Health Insurance
Care and cover for expats
According to ONS, 500 Brits leave every day to live or work abroad but many countries do not offer free healthcare and American Express discusses what happened to one expat who was fortunate to be covered with its International Healthcare Plan.
Make life easier...with BUPA
BUPA Group Risk has introduced a new approach to forward underwriting to make it easier for clients and intermediaries to switch business to BUPA.
PruHealth partner with Boots to make health checks accessible in-store
PruHealth announced today a new screening partnership with high-street chemist Boots to make it easier for SME and Corporate members, and Boots PMI customers to undertake health checks once a year within selected larger Boots stores.
PruHealth and Sainsbury’s partner to encourage healthy eating
PruHealth, the innovative private medical insurer, announced today it has partnered with leading supermarket Sainsbury’s in a move that could see PruHealth PMI customers rewarded for buying fresh fruit and vegetables at Sainsbury’s.
Families in future healthcare plight
Latest research released by Healthplan provider HSA reveals a worrying picture for the future health of the UK.
Stoke celebrates BUPA's extended provision of care
Stoke-on-Trent's very own darts legend Phil Taylor opens a community fete, on behalf of BUPA's Stadium Court Care Home, on Saturday 18 August.
Critical illness cover is not wasted on the young
‘Youth is wasted on the young’ but it appears insurance isn't. Research from moneysupermarket.com shows the average age to buy critical illness cover (CIC) is 33.
Virgin Media picks BUPA for three year partnership
BUPA Health Insurance has been appointed to provide private healthcare to around 13,000 employees of entertainment and communications company Virgin Media for the next three years.
HSA: Tesco entering the dental insurance market
Chris Harrison, Managing Director from HSA comments: “Tesco entering the dental insurance market is an indication that consumers are taking a greater responsibility for funding their dental treatment and maintenance.
Guide to making dental care affordable
HSA has updated the popular “Guide to making dental care affordable” booklet, produced in association with the British Dental Health Foundation.
Tesco to offer free dental accident cover
Tesco Personal Finance is to shake up the dental insurance market by offering customers a free dental accident plan alongside two new dental insurance products.
BUPA International offers 24 hour online chat
BUPA International's 700,000 members can now enjoy immediate 24-hour, personal access to a customer adviser from wherever they are in the world, thanks to the launch of Webchat.
Younger adults open their minds to private medical insurance
Higher expectations of healthcare in the UK are leading to an increasing acceptance of private medical insurance (PMI), especially within the 18-24 market, BUPA's national Health of the Nation survey reveals.
HSA donates £70,000 to hospice community grants scheme
Help the Hospices, the national charity for the hospice movement, has received a donation of £70,000 from HSA, Healthplan provider and part of Simplyhealth Group.
BUPA hospitals chooses new name to in-spire
BUPA Hospitals have today unveiled the name which they will use when they become independent from the BUPA Group.