Health Insurance News UK

Some health insurance companies already offer complementary treatments but it was only on Wednesday that the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) explicitly endorsed complementary treatments for the management of back pain. NICE are recommending a range of treatments for those who have been suffering from ‘low persistent non-specific back-ache’ from between six [...]

Tesco has changed the way it offers health insurance. It now offers a modular range of options which are all underwritten by AXA PPP Healthcare The main cover is Operations and Procedures and at an additional cost you can then choose two other options: Consultations and Tests and Additional Therapies. Operations and Procedures covers the [...]

You would think that concerns over the vulnerable state of the economy would mean that less people would take out health insurance. The opposite is true. According to The Association of British Insurers (ABI) 7,335,000 people took out private medical insurance in 2008. This represented a 2.7% annual increase. The ABI’s Director of General Insurance [...]

There are three ways to find the best health insurance for you, your family and your business: independently researching the market, using web-based comparison sites or taking the advise of independent advisors. This article outlines the advantages and disadvantages of using a third party to help you. Independent advisors work on a commission basis and [...]

We all love statistics. They can provide an awful lot of information very succinctly. When it comes to medical insurance it is in consumers best interests to see who is providing what, what claims are being made and how many of them are being upheld. There has been pressure on the health insurance industry to [...]

Bupa, currently the top provider of private medical insurance in the UK, have opened a new health and wellness centre in the West Midlands. This centre is in Solihul and it is reported that there a plans to open other state-of-the-art sites across the UK. There are currently 50 Wellness Centres across the UK and [...]

A new health insurance advisor has opened for business. BJIC Health is offering products from a range of well known medical insurance providers. They are based in Deeping St James and headed by owner Keith Laws who has experience in various medical insurance roles. They offer health insurance products for both individuals and corporate organisations. [...]