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August 2008
Royal London buys Scottish Provident
More than 100,000 NHS operations cancelled
New advances in prostate cancer treatment
We have the duty to ask the right questions
Norwich Union equity release drive
More British travellers heading to FCO “Don’t go” areas
Check the small print on cancer cover
Lenders are still taking the PPI out of 2 million loans
FSA fines motor dealerships over PPI sales
Latest Norwich Union claims figures
Health-on-Line comment on hospital bug infestations
Saints sign up with National Deposit
Wide-ranging gap year cover not on insurers’ radar
Bupa searches for a new charity partner
Five ways to keep healthy and save money
Pet insurance for people?
BMI acquires Oxford Clinic for Specialist Surgery
Britons go long haul
WPA to fund legal challenge on drugs
Ageism underpins lack of healthcare treatment for older people
New guidance for dental tourism
Scheduled Airline Failure Insurance
Critical risk to pensions
Insurers’ small print more hazardous than sport itself
Barclays signs life insurance arrangement with Norwich Union
Mind the life insurance gap
Karma Insurance launches sports policy for children and adults
Zurich makes product changes
NHS is a sickness system not a health system
International insurance valid in UAE
Foreign Office travel insurance warning
Concerns about superbugs and cleanliness drive demand for PMI
British Insurance launches shared ownership payment protection cover
New travel insurance campaign from the AA
New group PMI products
MPs call for compulsory sex education in schools
WPA seeks 20 new franchisees
Aetna Global Benefits offering for European-based multinationals
British travellers at risk this summer over EHIC confusion
William Russell launches new expatriate health insurance group plan
M&S Money offers 20% online discount
NHS hospitals infested with vermin
Norwich Union revamps lifetime products
Pioneer calls on insurers to abandon Payment Protection Insurance
Liverpool Victoria hit with £840,000 fine
Call for Payment Protection premium reductions
Tesco to go solo after RBS buyout
Private hospital in Leamington to get £10.5m facelift
Spire hospital reports rise in breast op demand
NHS cancer treatment 'failing Scottish patients'
Hip replacement demand higher than for knee surgery
Stem cell technique could improve hip replacement surgery
Expert advises against delaying knee surgery
Technique could improve diagnosis of osteoarthritis
Women rush to seek thread vein treatment
Aesthetic enhancement gaining popularity in Asia
Cosmetic surgeon urges consumers to do their research
Breast reduction surgery can increase self-esteem
Eye bag surgery on the rise in men
Unemployed resorting to cosmetic surgery
Study sheds light on sagging eyelids
Harley Street doctor provides gold anti-ageing skin therapy
Non-invasive procedures herald 'new era' in cosmetic surgery
Study confirms safety of 'mummy makeover' cosmetic surgery
Obesity surgery can treat diabetes
Private surgeon highlights importance of aftercare
Young women ignoring skin cancer warnings
Avoiding MSG may reduce obesity risk
Social services may get involved in obesity
Obese patients 'should not be denied knee replacements'
Gastric bypass surgery made us a family again
Private dental clinic slashes prices
Flossing may reduce need for dental treatment
Rise in cosmetic dentistry for weddings
Conservatives slam NHS dental charges
Parents urged to seek dental treatment for kids
NHS providing fewer fillings and crowns
Shop-bought tooth whitening kits 'have little effect'
Dental patients urged to check facts before getting treatment abroad
Kidney cancer patients denied drugs on NHS
London private clinic offers oral cancer screening
New BCWA website
Bupa opens new dementia care home
Health on Line alternative to relying on NICE for cancer fighting drugs
'Nice girls' ignore sexual health
Baby born after pioneering infertility treatment
Men account for majority of drug-related deaths
Author criticises NHS for refusing Alzheimer's drug
Majority of IVF couples go private

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Royal London buys Scottish Provident

Royal London, the UK's largest mutual life and pensions company, has bought Scottish Provident from Pearl Group.

Within the intermediary marketplace, Bright Grey and Scottish Provident will continue to operate as separate brands.

Life insurance: News update: August 2008

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