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|  | When launched, Prudential's new income protection product, the innovative Flexible Protection Plan, was only available from a handful of advisers. It is now available direct on-line. ... |
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|  | Prudential's young and innovative health insurance subsidiary is very ambitious. In 2007 it aims to spend an extra £10 million on advertising and marketing. You will see television... |
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| Several leading private medical insurers have confirmed that, unlike the NHS, they will pay for a new drug for cancer sufferers. Bupa, Norwich Union, AXA PPPhealthcare, PruHealth and WPA, have... |
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| Private medical insurers have until December 2007 to adopt standard case studies into their private medical insurance leaflets. These case studies use real life examples. Each case study... |
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| UK citizens will soon be able to use the EU health insurance card in Romania. The government is now going to allow free circulation of EU and European Economic Area citizens in Romania. There... |
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| An estimated 22,000 British passport holders have been caught out in Lebanon by the conflict. Many are holidaymakers, but others are working or on a long stay. The UN and British... |
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|  | Health insurer WPA has gained recognition for its environmentally friendly approach and it plans to go even greener. The company has saved the equivalent electricity to make 192,000 cuppas by... |
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|  | Each weekend thousands of amateur sportsmen and sportswomen take part in one or several sporting activities. There are 30 million amateur sports injuries every year, according to research by... |
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|  | Scots paying for private medical insurance make half as many claims on their policies as their counterparts south of the Border. Health insurer, Western Provident Association (WPA), says that... |
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|  | Norwich Union is launching a new equity release plan, its Equity Release Cash Reserve Option on 10 July. The Norwich Union Cash Reserve Option is a lifetime mortgage. It enables customers to... |
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| In the United Arab Emirates (UAE) the first phase of the health insurance policy comes into force, phasing out the existing health card system. Employers are now responsible for providing... |
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|  | For the first time ever, the NHS has published the hidden wait times-those that happen before diagnosis. The average wait at the end of April was seven weeks. The figures, for 15 of the... |
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|  | So that customers are not confused by the different approaches to the provision of Herceptin at various stages of treatment, there is an immediate change to all Legal & General's private medical... |
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|  | Sun, sea, culture, and cheap property mean an increasing number of UK citizens are moving themselves, and often their business, to Spain and Portugal. Those living abroad for 6 or more months a... |
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|  | A think tank has called on the government to help people access the money tied up in their property by working with insurers to create a new equity release product. The Social Market... |
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|  | Prudential has revealed details of its new innovative critical illness policy, Flexible Protection Plan. It is available from selected intermediaries from July. The core cover is serious... |
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|  | Insurer Co-operative Insurance(CIS) is urging people to ‘dig your head out of the sand' and take immediate action to assess your protection needs. According to CIS, the frightening fact... |
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|  | Mortgage payment protection policies from a bank or building society tend to be a lot more expensive than those bought independently. The pricing of both rarely takes individual risk into... |
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|  | BUPA has been voted one of Britain's strongest brands by consumers and experts on the independent Superbrands council. Simon Sheard, BUPA's group marketing director says, "We are delighted... |
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|  | BUPA's cancer cover has just got even better as the health insurer has removed the benefit limits for out-patient cancer treatments. The removal of the annual monetary out-patient benefit... |
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