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The Message Being Sent to Health Cash Providers is Innovate and Adapt or Prepare to Be Taken Over

Posted on: Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 09:00 CST

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c31450) has announced the addition of Health Cash 2006 to their offering.

Health cash is now a fast moving and innovative market. Takeovers and mergers are changing the ground rules. New products, new ideas are constant. The old idea of hospital cash has been replaced by health cash with many benefits to improve health and wellness

In the 18 months since the last annual report on the subject, in the market there has been many new product ideas and important takeovers. The message to health cash providers is innovate and change, or join the queue to be taken over.

PURPOSE OF REPORT

To look strategically at the UK health cash market from a business perspective, the companies, the market, the products

WHO NEEDS IT

Health and health cash insurers and intermediaries in the UK and abroad

Consultants, bankers, and advisors

Libraries

QUESTIONS POSED

What direction are products taking ?

What are the distribution routes?

Which providers will survive?

What innovations should providers be considering?

IT COULD STOP YOU

Being inactive

Taking the wrong direction

Ignoring a market that has potential

IT COULD HELP YOU

Develop new products

Develop new distribution channels

Know which competitors to watch out for

Target takeover possibilities

FIVE KEY POINTS

Employee benefits is a vital area

HSA is seeking more companies to buy

Health and wellness are a priority

Product innovation and development is a must

The range of alternative health benefits is expanding

Companies Mentioned

THE HSA EMPIRE - HAS - BCWA - HSAPERSONAL - HEALTHSURE - LHF

PENDING TAKEOVERS - STANDARD LIFE HEALTHCARE - FIRST ASSIST INSURANCE - GROUPAMA HEALTHCARE - CLINICARE

OTHER IMPORTANT UNDERWRITERS - AIG - AXA PPP healthcare - BOLTON AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL SATURDAY COUNCIL - BUPA - CARDIF PINNACLE HEALTHCARE - CASSIDY DAVIS - CS HEALTHCARE - FORESTERS - HSF I - THE HEALTH SCHEME - HEALTH SHIELD - IMG EUROPE - KILN - LLOYDS TSB INSURANCE - MEDICASH - NORWICH UNION HEALTHCARE - PAYCARE - PREMIER HEALTH BENEFITS - SOVEREIGN HEALTH CARE - UNITED PATIENTS PLAN - WPA - WHA HEALTHCARE - WESTFIELD HEALTH - WHCA

OTHERS WHO UNDERWRITE - ANGLO- SAXONS FRIENDLY SOCIETY - DRUIDS SHEFFIELD FRIENDLY SOCIETY - GWENT HOSPITALS CONTRIBUTORY FUND - HCS - KINGSTON UNITY - MALVERN AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL FUND - MIDLAND COUNTIES - NATIONAL DEPOSIT FRIENDLY SOCIETY LIMITED - PHS - TRANSPORT FRIENDLY SOCIETY LIMITED - UNITED LIFE AND HEALTH

SPECIAL SCHEMES - BENENDEN HEALTHCARE - CAPITAL HEALTHCARE - FREEDOM - HEALTHNET - HMCA - HOSPITAL PLAN - LEGAL AND GENERAL HEALTHCARE - MED EX - PATIENT CHOICE - SAGA - SECURE HEALTH - YOUR HEALTH +

BANKS - BARCLAYS - FIRST DIRECT - HBOS

HEALTH INSURERS NOT IN HEALTHCASH - CIGNA HEALTHCARE EXETER HEALTHCARE - EXETER FRIENDLY SOCIETY LIMITED - GENERAL AND MEDICAL - GOODHEALTH - HEALTH- ON-LINE - PRUHEALTH - UNIVERSAL PROVIDENT

IRELAND - BUPA IRELAND LIMITED - HSA IRELAND - HSF IRELAND - THE HEALTH SCHEME - INSURETY - VHI HEALTHCARE - VIVAS HEALTH

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c31450

Source: Business Wire

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