About Bupa
BUPA
Bupa offers health insurance products and services to more than 14 million people around the world.
Our products provide coverage in your own country or abroad and provide access to our global network of hospitals and clinics and our 24-hour helpline.
We offer medical insurance plans for families, individuals, and large and small organizations alike.
OUR
COMMITMENT
COMMITMENT
We have no shareholders,
so we reinvest our profits in better products
and services for you.
We have maintained a sustained financial growth and continue to consolidate our credentials as a healthcare leader, allowing us to optimize products and services in synergy with accredited healthcare providers.
WE HELP
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITIES
Bupa's social responsibility is at the heart of everything we do.
Social responsibility has always been part of Bupa's corporate philosophy.
We identify the health needs and wellbeing of our communities, and help through volunteer programs, fundraising, and donations to charities around the world.
Bupa's social commitment extends far beyond our customer base. Through our support for medical research, our contribution to the health and care debate, and our community support and charitable donations, we improve the health and wellbeing of entire communities.
ALLIED
HEALTH
HEALTH
We help people live longer, healthier, happier lives.
We fulfill this promise by being our members’ advocate, providing them with personalized healthcare services and support throughout their lives.
We help you make informed healthcare decisions.
PERSONALIZED
ATTENTION
ATTENTION
We combine
our international experience with
local and personalized attention.
When our members need us most, our medical experience is unparalleled. We have professional medical staff available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to ensure our members receive the best medical care available.
We serve more than 11 million members from 190 countries around the world, giving us a unique global advantage for the benefit of our members.
Our History
1950-1959
We began the first major company health insurance scheme.
Membership grew as demand for healthcare increased dramatically. To meet this demand, Bupa founded the Nursing Homes Charitable Trust, later renamed Nuffield Hospitals.
By 1955, Bupa membership had exceeded 200,000.
In 1954, Sanitas was founded to provide health insurance in Spain.
1960-1969
In the face of huge pressure on UK hospital places, Bupa’s hospital funding programme created a national network providing quality care.
Bupa helped found the International Federation of Voluntary Health Service Funds and Bupa membership reached 1.5 million.
1970-1979
We launched the Bupa Foundation, an independent medical research charity funded by Bupa.
With a commitment to wellness, we also pioneered the concept of health screening, opening the very first screening centre in central London.
We also first began to expand to provide services across Asia, beginning in Hong Kong in 1976.
1980-1989
We grew our European footprint by acquiring Sanitas, by then Spain’s largest healthcare organisation, in 1989.
We also began working in tandem with the UK's National Health Service, including managing services, and began working with universities in the postgraduate training of young doctors.
In 1982, Bupa International was launched to provide worldwide medical cover to people working outside their home country.
1990-1999
Bupa entered the care homes sector with the first acquisition of 30 homes in the UK in 1996.
Today, we are the world's largest provider of residential care for older people, providing care across the UK, Spain, New Zealand and Australia. We also expanded our Asian footprint to Thailand in the mid-1990s.
2000-2009
We have continued to grow rapidly, with the major acquisitions of MBF, HBA, and Mutual Community in Australia.
We made further acquisitions in New Zealand and Latin America and bought Health Dialog, a specialists in effective healthcare management, in the Usa.
2010-Present
Max Bupa, our newest venture, commenced in India in 2010 in partnership with Max India.