30/04/2012Simplyhealth completes acquisition of Groupama HealthcareAfter announcing its intention back in August 2011, Simplyhealth has completed its acquisition of Groupama Healthcare. Simplyhealth have received approval from the High Court to acquire Groupama’s UK private...
14/03/2012AXA completes acquistion of Health-on-LineAXA UK has completed its acquisition of health insurance provider Health-on-Line. AXA PPP healthcare has underwritten for Health-on-Line and handled its claims since 2005. Today, AXA said the acquisition...
24/01/2012Bupa reveals that 29 per cent of UK women have never had a health screeningJanuary is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, but almost a third of women in the UK say they have never been for any type of screening, including cervical smear tests. Around 2,900 women in the UK are...
19/01/2012Bupa and BMI Healthcare reach an agreement over private hospital listPrivate healthcare provider Bupa and the UK’s biggest private hospital group BMI Healthcare have finally reached an agreement in their pricing dispute. A 3 year agreement has been made between the companies...
16/01/2012PruHealth unveil new marketing campaign for 2012Health insurer PruHealth has rolled out its first advertising and marketing campaign in more than 3 years in an effort to increase brand awareness in 2012. The new PruHealth website, created by global...
11/01/2012WPA now offer moratorium underwriting on individual health insurance WPA (Western Provident Association) now offers moratorium underwriting on its Flexible Health range for individual customers. Customers could previously only take out a policy with WPA with full medical...
09/01/2012AXA PPP healthcare upgrade heart and cancer cover for patients with PMI AXA PPP healthcare has removed all limits on its cover for licensed cancer drugs with immediate effect. AXA PPP is removing any monetary limits that may apply to outpatient tests and consultations for...
20/12/2011Bupa de-lists another 25 BMI Healthcare hospitals Bupa has removed 25 BMI Healthcare hospitals from its list of approved facilities, in addition to the de-listed 12 it announced earlier this month. Bupa’s current contract with BMI Healthcare, the largest...
20/12/2011Simplyhealth purchases Denplan from AXA Simplyhealth has announced its latest acquisition with the purchase of Denplan from AXA . Denplan, a dental payment plan provider, has been sold to Simplyhealth for a price of £115m on a debt-free cash...
09/12/2011OFT urges more competition in the private healthcare sectorA full Competition Commission inquiry into the private healthcare sector has been put forward by the Office of Fair Trading to improve the market for consumers. A review by the commission could force...