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October 2006
Swiss Reinsurance buys GE Life
Delay in flu jabs leads to NHS rationing
Medication needs of obesity surgery patients
Food cravings likened to drug addiction
Research aims to improve sleep patterns
Gastric band offers effective obesity surgery
Patients 'not treat obesity surgery as cure'
Chemo delay following breast surgery 'okay'
New AMD drug produces 'exciting' results
BOTOX® useful stroke rehabilitation tool
Exercise guidance 'not reducing child obesity
Cancer jab "mandatory" for 11 to 12-year-olds
Breast cancer patients with anaemia, exercise
Glaxo - EU approval of breast cancer drug
Health divide splits England
Vision and hearing deterioration connected
Medical information on a memory stick
Arthritis drug not available through NHS
Alzheimer's drug to be available privately
More Scots turn to private healthcare
Health screening introduced by Saga
Stem cells to treat motor neurone disease
Vitamin D linked to breast cancer prevention
ECG test on sale to the public in UK
Cervical cancer vaccine now available in UK
India increasingly popular
New heart centre boost medical tourism
Warnings issued on drug-induced labour
Cancer drug not available on NHS
Obesity surgery gives women pregnancy hope
Celebrity distorts perception, breast cancer
Indian hospitals in modernisation drive
"Coffee break face lift" now available
Tourists dabble with cosmetic surgery
Eyelash transplants
NHS dentistry survey reveals "grim picture"
Do-it-yourself dentistry 'harmful'
BUPA wins care home award
John Lewis teams up with Friends Provident
HSA launches new guide to dentistry
Pre paid funeral plans
Music therapy helps stressed out Britain
ABI improve online and telephone applications
Norwich Union pulls out of care market
MediCare International changes underwriters
Scottish Widows supports Breast Cancer Care
New UK study on healthy lifestyles
Report on cost of private medical insuran
Health screening service for the over 50's
Royal Liver launches new product
New Equity Release Provider
Greenbee launches travel insurance policy
Tax relief on private health insurance
Realities of retirement
Mondial UK launches Personal Accident product
Joint bid for Scottish Widows
Anniversary of Prudential's lifetime mortage
Lutine enters Pension Term Assurance market
Norwich Union critical illness payments
Saga sponsors Knox-Johnston
WPA wins new best healthcare product
Backcare Awareness Week - check insurance
Buying property in Spain not just for old
A winner with Westfield Health
Zurich launches guaranteed whole of life
British Insurance slashes premium costs
Scottish Widows to launch menu product
Payment protection insurance practices
Expacare launches new product, Valuecare
PHC launches individual HealthCover4Life
Dentists quit NHS in fees bust up
New affordable dental plan from HSA
New health cash plan for small businesses
Smokers to be denied NHS ops
Delays as NHS cancels 620 operations a day
Disinfectant reduces MRSA by 75%
Bupa opens emergency treatment centre
Robotic wheelchair boost rehabilitation
Home > News > October 2006 > Swiss Reinsurance buys GE Life

Swiss Reinsurance has agreed to buy GE Life

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Swiss Reinsurance has agreed to buy GE Life from General Electric for £465 million.
 
GE Life will continue to write new business through financial advisers, under a new brand name to be announced in 2007.
 
Long term care : News update: October 2006
 
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