Health Shield acquires Medex Protect

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Health Shield has acquired Medex Protect, the specialist private medical insurance (PMI) excess and shortfall protection provider, for an undisclosed sum.

Health Shield will now be able to extend the availability of standalone PMI excess cover to more companies - whether they have a cash plan n place or not. Matthew Kelvie & Jason Dunks, the Directors of Medex Protect, who established the company in 2013, have over 40 years' collective experience of working at a senior level within the health insurance industry. The add-on policy refunds the excess clients pay if and when they make a claim on their PMI policy. It also provides reimbursements (up to policy limits) for shortfalls when a hospital or consultant charges over and above pri...

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