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|  | According to new research by health insurer BUPA, three out of four Britons could be doing the wrong jobs for their personality. Are you really a zany squiggle but come across as a pushy... |
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|  | Thomas Cook has launched a travel insurance solution, firing a warning to other providers that it will no longer allow them to take its customers easily. It has also revealed plans to extend... |
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|  | The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is making British tourists aware of its travel advice regarding the Philippines. This follows a series of bomb explosions in the Mindanao region of the... |
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| Nearly two thirds of health staff would not be happy to be a patient in their own NHS trust, a survey shows. The Healthcare Commission poll of more than 128,000 workers also found just 45% felt... |
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|  | Shepherds Friendly, one of the world's oldest mutuals, has introduced a new income protection plan which potentially takes a massive weight off self-employed parents' minds. Shepherds Income... |
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|  | One year after introduction of controversial dental reforms, patients are losing out, says the British Dental Association (BDA). The most radical shake-up in NHS dentistry for over 50 years has... |
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| More Government action is needed to deal with ‘dentistry deserts’ and reduce the figure of two million people unable to find an NHS dentist says national charity Citizens Advice. A... |
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|  | Holidaymakers are facing an increased risk of being caught up in a terrorist incident, according to US Government data analysed by travel insurance specialist InsureandGo. Figures from the US... |
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|  | From Ist May, RIAS, who offer special policies for older travellers, are increasing age limits. For travellers buying single trip cover the age limit rises from 89 to 99. For those... |
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|  | For a limited time only, 28 March to 24 April, Tesco is giving away an annual travel policy to anyone buying a new Tesco home buildings and contents insurance policy. The free policy... |
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|  | Travel insurer and assistance provider Europ Assistance has recently undertaken an analysis of major social trends in Europe. Despite developments in products and new technologies, customers... |
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|  | Older people over 65 are being discriminated against because insurers are operating an ageist blacklist, preventing them travelling abroad. So says a new report “Insurance and Age: Exploring... |
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|  | The Insurance Surgery has claimed that many insurers and advisors are ignoring special risk cases. Founding director, Paul Mellor says “The potential market is huge, with 1 in 3 people in... |
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|  | According to a new survey by dental insurer HSA, the UK public has little faith in the future of NHS dental care. Just over half believe it is only a matter of time before NHS dentistry... |
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|  | Legal & General, the UK’s leading critical illness insurer, paid £92.1 million in critical illness claims last year - 11% more than 2005. Rejection rates for critical illness... |
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|  | The majority shareholding in InterGlobal has been sold to Alchemy Partners LLP, a London based private equity house. Along with this change of ownership the group has set up InterGlobal... |
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|  | According to a new survey from consumer organisation Which?, NHS patients in England who seek dental treatment face a postcode lottery in terms of the availability of services. The Which?... |
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|  | The Scissor Sisters have beaten Kylie in a nationwide poll of which singers and groups are the most motivating to exercise to. Standard Life Healthcare asked 1,000 people if they exercised to... |
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| Health insurer Your Health Plus launched in March 2005, offered private medical health insurance that was part savings and part medical cover. It went into administration on 28 December 2006... |
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|  | According to the Department of Health the amount of dental activity commissioned by the NHS is continuing to rise. Health Minister Rosie Winterton says: "The commissioning figures also... |
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