA Healthcare, a trading division of Simplyhealth Access, which is part of the Simplyhealth Group has been providing health insurance since 1935

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New BCWA website Ironically, a few days after their owners announced the name BCWA will be phased out, BCWA has completely revamped its website. The new BCWA website demonstrates a move towards using the internet to provide better information and online tools for customers.
Britons ready to travel abroad for treatment on the NHS New research from UK health insurer BCWA suggests that more than half of Britons (53%) would be prepared to travel to other EU countries for medical treatment. Nearly three quarters (70%) of those willing to travel to Europe say they would do so because they are simply not prepared to wait for treatment in the UK.
Help at hand for Bristol charities Charities in the Bristol area are being encouraged to contact local insurer BCWA to make their case for a financial donation or help from staff volunteers. Last year BCWA donated more than £95,000 to 44 different charities in the region. This year the committee would like to see even more applications from charities that may need financial help. Bristol's National Eye Research Centre, a...
Bristol hip-hop group dance their way to World Dance Championships Dark Angels, a Bristol-based hip-hop group, is celebrating as their dreams to compete in the World Dance Championships become reality. After being selected as one of only two British teams invited to take part in the world competition, the group struggled to secure funds for their trip, until local health insurer, BCWA stepped in to donate £3,000 to pay for the teams flights to Florida....
Fictional doctors better known than real ones Fictional medical characters such as Dr Watson and Dr Kildare are better known to British people than their pioneering real counterparts, according to a survey by health insurer BCWA. 59% of the 1,012 people questioned could identify Sherlock Holmes's imaginary sidekick, but only 37% were familiar with nurse Florence Nightingale. Important figures from British medical history, including surgeon...
Private medical insurers fail to meet public expectation over arranging treatment Private medical insurance (PMI) companies that do not arrange medical treatment on behalf of their members are failing to meet public expectation, according to new research from health insurer BCWA. YouGov undertook the research in October 2006 among a national sample of 2,275 people in the UK aged 18 and over. Nearly two-thirds of people expect their private medical insurer to arrange any...
PMI news : Exercise for vanity and health Vanity is more important than medical advice and public health campaigns in making people do more exercise and eat better diets, according to a survey commissioned by the private medical insurer BCWA. Related linksBCWA Health Insurance - company and products Private medical insurance : News update: January 2007
New individual private medical insurance plan from BCWA. Health insurer BCWA has launched Personal Health, a new Individual Private Medical Insurance plan. It is flexible and affordable while making the claims process simpler for members by removing the paperwork burden. A new claims handling and customer care system, Service+, helps lower prices. Service+ provides personal service and agrees claims over-the-phone, so removing the uncertainty and...
Medical insurance for the self employed and small business: Not as dear as you think New research by health insurer BCWA suggests that three out of four of the nation’s self-employed and small business owners are unable to accurately estimate the cost of a private medical insurance policy. One in ten thinks the cost is double what it really is. This means that the self employed and business owners are unable to make informed decisions on the true value of having their...
Self-employed and small businesses need health insurance The self employed and owners of small businesses need private medical insurance, suggests a report by market researchers Continental Research, for private medical insurer BCWA It says that nearly one in 10 self-employed people in Britain are losing money due to being forced to wait for NHS treatment. Private Medical Insurance has become vital to Britain's millions of self-employed population...