Notes to editors

Groupama Healthcare is the UK's 8th largest health insurer and is centred in Letchworth.

Groupama Healthcare is the specialist health insurance brand of Groupama Insurances, one of the UK's leading general insurers. In addition to health insurance, the UK group offers motor and home cover and also provides insurance protection to a growing number of smaller UK businesses.

The company employs over 800 staff in the UK and is an accredited 'Investor in People'.

Award winning

Groupama Healthcare was Highly Commended in the 2008 Customer Service Awards and won 'Most Innovative New Health Insurance Product’ at the 2006 Health Insurance Awards for Santé by Groupama Healthcare

Groupama Insurances was also winner of the ‘Claims Initiative of the Year’ Award in the 2007 British Insurance Awards, and was highly commended in the Business of the Year category in the 2007 National Business Awards. Groupama Insurances won the 'Company of the Year' Award in the Insurance Day Awards 2005, was winner of the 'E-Business Award' in the British Insurance Awards 2005 and in both 2005 and 2006 was 'Highly Commended' in category for 'General Insurer of the Year'. 

An impressive pedigree

Groupama Insurances is part of European financial services giant Groupama, an international insurance and financial services business that generates annual revenues in excess of 14 billion euros.

Groupama is the second general insurer in France and the country's number one individual health insurer.

Visit www.groupamahealthcare.co.uk or www.groupama.co.uk for more details about UK activities or go to www.groupama.com for further information relating to the worldwide group

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