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Private Healthcare UK keeps you up to date with the latest information on new personal accident insurance plans, product developments and scheme changes.

Thousands wasted on unnecessary insurances, says Which?
Which?
People could be wasting thousand of pounds on useless and expensive insurances, says the new Which? Money Saving Handbook.   Although some insurances are must-haves, such as life insurance,...
Aon sells Combined to Ace
Combined Insurance
Aon Corp, the world's second-largest insurance broker, is selling Combined Insurance Company of America, an accident, health, and life insurer, to US insurer Ace.   Ace expects to more than...
Groupama improves personal accident policies
Groupama Healthcare
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,...
Internet key to insurance purchases
computer mouse internet
Internet is the most popular source of information to UK consumers to find out about insurance products. Over 50 per cent use the internet   The main reason for buying insurance direct online, as...
Saga / AA merger approved
Saga logo
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...
Saga / AA merger problems
Saga logo
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...
Equity Red Star launches family personal accident cover
Equity Red Star
Equity Red Star is launching a new family personal accident policy for sale via insurance brokers.   Colin Mansfield, Equity's accident and health underwriting manager says: "Recent...
Saga buys AA
Saga logo
Saga, which sells holidays and other products to the over-50s, is to buy motoring giant AA for £3.4 billion.   The merged company will have more than 11,000 employees.   Private equity...
FSA tells firms to improve general insurance sales standards when cold calling
Financial Services Authority
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) says that firms must improve the standards of cold calling when selling insurance over the telephone to ensure they are treating their customers fairly.  ...
Saga eyes stock market flotation
Saga logo
Saga, the financial services and leisure group that targets the over-50s, is seriously considering a stock market flotation.   The company has appointed the investment bank Close Brothers to help...
Personal Accident news : Accident prone construction bulls
Standard life logo - new
Those of you who wish to steer clear of danger might avoid walking under a ladder. However, for those Taurians out there it really could make the difference between arriving safely and coming a...