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Nescafe has taken out a medical insurance policy for one of its staff that will pay out £2 million: but only for one specific condition.

The policy covers the company against Dave Roberts losing his sense of smell. That's because Roberts is an expert coffee taster who travels the world looking for new varieties of beans to include in blends.

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Aviva UK Health has been voted Health Insurance Company of the Year at the 2010 Health Insurance Magazine Awards.

The annual industry event was held at the Grosvenor House in London on 21st October with a number of awards given to celebrate the achievements of insurers and brokers in the UK health insurance industry.

Some of the awards and winners were:

Best Individual Private Medical Insurance Provider Full Story

There's been a steep rise in the proportion of complaints about medical insurance being upheld.

Historically only around half of all insurance-related complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service have been upheld. That may soon be changing as the proportion upheld rose for most categories in the last quarter. Most notably, the ratio for Full Story

The chairman of the National Institution for Health and Clinical Excellence says the attitudes of the health insurance industry mean Huntington's Disease may be far more prevalent than official figures show.

Professor Sir Michael Rawlings says the fact that insurers can charge higher premiums for those at risk of contracting the disease means many potential sufferers may have gone unrecorded.

The child of a Huntington's sufferer has a 50% chance of inheriting the Full Story

Almost 50,000 people complained to the Financial Ombudsman Service about payment protection insurance providers last year. The news come shortly after the Competition Commission announced a major restriction on the way such cover is sold.

The FOS said payment protection was by far the biggest problem among consumers, making up 30% of all complaints over financial products. The next-biggest problem, current Full Story

A soldier says he may lose part of a £25,000 medical insurance payout after walking on to the pitch at Wembley.

Private Dave Tatlock claimed on a specialist armed forces policy after being paralysed by shrapnel in Afghanistan. He defied doctors' expectations by being able to walk again with the aid of a stick, but remains afflicted and has lost the full use of his left foot.

Tatlock made his appearance as a guest of honour in February during the Manchester Full Story

Bupa has been voted Health Insurance Company of the Year at the 2009 Health Insurance Awards.

The annual industry event was held at the Grosvenor House in London on 22nd October with a number of awards given to celebrate the achievements of insurers and brokers in the UK health insurance arena.

Some of the awards and winners were:

Best Individual Private Medical Insurance Provider

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According to research by Employee Benefits magazine and Simplyhealth (HSA), employers remain committed to looking after their staff despite the recession and widespread cutbacks.

The findings of the annual survey show that spending on employee healthcare benefits, in the form of Health Cash Plans, has risen by a huge Full Story

New research by Bupa Health Insurance has highlighted the need for greater support for UK workers if a workplace health time bomb is to be avoided.

The survey of the UK’s ten biggest cities revealed that more than 40% of people say they are overweight, around 66% don’t eat the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, and more than 40% tuck into a fast food meal at Full Story

A Bupa survey of it's customers has resulted in it's healthcare cash plan achieving record customer satisfaction scores, with a substantial 92% of customers rating the service as either 'very good' or 'excellent'.

The scores come as the Bupa Cash Plan celebrates its 10th year of providing cover for healthcare expenses such as eye tests, dental care and chiropody plus other treatments that are not readily available on the Full Story