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|  | If you are a UK expat in the Netherlands, or thinking of working there, then you need to keep up to date with the compulsory private medical covers which apply to expats as well as Dutch citizens.... |
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|  | BUPA International’s 700,000 members can now enjoy immediate 24-hour, personal access to a customer adviser from wherever they are in the world, thanks to the launch of Webchat. Webchat... |
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|  | Young people in the UK are increasingly prepared to opt for private medical insurance (PMI) to guarantee they have swift access to clean hospitals, a new study shows. Bupa's national The Health... |
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|  | Although sold as a merger, owners of Scottish Provident, Resolution, have effectively agreed to takeover Friends Provident. Resolution has about £1bn of cash it wants to invest. Friends need... |
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|  | Resolution and Friends Provident have confirmed that the Scottish Provident brand will be retained should owners Resolution buy Friends Provident. The strategic takeover is unlikely to be... |
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| The holiday season is well and truly here and it is crucial to ensure that you tell your insurer everything to avoid a dispute should you need to claim. Medical information accounts for 50% of all... |
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|  | Standard Life Healthcare has launched a new modular business healthcare product aimed at the self-employed and small businesses. The product 'business healthcare' allows a mix and match of... |
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|  | The following small rate increases will take effect from 1 September 2007: 3.0% for individual Primecare range, EspritHealth and Choices 3.0% for Company Primecare Plus 3.4% for Company... |
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|  | Norwich Union has cut prices across its Mortgage Life Insurance range. Darren Dicks, head of protection marketing for Norwich Union, says: "As mortgage repayments are increasing, some... |
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|  | Legal & General, the UK’s leading critical illness cover insurer has clarified its position on payment of critical illness claims where there has been non-disclosure. Legal &... |
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|  | The average Briton gives up exercise at the age of 34, according to research from Benenden Healthcare. The survey of 1,000 adults found that on average men give up regular exercise at age 32,... |
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|  | AEGON Scottish Equitable has introduced a reducing life protection benefit to its business protection product. Reducing life protection will apply to guaranteed rates only, while reducing life... |
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|  | According to Aegon UK, the business protection market is ready for growth. Most small businesses and self-employed people, who borrow money from a bank or elsewhere, do not protect the loan. So... |
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|  | Britons leaving UK shores in order to live abroad or spend extended periods in foreign climes have been urged to ensure they have health insurance in place. Bupa International says that moving... |
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|  | AXA Life says teleunderwriting will form a key part of its proposition in 2008. In particular, the firm says it plans to introduce an online scheduling service for advisers to save them from... |
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|  | Negligent life insurance claims will be subject to a five-year non-contestability period, the Law Commission proposes. In its consultation paper, the Law Commission says “insurers may not... |
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|  | Although talked of as a merger, in reality, life insurer Friends Provident is for sale. Friends Provident, the FTSE 100 life insurer, looks set to become the focus of a bidding war this summer,... |
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| Self-employed people’s income protection plans are unfair says Alan Lakey, partner at Highclere Financial Services. Speaking at the Protection Review conference, he said self-employed... |
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|  | The cost of life insurance cover from Standard Life has fallen on average by 32% in the last ten years1 A man who will be 40 on his next birthday would pay up to £3,207 less on life insurance... |
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|  | Help the Hospices, the national charity for the hospice movement, has received a donation of £70,000 from HSA. This will fund Help the Hospices Regional and Outreach Training Grants... |
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