Health Insurance News UK

A healthier workplace means that employees are happier and more productive. Everybody wins. A recent independent study by health insurance company, PruHealth reveals that British companies are taking health in the workplace more seriously than ever before. Almost 90 per cent of larger companies offer health benefits to their workforce as more and more senior [...]

Health insurance companies are trying out new ways to engage the public with private medical insurance. Developing very specific products is one way in which they are doing it. Policies that are only for children are increasing in popularity as parents who may not want to spend out on a whole family policy are prepared [...]

Bupa, the health insurance provider, is well known for supporting charity events. As the name suggests, this Sunday they will be sponsoring the Bupa Great North Run. An estimated 54,000 runners will be running on the streets of Newcastle on the day. The race will be televised live on BBC1 from 9.30-13.30 on Sunday and [...]

In the world of private health insurance the GP is normally your first port of call. If they feel that you need a hospital referral or that you need tests then they will refer you to a private consultant who will help you very quickly. Unfortunately recent evidence shows that GPS’s delay in referring patients [...]

The six week option is offered by some private medical insurance companies as a way of keeping insurance premium costs down. This is the 30th anniversary of this popular product option. The six week option was introduced in 1979 by Dudley Lusted from AXA PPP Healthcare as part of a health insurance plan that was [...]

Health insurance fraud is a problem across the world and ultimately it affects the average customer because it forces up medical insurance premiums. But now there could be hope for an international effort to combat it. British health insurance companies have signed an agreement, a Memorandum of Understanding, with US companies that aims to tackle [...]

As reported by Health Insurance News, earlier this year Aviva (then Norwich Union) launched a special product which aims to help people deal with back and neck problems quickly and efficiently. Back-Up, as the product is called, was only offered to companies with the aim that it would help them to reduce time taken off [...]

Axa PPP has an Essential Health Cover policy which covers cancer, heart and stroke – the main diseases which affect the UK’s population. The Essential Health Cover policy has limits. It only covers you for up to £250,000 for a period of up to 2 years from your diagnosis date although within this upper limit [...]