Customer numbers fuel Sovereign growth

Cash plan provider Sovereign Health Care has reported a 4.5% rise in premium income to £11.4m for the year ended 31 December 2013.The not-for-profit provider, which celebrated its 140th anniversary during the year, attributed the increase to a net rise in customer numbers. Claims paid remained relatively stable at £6.8m agai8nst £6.7m in 2012. Net…