Health Shield, National Friendly join amii

Health Shield re-joins association

John Brazier
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Mutual insurers Health Shield and National Friendly have become the latest additions to the Association of Medical Insurers & Intermediaries (amii).

Health Shield has re-joined the association as a member having previously left the group due to "cost grounds." However, commercial director Paul Shires stated that having spent several years on the amii executive committee during his time at Westfield Health, he was able to "fully recognise and appreciate the value of membership." "Not being a member was a false economy as our primary distribution channel is intermediaries and we need to stay close to them to understand both their and their clients' needs to help us develop our products and our services," Shires commented. "amii i...

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