myTribe Insurance Experts is an independent insurance ratings and research organisation. We give the public an unbiased view of financial products and private healthcare, and we work with journalists, producers and researchers who need that independence backed by original data and qualified commentary.
We cover private health insurance, life insurance and income protection, along with private healthcare, private dentistry and the cost of treatment. Each year we publish three independent star ratings programmes across these markets, analysing thousands of policy features.
Our team holds Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) qualifications, and we're authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (reference 1008629). We don't sell insurance and we don't accept paid placements, so our commentary isn't tied to any provider.
Everything we share is free to use with attribution to myTribe Insurance Experts. We can usually turn a request around quickly, whether you need a quote on deadline or a specific figure to support a story.
What we can comment on
Our experts are available for background, written comment or interview on topics including:
- Private health insurance: how it works, what it costs, renewals, claims and pre-existing conditions, mental health and cancer cover, and how the leading providers compare
- The cost of going private: treatment costs from GP appointments and diagnostics through to surgery, and the self-pay options people are turning to while facing NHS waits
- Private dentistry: the cost of common treatments and the widening gap between NHS and private dental care
- Life insurance: what it costs, the types of cover available, securing cover with a health condition, and protecting your family and your home
- Income protection: how it works for employees and the self-employed, and which insurers actually pay claims
- The wider market: NHS waiting times, the rise in self-pay, and what private cover and treatment cost year on year
If your story sits slightly outside this list, it's still worth asking. We'll tell you honestly if it's not something we can speak to.
Experts available for comment
Chris Steele, founder and editor (Cert CII)
Chris founded myTribe and leads our research and ratings on private health insurance and healthcare. He holds the CII Certificate in Insurance and has spent over a decade writing about the private medical market. He has a close working relationship with brokers in the market and is a fierce advocate for consumers, able to offer expert comment which is relatable, timely and factual to audiences.
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Richard Eagling, senior editor
Richard covers life insurance, income protection and wider personal finance, with more than 25 years in financial journalism. He was previously editor of Investment, Life & Pensions Moneyfacts and most recently managing editor at NerdWallet UK.
myTribe’s data and research
We run original research across all three product lines and have been tracking some of these costs and pricing trends for several years, which makes year-on-year comparisons straightforward to pull together.
Datasets we can share with you include:
- Cost of private health insurance, 2022 to 2026, built from thousands of real quotes and broken down by age, location and cover level
- Cost of private dentistry, 2022 to 2026, covering common treatments such as check-ups, fillings, root canals and implants
- Cost of private medical treatment, including procedures such as hip and knee replacements, cataract surgery, colonoscopies and consultations
- Private cancer treatment claim data, showing the typical cost of treating different cancers privately
- The cost of life insurance, based on thousands of real quotes for different types of life cover
We're happy to prepare a bespoke cut of the data for a specific angle, supply charts, or talk a reporter through the methodology. If you need a figure verified or want to know how it was calculated, just ask.
Get in touch
For comment, data or interview requests, contact us at press@mytribeinsurance.co.uk or call 01202 145299, Monday to Friday, 9am to 7pm.
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Where our work has appeared
Our research and experts have featured in titles including The Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, the Financial Times, the BBC, Sky News, the Daily Mail, the Daily Express, the Mirror, iNews and the Evening Standard, as well as industry titles such as Cover Magazine and Moneyfacts.