Health Insurance newsletter: February 2008

This month's Health Insurance News

Snowboarders are twice as likely to break their bones on the pistes as skiers
Those heading to the pistes with boards strapped to their feet are most likely to fall foul of a Fall Onto an Out-Stretched Hand, or Foosh as emergency staff dub the injury.   "Snowboarding...

Want to know what HSA has up its Sleeve?
The new face of HSA is the Sleeve. The Sleeve represents your health conscience, and will be appearing across all of HSA's marketing and advertising from now on. This campaign will run across all the...

Patients urged to consider private dental insurance
Consumers who are unable to access an NHS dentist should consider private dental insurance , an expert has claimed. According to a recent survey for the Citizens Advice Bureau, one third of people in...

Allianz Worldwide Care partners with InRoomMD
International health insurer Allianz Worldwide Care has entered into a partnership with US-based InRoomMD.   All new and renewing groups with employees who are either based in or travelling...

Nationwide offers Legal & General's insurance
From Tuesday 5th February 2008, Nationwide Building Society offers a range of new protection and insurance products from Legal & General.   Nationwide Life will no longer write insurance...

UAE to establish health insurance regulator
The establishment of a federal health insurance authority to regulate the health insurance industry across the United Arab Emirates has moved a step closer.   Compulsory health insurance for...

Comments on the Competition Commissions PPI working paper
Post Office Head of Protection Products, Duncan Caesar-Gordon, comments on The Competition Commissions PPI working paper:   "The Post Office has been calling for an open market for PPI sales...

Royal Liver raises maximum critical illness payout to £1m
Royal Liver has increased the maximum sum assured for its accelerated critical illness product to £1m.   The insurer made the move to ensure that those people seeking a high sum assured will...

Two out of three will not save for long-term care
Two out of three people in the UK say they have no plans to put any money aside to fund their social care in older age, research has found.   The survey of 1,000 people by three charities ...

Norwich Union reduces prices
Norwich Union has a series of price reductions across its Mortgage Life Insurance and Term Assurance product ranges.   The move is designed to help those feeling the effects of the credit crunch...

Scottish Friendly lands international award for best practice
Scottish Friendly has won a prestigious international award for best practice in insurance administration - one of only five firms worldwide to be recognised, and the only European winner.   The...

Britons are more likely to have life insurance than their European counterparts
Around 71% of people in the UK have at least one life insurance policy, compared with 45% of people in Italy and 53% in both Germany and Spain, according to Axa.   The insurer found that buying a...

Switch to private dental insurance
Independent health insurance broker, Essential Healthcare is urging the millions of Briton's forced to forego their regular dental check ups due to a shortage of NHS dentists to bite the bullet and...

Ski Club of Great Britain issues insurance tips
The Ski Club of Great Britain has issued holidaymakers with tips for taking out insurance for ski holidays this winter.   The top tip on the list includes ensuring that the travel insurance...

Critical illness cover is a "great product"
Critical illness insurance has become such a success that it is now one of the biggest protection policies in the UK, its creator has claimed.   Dr Marius Barnard, who introduced the product in...

Towergate buys Britishinsurance.com
Britishinsurance.com has been bought by Towergate for an undisclosed sum.   Britishinsurance.com managing director Simon Burgess says Towergate was the clear winner from a number of suitors who...

Allianz Worldwide Care policy updates
Allianz has made a number of changes to Healthcare Plans for individual business.   The key changes are The names of Core Plans have changed as follows – Premier becomes Premier Individual...