Economy

More than two in five (45%) of those who recently helped plan a funeral say they were shocked and stressed when it came to the cost - with almost one in five...

Visitors to Qatar will have to pay fees as of today if they need to get medical treatment from the country’s public health system. Citizens and other residents continue to have free...

As the number of people who are financially struggling increases, fewer people are acquiring protection cover, according to the latest research from LV=.  “Financial stresses are forcing people to dip into savings...

Bahrain has seen double-figure growth for its private medical insurance (PMI) industry over the last six months, according to latest figures from the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB).  That growth has driven...

Employees in Hong Kong experience the highest levels of mental or physical exhaustion at the conclusion of their workday, according to a report on the state of mental health across 12 Asian...

Almost half a million people have now joined the ranks of economically inactive due to long-term sickness. While June data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) indicated a new record of...

The development of a hybrid international private medical insurance (IPMI) and local product in Hong Kong has blurred the market for IPMI policies there, according to Aniz Sirajudin regional IPMI leader for...

Rising costs and growing demand for health insurance products have created a significant uptick in UK Treasury revenue, according to an analysis of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) data on Insurance Premium...

Vhi Healthcare (Vhi), Ireland’s largest health insurer, has announced that it is to increase prices by an average of 7.0% as of next month.  The state-owned company says the increase is driven...

Slow growth in the IPMI market in Hong Kong can be boosted if insurers pay more attention to improving their levels of service and tailoring it more for the local market, according...