Health Insurance Company Overview
Saga (Social Amenities for the Golden Age) is a British company focused on serving the needs of those aged 50 and over. Saga has over 20 years providing private health insurance. As well as health insurance, Saga offers a wide range of other products, like motor, home and life insurance.
Saga’s health insurance policies are underwritten by AXA PPP healthcare.
Health Insurance Plans
Saga offers four health insurance plans.
HealthPlan Super
HealthPlan Super gives comprehensive cover for inpatient, day patient and outpatient treatment including consultations, scans, diagnostics tests and physiotherapy. It also covers complementary therapies such as homeopathy. HealthPlan super offers the use of a private ambulance, home nursing and some dental work.
HealthPlan Secure
HealthPlan Secure is a mid-range policy. It covers eligible inpatient and day patient treatment, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and outpatient CT, MRI and PET scans. It also provides up to £1,000 for outpatient treatment and up to £350 towards post-operative physiotherapy and complementary therapies.
HealthPlan Saver
HealthPlan Saver is a low cost plan which provides all round cover for private hospital care. It includes inpatient, day patient and £500outpatient cover when it either precedes or follows hospital related treatment within 8 months.
HealthPlan Support
HealthPlan Support keeps premiums as low as possible by concentrating on the hospital treatment. To make Saga HealthPlan Support even more affordable, it covers only the surgery aspects of cancer treatment. All other aspects including chemotherapy would need to be treated on the NHS.
This company’s policies are not sold through intermediaries, but get a quote now for health insurance, or call for free personal advice from one of our health insurance experts on 0800 862 0373
Insurance Company History
| 1948 | Sidney De Haan buys his first seaside hotel in Folkestone. |
| 1951 | Sidney De Haan operates his first holiday exclusively for retired people, realising that many would appreciate a quieter off-season break by the sea. |
| 1966 | The Saga Club is launched with members receiving Saga News, forerunner to the hugely successful Saga Magazine. |
| 1984 | Saga Magazine is launched, going on to win numerous major publishing awards and establishing itself as Britain's biggest subscription-only magazine |
| 1987 | Following successful pilot schemes, Saga Services is established to provide insurance, investment and other services for Saga customers. |
| 2004 | Roger De Haan announces his retirement. Saga Group is sold to a management buyout backed by Charterhouse, with Andrew Goodsell as CEO. |
Insurance Company Statistics
- Saga is a British company
- It has 2.7 million customers
- Saga operates in five call centres throughout the UK
Company Contacts
Saga Services Limited
Middelburg Square
Folkestone
Kent
CT20 1AZ
Telephone: 0800 015 0226
Email: pmi@saga.co.uk