BUPA lands three-year deal with Whitbread

BUPA Health Insurance has been appointed to provide private healthcare to around 1,500 Whitbread team members for the next three years.

This includes employees from Premier Travel Inn, Brewers Fayre, Beefeater and Costa Coffee.

The UK's leading hospitality company selected BUPA Health Insurance following a rigorous tender process and a subsequent winning pitch where they demonstrated a broad knowledge and understanding of Whitbread's health and financial requirements. BUPA's key focus was to demonstrate proof of value and cost certainty for Whitbread over a three-year period.

The healthcare plan comprises fully bespoke and comprehensive medical cover giving employees access to BUPA's unique networks of specialist treatment centres for breast, bowel and gynaecological cancers, the BUPA HealthLine – a 24/7 helpline staffed by nurses - and a wide range of BUPA member offers giving discounts on health, household, travel and leisure services.

Soraya Chamberlain, national account manager at BUPA Health Insurance said: "We are delighted that Whitbread has chosen us to administer its healthcare plan and provide support to its employees. They were keen to secure a package that was comprehensive and competitive but also one that delivered added value to its diverse employee workforce, which we were able to deliver. It is an important new relationship and one which we look forward to building upon in the future."

Ruth Hutchinson, Reward Director at Whitbread added: "We chose BUPA because they demonstrated commitment and knowledge to fulfil all our health and financial needs. BUPA is an established healthcare provider with proven credentials, so our team members will be well looked after."