Working out an affordable health plan
Tony Levene looks at a new way to bypass NHS
A new entitlement to health
Nick Clegg: Labour's centralised NHS is over. Patients must get the treatment they want when they need it – and that means top-up payments
PruHealth’s ‘free gyms’ promise runs out of puff
The health insurer has changed its terms already and policyholders could pay up to £600 a year more
Insured for an arm and a leg
Many factors are driving the rising costs of international health insurance
Insurance fraud
Dean Baker: The lack of transparency in the US healthcare industry means insurance companies can abuse patients by denying their claims
Johnson signals support for social care insurance
Alan Johnson today signalled his support for a new form of social care insurance as he launched a national debate on future support services for the elderly
Is accident cover just a waste of money?
Insurance: As Barclays launches a sales push, Sam Dunn looks at all policies and whether consumers are better off steering clear of them
Factsheet: Income protection insurance
Income protection insurance - also known as permanent health insurance - is designed to replace part of your lost earnings if you are unable to work because of illness or disability.
Take cover before you’re hit by cost of dementia
Alzheimer's is now on the insurers' list of critical illnesses, writes Huma Qureshi.
Prudential to sell health cover on high street as market share falls
Prudential is to sell personal medical insurance in 1,500 Boots stores in an attempt to grab a higher share of the £3bn-a-year market.