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Health insurance news : September 2007

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“ Thanks to my BUPA membership, I still have two legs ” says Mr Davison of West Sussex, recalling the excellent BUPA-funded treatment that he received when he experienced terrible leg pain...
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Standard Life has won the Arts, Business & Sustainability category at the Arts and Business Awards, in recognition of the company’s established and ongoing partnership with Children’s...
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Ahead of expected intense competition from PruProtect, AXA has lead what many other insurers are expected to do publicly or   Just over half of all prices are reduced. The average reduction is...
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Standard Life has introduced improvements to its Income Protection Plan   Maximum benefit increased to £150,000 from £125,000   All exclusions including pregnancy and HIV are...
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Prudential, Britain’s second biggest insurer, is aiming to grab a 10% share of the life, critical illness and income protection insurance market after teaming up with South African group...
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The UK’s largest friendly society, Liverpool Victoria, says that elderly parents will receive £21 billion in unpaid care and assistance from their adult children this year.   The...
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Private healthcare giant BUPA banked a 47% jump in profits after customer numbers grew amid buoyant economic conditions earlier this year.   The privately-owned company, which specialises in...
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Initial reports on the merger suggested that both companies would still run separately. This may have been misleading. It now emerges that at least 2000 jobs are at risk and that the insurance...
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BUPA International will pay all bank charges associated with the settlement of claims through wire transfer under its private health insurance policies. This change forms part of a move by BUPA...
LifeSearch
The protection gap will only close if insurers commit at least ten times more turnover to educating consumers about their products. says Lifesearch managing director Tom Baigrie.   Speaking at an...
American Express Travel Insurance
According to official statistics, 500 leave the UK every day to live or work abroad. Many countries do not offer free healthcare and American Express discusses what happened to one expat who was...
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Tauntonbased health insurer WPA has been recognised as Britain's most innovative healthcare provider.   It scooped the accolade at the Laing & Buisson National Awards ceremony.   The...
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PruHealth has a new screening partnership with high-street chemist Boots to make it easier Boots PMI customers to undertake health checks once a year within selected larger Boots stores.   This...
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AA, a private equity-owned motoring services firm, and holidays firm Saga Holdings Ltd have won permission from the European Commission for a joint venture combining their operations.   The two...
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The Saudi Council of Ministers has given approval to BUPA Arabia to operate as a licensed cooperative health care insurance company in the kingdom.   The company is currently known as BUPA Middle...
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Norwich Union has a new distribution deal with Post Office Financial Services. The relationship will see exclusive Post Office-branded Norwich Union protection products available for the millions of...
Legal & General calls in Samaritans
Legal & General has turned to the Samaritans for specialist training and advice on how to handle potentially difficult or sensitive calls with customers who are making a claim. The training is...
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Saga has launched ConfidentCover.com, an insurance price comparison site for the over-50s. Confident Cover.com has innovative tools that enable customers to tailor their cover so they get the right...
LifeSearch
LifeSearch finds the best ways to protect against the financial loss that could be caused by Alzheimers disease, as part of World Alzheimers Day on 21 September.   Worrying news from the London...
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BUPA's Saudi subsidiary will seek to raise money on the stock market in an initial public offering that may take place early in 2008.   The Saudi government has granted approval to BUPA Arabia to...