Hugo, a teacher, has a mortgage and three separate loans. All have payment protection insurance(PPI) associated on an individual basis. He has recently started a family and is looking at a broader policy. He is healthy but has a BMI of 34. What would...
James, a building engineer, his wife and four-year-old daughter are to relocate to Dubai for six months followed by Hong Kong for six months. All are healthy. What approach should they take to health insurance? Would one PMI policy cover the year?
Bupa International has teamed with leading Russian insurer, Ingosstrakh which brings together Ingosstrakh's local knowledge in Russia with Bupa's global healthcare expertise.
Bupa International has unveiled Worldwide Health Options, a flexible international health plan that can be tailor-made to suit individual customers' needs.
Anne has recently been made redundant. As part of her employment package with her former employers, she was enrolled on a corporate PMI scheme. She wishes to carry on with this policy but does not believe that she can continue on the same terms as an...
Just how clear is the future for critical illness? Steve Casey outlines the factors contributing to the product's future.
Gordon, 58, wishes to take out a private medical insurance (PMI) policy. He is in generally good health but works in an extremely stressful position as a highly paid civil servant. However, due to the recession, he will probably find himself retiring...
Changes are ahead in how medicine is financed. Dr Natalie-Jane Macdonald talks to Paul Robertson about cancer top-ups, wellness programmes and the role of the NHS.
After much talk of a generic industry-wide protection campaign it seems the ball has started rolling. Paul Robertson explains the what it hopes to achieve and how it may impact the industry.
Ruth, 26, is a magazine designer living in London. Although in good health, she suffered from ME for two years in her teens, and contracted malaria while on a gap trip around the world. While she is generally in good health, her ME flared up slightly...