Stuart Hendy

PMI Expert and Head of Publishing, PremierPMI

20 years in UK private medical insurance, Underwriting and corporate placement specialist

20 years of experience

LinkedIn profile

Specialisms

Pre-existing conditions · Corporate placements · Underwriting · Team training

Biography

Stuart brings over 20 years of experience advising on UK private medical insurance. He is a key member of the private medical insurance team and Head of the Publishing Team, gathering detailed client requirements, liaising with insurers on tailored quotes, and running training on insurer product changes and underwriting nuance.

Articles written

• What does private health insurance cover?
• Does private health insurance cover cancer treatment?
• Can you get health insurance after cancer?
• How do NHS waiting lists actually work?
• Does going private affect your NHS care?
• How does private health insurance work in the UK?
• How do health insurance renewals work, and why do premiums rise?
• Health insurance for over-50s: what changes and what to check
• Leaving a job? What happens to your health insurance
• What is life insurance, and how does it work in the UK?
• What does putting life insurance in trust mean?
• What is critical illness cover, and how does it work in the UK?
• Do critical illness policies pay out?
• What is income protection insurance, and how does it work in the UK?
• Income protection for the self-employed: how it works
• What is business protection, and which businesses need it?
• Business loan protection: covering company borrowing
• Heart conditions and insurance: cover, underwriting and claims
• How the NHS and private healthcare fit together
• Health insurance costs where you live: how location shapes price

Articles reviewed

• How does medical underwriting work?
• How much does a private endoscopy cost?
• How much does a private colonoscopy cost?
• How much does private cataract surgery cost?
• How much does private hernia repair cost?
• How much does private gallbladder removal cost?
• How much does private cancer treatment cost in the UK?
• Does private health insurance cover cancer surgery?
• How does health insurance treat pre-existing cancer?
• How long are NHS waiting times right now?
• How do NHS waiting times differ across the UK?
• What does private health insurance not cover?
• Can you get health insurance with a pre-existing condition?
• Health insurance for the self-employed
• Is private health insurance worth it? An honest framework
• How much life insurance do I need?
• Life insurance vs mortgage protection insurance: what’s the difference?
• Over-50s life insurance explained: guaranteed acceptance plans
• What does critical illness cover pay out for?
• Critical illness cover for children: how it works
• Income protection deferred periods explained: how long before it pays
• Income protection and pre-existing conditions
• Key person insurance: how it works and how much cover to buy
• Group critical illness cover explained
• High blood pressure and insurance: how underwriters treat it
• Diabetes and insurance cover: type 1, type 2 and underwriting
• Private health insurance in London: hospitals, costs and choices
• Private health insurance in Scotland: NHS context and cover
• Private health insurance in rural areas of the UK
• Critical illness cover: what is it and why might you need it?
• Is critical illness cover worth it?
• Does income protection cover redundancy?
• Does private health insurance cover dental treatment?