Bupa Health Assurance saw a 24 percent increase in new business applications in 2009.
Steve Payne, director of Bupa Health Assurance said:We are delighted with these results particularly in the current economic climate and anticipate this trend continuing as we introduce enhancements to our products which will make intermediaries' work even easier. We would like to thank all our distributor partners for their support and confidence in placing their clients' protection needs with us.
Bupa's critical illness and income protection products have achieved five star rating from Defaqto, a leading independent research company, which rates products across the whole market.
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Bupa's purpose is to help people lead longer, healthier, happier lives. A leading international healthcare group, we offer personal and company health insurance, run care homes for older people and hospitals, and provide workplace health services, health assessments and chronic disease management services, including health coaching, and home healthcare.
With no shareholders, we invest our profits to provide more and better healthcare, and fulfill our purpose. We are committed to making quality, patient-centred, affordable healthcare more accessible in the areas of wellness, chronic disease management and ageing.
Employing more than 52,000 people, Bupa has operations around the world, principally in the UK, Australia, Spain, New Zealand and the USA, as well as Hong Kong, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, India, China and across Latin America.
For more information, visit www.bupa.com.
