Health Insurance News UK

All the major medical insurance companies are providing information online about Swine Flu and how it should be dealt with. As reported in Health Insurance News UK, normally any complications of swine flu would be handled as emergencies in NHS hospitals and emergency treatment is not covered under insurance policies. Up until recently there has [...]

There has been a definite move towards looking at improving our health rather than just treating illness over the last 10 years. Health screening has become part of this initiative and is encouraged by private health insurance companies. In fact some companies use health checks as part of the criteria for discount schemes which reward [...]

Aviva, formally Norwich Union, have launched MyHealthCounts, a health management service that encourages you to take pro-active steps to improve your lifestyle if you have a Health Solutions health insurance policy. The success of PruHealth’s Vitality Scheme, which also rewards people for healthier lifestyles by giving them lower premiums, has probably influenced the development of [...]

The issue of health care for asylum seekers has been raised by the government who now plan to extend the conditions under which asylum seekers can have free NHS healthcare. Although some welcome this more inclusive move, others think it does not go far enough and others still think that all visitors to the UK [...]

Bupa has reduced the number of physiotherapists on its list from 8,000 to 3,000 causing anger amongst physiotherapists. As previously reported in Health Insurance News UK, Bupa had concerns over pricing discrepancies in the provision of physiotherapy. They cited that treatments could vary in cost from between £25-£85 and they felt that this was unfair. [...]

According to Aon Consultancy there has been a 9% increase in the amount companies are having to spend on private health insurance for their staff. Despite this companies are generally still happy to pay which suggests that the benefits far outweigh the increases in premiums. The study looked at 653 employers and found that the [...]

As reported in Health Insurance News UK, concerns over cleanliness is the top reason why people choose to take out private medical insurance as opposed to relying solely on the NHS. At the end of last month the Regulation Quality Improvement Authority found that the neurological ward at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, Northern [...]

Forward planning is important for employers. Being able to plan ahead for their staff’s healthcare needs helps them to budget well but also means that staff will be well cared for and this is important not just for the efficiency of the workforce but also for their morale. Legal & General have introduced a new [...]

The government confessed yesterday that by October they expect to have 100,000 new cases of swine flu every day. What does this mean for people with private medical insurance? If they contract the virus will they be covered by their policy? Most swine flu sufferers will not need any hospital treatment at all. A visit [...]

Most of the directors in the health insurance industry are men but the Kent and Sussex Courier spoke to Victoria Georgalakis customer service director for Axa PPP Healthcare to see what motivated her to succeed in the industry. Ms Georgalakis said, ‘I was certainly born with a competitive streak and have always preferred to be [...]