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Are you self-employed?  Private Medical Insurance for self-employed business owners is more affordable than you might think! Can the business survive if you’re not working? Keep yourself covered with private health insurance so you can get back on your feet as quickly as possible. If you’ve ever wondered about whether you can get private medicalRead more

With the NHS under more pressure than ever before, we ask ourselves, is there another way? Sadly, most of us have been there … frustrated by the long wait time to see our GP.  In some cases, we have even been known to feel guilty for making the call for a regular check-up. Even before theRead more

The EEF are a manufacturers organisation existing to help secure the future growth of the sector across the UK.  Here are some of Terry Woolmer’s comments ( 4th December 2017 4:21 pm – Employeebenefits.co.uk) about how employee benefits with private medical insurance in the main benefiting businesses. EEF’s annual sickness absence surveys shown that employersRead more

People waking later in the morning and who are most active at night could see significant improvements in their sleep/wake timings by taking practical steps to change natural rhythms. Private Medical Insurance is a great back up to our health as well as our own positive life hacks. International research by the Universities of BirminghamRead more

Is your private medical policy about to become void?  The insurer of H3 Insurance plans, Lamp Insurance Company Limited, is withdrawing from the UK Private medical insurance market. H3 insurance are writing to their customers to make them aware they will not be offering renewal terms for their current policy. This means customer’s cover willRead more

I don’t like to post stuff about the NHS. You know, beat it when it’s down. But private medical insurance could be the answer by diverting people to private hospitals. In my view it would take many business owners offering this benefit to their staff to make a difference. Perhaps a big ask to invest.Read more

The cost of private medical insurance varies depending on a number of factors: Are you doing it alone or part of a company scheme? Where are you based? In some cases your post code can affect premium. Age – The older you are the higher the premium. What level of cover will you take? AfterRead more

Insurance Premium Tax Backlash The prospect of higher Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) is on the horizon. But with higher tax on medical premiums  more policies could cancel and fewer policies could be taken out. “The danger is that when businesses or individuals stop or downgrade their health insurance policies, they are solely reliant on theRead more

Goodbye April UK PMI Having just reinvented their private medical insurance proposition, April UK has decided to pull out of the healthcare market. For anyone with a medical policy with the insurer you will have to move to an alternative provider at renewal. How can MME help? As private medical insurance brokers we can lookRead more

If you have medical insurance (perhaps as a business) you’ll know how frustrating it can be when premiums increase when you knowingly haven’t claimed. We feel your pain too! But like any insurance whether it be medical, car, house, commercial…it’s rare the premiums come down. In our world of private medical insurance broking, what canRead more