Bupa

Resolution has completed its acquisition of Bupa Health Assurance (BHA), comprising its Group Risk and Individual Protection businesses.

Bupa has raised medical underwriting limits on its life and critical illness plans.

Bupa has agreed a partnership with China-based insurer Alltrust for its international private medical insurance (IPMI) policyholders.

Private medical insurers could be heading for a full scale conflict with medical practitioners as doctors' leaders are increasingly targeting providers' fee schedules.

The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) wants the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) review of the private healthcare sector to produce greater clarity from medical insurers and practitioners.

Bupa has hit out at private hospitals for not publishing care quality measurements to match those from NHS trusts.

Private medical insurer Bupa has won the Plain English Campaign's web award for online clarity for its website, bupa.co.uk.

Bupa International has launched health insurance for expats with existing illnesses which, until now, have been excluded.

Bupa has delivered a strong response to news that concerns over health insurers' doctor payment schedules are to be reported to the FSA.

Bupa is offering a partial payment to those waiting for an NHS operation and is adding more conditions to its critical illness (CI) cover.