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|  | Insurance company trade body The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has launched a draft guide on critical illness insurance, which aims to help consumers better understand what it does and the... |
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|  | In the middle of the price war for life assurance, Roger Edwards of insurer Bright Grey would like to remind you about Family Income Benefits: “Family income benefit accounts for a mere 5% of... |
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|  | Ace Europe has gained Financial Services Authority approval for the establishment of a new London based life insurance company. Ace Europe Life will trade as Ace Life. The new Life... |
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|  | New travel health advice from the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that flying long-haul can double the risk of developing blood clots, and potentially fatal deep vein thrombosis (DVT).... |
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|  | Innovative private medical insurer, PruHealth, has upgraded its gym offering bringing it closer to the company’s core philosophy of rewarding members for being healthy. The concept is... |
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|  | Singapore's successful medical tourism industry has been recognised at the TravelWeekly Industry Awards, which were held in Hong Kong earlier this month. The nation received the Best Tourism... |
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|  | Treatments to improve the colour of teeth should ideally be carried out by a professional, a private dental practice has advised. A spokesperson for the Mermaid Clinic said that, although there... |
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|  | A synthetic drug which is based on a molecule found in frogs' eggs could provide a new cancer treatment , researchers have said. Scientists at the University of Bath have been working on a molecule... |
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|  | A quarter of holidaymakers travel without insurance. This puts them at risk of big bills for medical emergencies and lost property, according to a new report by Norwich Union. This is despite people... |
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|  | Offering a less rosy view of the NHS than Michael Moore is Helen Evans, director of Nurses for Reform, a pan-European network of nurses dedicated to consumer-oriented reform of European health-care... |
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|  | The Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Ed Balls, has announced that the Government intends to give the Financial Services Authority (FSA) the responsibility for regulating the selling of travel... |
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| Legendary consumer crusader Michael Moore has a new movie, "Sicko.", all about the U.S. health-care and insurance industry. It profiles a number of Americans with insurance who have... |
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|  | AXA Insurance Gulf has received its medical licence from the General Authority for Health Services (GAHS) in Abu Dhabi. The licence has been issued in view of the law passed by the GAHS earlier... |
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|  | For many people the smoking ban that comes into effect on 1 July 2007 does not a come moment too soon. However, for those still struggling with the idea of a smoke-free England, innovative... |
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| British Islamic Insurance Holdings, a company with $38mn of capital provided by Arabian Gulf investors, plans to be the first stand-alone insurer to offer UK Muslims cover that complies with their... |
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|  | Leslie Smith, founder, managing director, chairman, and driving force behind Medibroker Ltd, the UK insurance agency that specialises in providing medical insurance, has retired from the company... |
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|  | Unum has introduced a new underwriting approach to its individual income protection products that focuses on how people deal with illnesses, rather than on what illnesses they have had. The... |
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|  | Sales of the mycancerdrugs insurance plan, which covers the cost of licensed drugs the NHS refuses to pay for, are exceeding expectations, according insurer WPA. Media coverage relating to the... |
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|  | Norwich Union Healthcare has opened a new occupational health clinic in London. The clinic, which performs health screenings, pre-employment medicals, pro-active absence and sickness... |
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|  | 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... |
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