Norwich Union Healthcare is launching a unique all in one healthcare package to all its group Private Medical Insurance policyholders on 1 September 2003+. This new added value service called Personal Health Manager is available at no additional cost and is a service accessible online.
Norwich Union Healthcare is launching a unique all in one healthcare package to all its group Private Medical Insurance policyholders on 1 September 2003+. This new added value service called Personal Health Manager is available at no additional cost and is a service accessible online.
The key benefits available from Personal Health Manager:
- Symptom Assessment
- Health Planner
- Medical Encyclopaedia
- Waiting List Guide
- 24 hour GP helpline
- Stress Counselling helpline
Nicole Hockley, Communications Manager, Norwich Union Healthcare, said: “The key benefit of Personal Health Manager for employers is that it re-defines group Private Medical Insurance by focussing on employees’ well-being. Employees can now benefit from a comprehensive range of interactive tools to help them stay healthy alongside the usual Private Medical Insurance benefits. We like to think of this package of benefits as real health insurance because of its unique offering across the whole board.
Hockley continued: “According to the CBI Annual Absence Survey 2002, short-term illness costs British business Ł11.6 billion a year. By using the health planner this could help employees to lead a healthier lifestyle and improve well-being, and not just help them when they are ill. It could also potentially save employers money in sickness absence costs.”
For further information on Personal Health Manager and for a free annual intermediary trial access code** intermediaries should call 0845 3000 649*.
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Press office contacts:
James Evans 08703 66 68 78
Out of hours 07790 487105
Lorna Wiltshire 08703 66 68 78
Out of hours 07788 471849
Louise Goffee 08703 66 68 70
Out of hours 07810 057362
Ian Beggs 08703 66 68 71
Out of hours 07790 487533
Notes to editors
- Norwich Union is the UK’s largest insurer. It is a leading provider of life, pensions and investment products and one of the leading IFA providers. IFAs provide around 70% of the company’s long-term savings business.
- Norwich Union has strategic alliances with building societies and other leading UK brand names including Tesco Personal Finance and The Royal Bank of Scotland Group.
- Norwich Union’s news releases and a selection of images are available from Aviva's internet press centre at www.aviva.com/media
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* For security and administration calls to and from Norwich Union Healthcare may be monitored and/or recorded.
**The access code referred to in the body of the release is for intermediaries use only and should not be passed to clients. The GP and Stress Counselling Helplines are not available as part of any trial. Personal Health Manager is strictly available for use in and by residents of the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man only.
- Norwich Union Healthcare was founded in 1990 as the healthcare arm of Norwich Union and now provides a range of income protection and private medical insurance products to around 750,000 customers. It is one of the largest providers of income protection and private medical insurance in the UK.
- Norwich Union Healthcare is a member if the General Insurance Standards Council and the Association of British Insurers.