Impartial reviews on the latest products and how they can impact consumers.
August 2019 Aviva: PMI
Mental Health Pathways Plus is an option enabling large corporate companies to support addictions such as online gambling, gaming and social media. The benefit can be added to Aviva's corporate mental health cover, launched last year. It is also available through the PMI plan Optimum, for organisations with 250 or more employees. As well as helping with technology-driven addiction to round-the-clock activities online, the service also includes support for those with drugs or alcohol issues. Children aged 13 and over are covered by their parent's cover and can also access mental health support services too. Comment: Mental health issues were…
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August 2019 VitalityHealth: PMI
VitalityHealth has partnered for this service with Doctify, which is the UK’s leading independent online review and booking platform for medical consultants. The insurer has launched Vitality Specialist Finder powered by Doctify as a website allowing customers to search for a medical consultant by speciality, rating or location. Patients can also book appointments on the site 24/7 and publicly rate and review doctors – a UK first. The service is being rolled out to customers through VitalityHealth’s musculoskeletal (MSK) team with a view to a full launch with direct member access to clinicians later in 2019. The service includes: ● …
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August 2019 Unum: Dental
Unum says that dental cover is the most popular voluntary health benefit offered by employers. Taking the appeal a stage further, employees can now enrol for Unum Dental cover online too. Using the new online, paperless enrolment process, employees can get immediate cover in just a few clicks. Unum Dental provides insurance cover to support employees and their dependants receiving both regular check-ups and essential dental treatment when they need it. Unum says it: · Has the least exclusions compared to the other leading corporate dental providers. · Provides a fast, simple claims payment service through an online claim portal.…
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July 2019 VitalityHealth: PMI
VitalityHealth has improved the cancer cover on some of its PMI plans at no extra cost for all new and existing members by now having just one (higher) level of cancer cover. New discounted cancer screenings and risk assessments for some of the most common cancers have also been introduced. Vitality’s Standard and Upgrade cancer cover options are now combined into a comprehensive standard proposition, and that applies to both new and existing plans. Once diagnosed with cancer, all eligible inpatient and outpatient costs are covered in full - from radiotherapy, chemotherapy, biological, hormone and bisphosphonate therapies to cancer surgery,…
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July 2019 Legal & General: IP
L&G has launched its Rental Protection Plan – a suite of products offering a choice of three products all through a single application. The products have been specifically designed for the rental market and generation rent. The three products included are: • Rental Income Protection Benefit. • Rental Life Insurance. • Rental Life Insurance with Critical Illness Cover. Having three products gives renters the flexibility to select the relevant product or products to meet their needs and budget, depending on their individual circumstances. In certain circumstances they can also increase cover if their rent increases, or if they relocate, or…
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