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|  | There’s no doubting what the current big issue in terms of UK health is. Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is tackling the nutritional content of school dinners, Gillian McKeith reminds fast... |
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|  | Hours after the board of Resolution recommended shareholders to accept Standard Life's offer to acquire the firm which would see it abandon its Glasgow base, move to Edinburgh, and sell part of the... |
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|  | The battle for Resolution reopened after the life insurance group's board withdrew a recommendation for a bid by Standard Life. Resolution is likely to ask both Standard Life and its competitor Pearl,... |
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|  | Mouth cancer has the worst survival rates of all cancers.Less than 50% of patients survive more than 5 years after diagnosis because of the difficulty in detecting oral cancer early. Mouth... |
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|  | Groupama Insurances has made a range of significant enhancements to its personal accident for individuals and small business owners. Lynn Harris, Head of Customer Proposition for Groupama,... |
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|  | If you buy in November, Essential Healthcare will give you £50.00 cash back. What’s more, if you introduce a friend you’ll get another £50.00 back. Designed to adapt to... |
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|  | BUPA has reduced premium rates for its life and critical illness products. Life rates have reduced on average by 4.5 per cent and critical illness rates have reduced by around 2 per cent. |
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|  | BUPA International has opened BUPA Ecuador, a new company in the capital city Quito. Under other names it is already the leading health insurer in Ecuador. |
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|  | 2008 will see the entry of the UK arm of Belgian insurer Fortis, into the protection market. The company promises to offer a range of products that will make existing competitor ones look... |
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|  | The Post Office has launched a new term life policy, and is offering a £100 cash back bonus to anyone taking out a policy. Post Office Life Insurance has the flexibility for customers to... |
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|  | The number of customers making dental care claims, and the amount they claim for, have both increased as the numbers of NHS dentists has fallen, says Liverpool health cash plan provider Medicash.... |
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|  | A third of 18- to 24-year-olds consider the process of buying life assurance intrusive, says research commissioned by TCP Lifesystems. According to TCP 32% of under25s were uncomfortable... |
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|  | Combined Insurance, a leading and growing accident and health insurer, has announced the launch of a new Care for Cancer Plan to provide protection and financial support for individuals and their... |
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|  | It is five years since Scotland introduced the policy of free personal care for older people. The fifth Caring Choices event was held in Edinburgh to hear direct from older people, carers, providers,... |
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|  | Manchester based health cash insurer HealthSure has become the official healthcare partner to Manchester City. New boss James Glover plans changes. He wants the company to be much more active... |
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|  | Patients might be surprised to learn that private dental treatment can be cheaper than the NHS, but a Cheshire practitioner has proven that this can indeed be the case. Andrew Brown, who set up... |
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|  | A survey of the state of the UK dentistry by the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (CPPIH) shows a fifth of the 5,212 patients polled had used a private dentist . A fifth... |
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|  | Marks & Spencer Money has launched a five per cent discount on life insurance premiums for online applications. The 5 % offer is r from October 15th to December 31st 2007 and customers are... |
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|  | BUPA International is opening a new office in Miami which will eventually become the central hub for its American operations. Currently trading under various names including BUPA and IHI... |
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|  | BUPA Thailand has until now mostly sold corporate health insurance. In a venture unique to the country, it has done a deal with Tesco in Thailand to offer health insurance to individuals.... |
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