Price Comparison
Price Comparison websites like ActiveQuote provide services to consumers to allow them to
get quotes and compare prices from a range of providers in one place. The price comparison facilities
of the website let you compare quotes, prices and features of each provider
and product to help you to
make the best possible choice when buying. By using price comparison, you can usually save money
by finding a product or policy that is less expensive than the one
you currently have or ones for which you have got prices directly from
individual providers.
Health Insurance Price Comparison
ActiveQuote specialises in medical insurance price comparison and is the only
true price comparison service for medical insurance in the UK.
Most other websites claiming to provide price comparison simply sell your information to one broker or insurance company.
One or two websites have rudimentary price comparison facilities but unlike
ActiveQuote they don't provide quotes from the whole of the market, they
don't allow you to tailor or refine your quotes and they don't allow you to
purchase online.
Furthermore the ActiveQuote price comparison technology allows you to change
options for each policy dynamically with instant price updates live on screen.
Consumers can obtain health insurance quotes in a number of ways. With a free
quote and compare service, a price comparison site provides information for a more informed choice of
medical insurance policies and providers. ActiveQuote allows users to tailor quotes
to suit exact requirements with instant updates to the price, as well as the opportunity
to change what options are included with the policy. People can also purchase
medical insurance directly
from insurance companies, but this way you never know if you are getting the best
deal available. Specialist brokers like ActiveQuote can provide personal medical
insurance advice and guidance.
Saving Money / Better Protection
There are a variety of discount schemes available to help consumers purchase adequate
protection that is within their given budget without scrimping on cover. With discount schemes policy holders can reduce their premium
by volunteering to pay the first part of any claim upfront. Co-payment
cuts costs by offering to provide a percentage of the amount, while Six Week
Wait policies save money by stipulating that if the NHS can provide hospital
treatment within six weeks, you will not be covered for private treatment.
Having the choice to go private if waiting times are long under the NHS often
serves as an important lifeline for medical insurance holders. Benefits of investing in
health or medical cover include the ability to avoid queues and waiting lists, resulting
in immediate care and treatment, better levels of privacy and reduced risk of contracting
superbugs prevalent in NHS hospitals to name a few.
ActiveQuote's guide
offers comprehensive advice on the different types of health insurance available
to suit individual budgets and needs. ActiveQuote's health insurance price
comparison facilities are the most sophisticated in the world.
ActiveQuote Health Insurance
Regulated by the Financial Services Authority, ActiveQuote is an ethical intermediary that deals directly with insurance companies. Customers are
reassured that data or personal information is never disclosed to third parties. It
can offer policies to meet a wide range of differing circumstances.
Among the things that people interested in purchasing a policy need to consider are
the level of cover they would like to pay for (most insurance companies offer budget,
standard of comprehensive policies), the medical conditions covered by each provider
and the type of underwriting they would like.