Bupa enhances critical illness offering
Bupa has stated it will now grant group critical illness claimants (and their families) access to independent and confidential advice, guidance and medical information.
The enhanced feature comes at no increase in premium cost.
The Best Doctors® service includes a database 50,000 medical professionals strong, and will provide independent and expert medical assessments of conditions.
The service augments, rather than replaces, the treating doctor, giving a headstart to a correct diagnosis and thus speeding up appropriate treatment.
Bupa Health Assurance Director Steve Payne has said that the enhanced service provided will help employers to fully support their staff.
Payne added that the independence of the medical specialists dispensing advice meant that it did not affect the assessment or result of a claim.
In December last year, Bupa revealed that just 2% of critical illness claims were turned down due to non-disclosure, and less than 10% were declined for not conforming to the policy definition.
The firm’s average payout for a critical illness claim was, last year, £98,000.
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