Best Doctors

Best Doctors is considering branching out into wellness, occupational health and potentially general insurance.

One of the main reasons firms buy a workplace health benefits programme is to integrate benefits.

In the first of a planned series of protection policy improvements, Ageas Protect has extended its existing partnership with Best Doctors and now gives all new customers access to expert medical opinions as soon as their policy goes on-risk.

Ensuring the right diagnosis for a medical condition will be crucial for employee health and employer private medical insurance costs, Canada Life has said.

The internet has been a "big influencer" in higher patient expectations, Best Doctors has stated.

Canada Life Group Insurance has added an additional Best Doctors service as part of its Group Income Protection (GIP) and Group Critical Illness (GCI) products.

Westfield Health has added Best Doctors expert second medical opinion service to its cash plan range.

Friends Life has launched a microsite connecting advisers to information on Protect+ service Best Doctors.

People are increasingly depending on the internet for health related information, Best Doctors has said.

Friends Life has signed a new long-term agreement with Best Doctors to include its service in its individual protection policies sold through recognised IFAs.