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Health insurance news: Exeter Family Friendly

Exeter Family Friendly is a trading name of Exeter Friendly Society, which was founded in 1888. A mutual society for the benefit of its members.

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Sex free income protection launch Exeter Family Friendly is one of the first insurers to offer an amended income protection policy that no longer bases price on the sex of the customer.
Exeter Family Friendly launches new health insurance with options Health Choices for Me is a new private medical insurance policy from Exeter Family Friendly that allows you to build a policy that suits your needs and budget.
Exeter Family Friendly adds excesses to Health Cover for Me Exeter Family Friendly has added a range of excess options on comprehensive private medical insurance package Health Cover for Me.
Exeter Family Friendly pays 95% of income protection claims Exeter Family Friendly paid over 95% of all income protection claims received during 2010. Andy Chapman says, "We made a commitment to publishing our claims numbers in 2005 and have done so ever since.
Exeter Family Friendly cuts health insurance prices Exeter Family Friendly has reduced premiums on its Health Cover for Me private medical insurance by up to 12.5%. The premium reductions vary by age.
Exeter Family Friendly brand launched Private health insurer Exeter Friendly and income protection insurer Pioneer are now both trading under a new name of Exeter Family Friendly. Existing products are unchanged although there are plans for improvements and additions.
Exeter Family Friendly to launch in October October will see a change of name for private medical insurer Exeter Friendly and income protection insurer Pioneer. Both products will be under the new name of Exeter Family Friendly.
Exeter Friendly offers new underwriting options Exeter Friendly, the private medical insurer, offers new underwriting options on Health Cover for Me and Health & Stuff plans. The addition of a full medical underwriting option, includes a new fixed 2-year moratorium where pre-existing conditions are automatically covered after a 2-year period.
Exeter Friendly launches Health & Stuff Exeter Friendly has launched Health & Stuff, a new private medical insurance policy. It allows you to choose the amount of cover you require from an annual pot of £2500, £5000, £10,000 or £20,000. There is a 10% co-insurance where you pay 10% of any treatment costs.
Exeter launches lower cost version of Health Cover for Me Exeter Friendly is about to launch a lower-cost version of Health Cover for Me as a value product. This still retains the simplicity of the original product but replaces the subdivision between in-patient and out-patient treatment with a split between a diagnosis and treatment element.
Exeter pulls out of international business Exeter Friendly has ceased offering any of its range of international health insurance plans. It has also cut back its range of UK plans so that now it only offers a single product - Health Cover for Me.
Exeter launches Health Cover for Me Exeter Friendly Society has launched a new PMI plan that offers 'unlimited' cover for a number of conditions including cancer. Health Cover for Me has been designed with no moratorium and without any No Claims Discounts. Instead, it is based on a co-payment model that enables customers who wish to pay a percentage of treatment costs in exchange for a discount.
Income protection providers Exeter and Pioneer merge A new dedicated healthcare specialist was formed on 1st April 2008, when, following regulatory approval and policyholders voting in favour of the alliance, specialist private medical insurance provider Exeter Friendly Society and specialist income protection provider Pioneer Friendly Society joined forces.
Exeter adds 10% co-payment option Exeter Friendly Society has added an additional co-payment option on its Shared Care private medical insurance product. The 10% option is available alongside the 25% and 50% options currently available. All three options cap the member's contribution with the following maximums: 10% co-payment - Exeter pays 90% of any eligible claim and the member pays 10% (capped at £2,000 per year); 25%...
Insurers announce plans for merger Private medical insurer Exeter Friendly Society and income protection specialist Pioneer have agreed 'transfer of engagement' terms which, subject to membership and regulatory approval, will lead to the creation of a dedicated mutual healthcare insurer. Subject to all the necessary approvals, completion is scheduled for March 2008. Exeter is a specialist provider of private medical insurance for...
Exeter signs international claims handling deal Exeter Friendly Society, the private medical insurer, has signed an exclusive UK affiliation partnership with CareBridges International, an alliance of international insurers that aims to share services and local expertise with other members. The arrangement will enable Exeter to ensure that its expatriate customers get access to the most appropriate type of treatment. CareBridges enables member...
Exeter Friendly updates PMI plans Exeter Friendly have updated their private medical and international private medical plans. The main change is in the shared risk product Shared Care.It is now limited to in-patient and day-patient cover, with a range of out-patient covers available as two extra options. Option AUnlimited cover for:Specialist consultationsDiagnostic tests and imaging ScansMinor surgical procedures Option...
GoPrivate to launch new medical insurance policy A new private medical insurance policy, which allows individuals to choose the cover they want, is being launched soon by a subsidiary of Exeter Friendly Society. The GoPrivate Health Plan has a compulsory core cover and four options. The compulsory section, GoEssentials, offers private care in 300 UK hospitals. Optional sections include the ability to choose from another 300 hospitals, access to...
Exeter Friendly caps shared care plan Exeter Friendly Society has announced that it has capped the liabilities on its co-payment plan, Shared Care. Exeter made these changes following feedback from customers. Shared Care policyholders opting for the 25% co-payment Plan could now be liable for a maximum contribution of £5,000 per person towards eligible claims, whilst those opting for the 50% co-payment Plan could now be liable for a...