Excess Insurance
Introducing an excess on your existing private medical insurance policy, then covering the excess with an excess insurance policy, can help lower the overall cost of your health insurance cover.
How an Excess Works
Excess Insurance cover is used to reduce the overall cost of a company’s Private Medical Insurance Cover.
An excess is the amount of money an employee is required to pay towards claims made on their private medical insurance (PMI) policy if one is chosen by the employer.
The excess amounts in PMI policies typically range from £50 to £1,000 per person per year. In return for agreeing to pay an excess, the insurer will reward the company by reducing the employees’ premiums.
Reducing Benefit-in-Kind
Introducing an excess, followed by taking out an Excess Insurance Policy to cover the insured members’ excess payments will, in the majority of cases, reduce the overall cost of health cover to the employer and lower an employee’s P11D rate, with the added benefit of enhanced shortfall protection cover (covering shortfalls of up to £500).