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What a policy covers

Most disappointment with private cover comes from a benefit the buyer assumed was included. These guides go benefit by benefit through what is usually covered, what is capped, and what is almost never paid.

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Private health insurance: cancer cover

If you are here because a cancer has just been diagnosed, or is being investigated now, take the honest answer first: a policy bought today will not pay fo…

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What a policy covers

Private health insurance: dental cover

Most private health insurance in the UK is built around diagnosing and treating illness; a check-up, a filling or a crown sits outside that. So "private he…

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