26th September 2002: Zurich Financial Services has joined forces with BUPA to offer bespoke medical insurance cover to Zurich's customers from 1 October 2002. The partnership will enable Zurich and BUPA to offer each other's products to their respective customers.
BUPA Heartbeat will give Zurich customers flexible cover, through a personal health plan and can be arranged according to each customer's individual needs. Customers will also have 24 hour access to a dedicated personal health care team for information and guidance on any health or medical issue.
Ray Greenshields, CEO of Zurich's UK Life Business, says:
"Joining forces with BUPA enables us to offer our customers a good quality competitively priced product to suit their specific needs and pockets. We are looking to extend this joint approach and are actively seeking opportunities to offer other BUPA products to our customers.
"Zurich Advice Network advisers can now offer our customers access to the best healthcare brand. BUPA has a highly professional approach to expert advice and the most appropriate solution for each customer."
Val Gooding, BUPA's chief executive said:
"With healthcare high on people's list of priorities, Zurich customers can now include BUPA cover in their financial planning. More people than ever before are signing up for medical insurance giving them the reassurance that their health care costs will be covered.
"Zurich is building a powerful brand in the UK. We hope to be able to offer leading Zurich products to BUPA customers in the near future and are working on other opportunities for further joint initiatives."
BUPA Heartbeat offers a range of flexible options based on individual circumstances and allows customers to select their most convenient payment method, including fixing subscriptions for five or ten years.
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