Private health insurance : Choose a plan

You can either "Get a Quote" direct from the health insurance provider or let us submit "Your Enquiry" to up to 3 providers of health insurance in the UK on your behalf.

 

When buying affordable health insurance, you may want to ask some questions. BUPA have prepared a list of key questions to ask your medical health insurance provider, when choosing your affordable health insurance scheme.

Read our Guide to Private Medical Insurance. It can help you decide what individual health plan or family medical insurance you need, show you how to keep costs down and provides reviews of current products.

To help guide you through the maze of private medical insurance, and make health insurance comparisons, we provide an overview of the different categories of product available for individuals and for the self employed and small businesses, and a one page profile of the private medical insurance products available within these categories. This should help you to make comparisons between the different types of health insurance available.

 

Select a product category from the listing below. You can then access product reviews for that product category.

 

 

Type of product	Description
Package products	A packaged policy means that you have no choice on what covers or benefits you can include or exclude.
Choice of cover	Flexible plans which allow you to decide what you require and adjust the level of cover to suit your needs.
Limited cover	Often called "budget" policies, these can meet the needs of those who, for whatever reason, do not want full cover.
Shared risk	Allow you to accept an “excess”, or to pay a percentage of the treatment costs.
Cover for the elderly	Special schemes for older age groups, or where premiums are not age related.
Special cover plans	These include: Plans which offer cover for children only Convalescence care plans Plans for HM Forces personnel Hospital treatment plans, where  the customer gets a fixed sum, wherever treatment is carried out. Major medical expenses plans which are limited to a small number of major diseases. Self pay protection plans, an insurance policy for  those buying medical treatment themselves.
Channel Isles	Special policies for those living in the Channel Islands