Economy

Only 55% of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Hong Kong are aware of the workplace coverage they are legally required to provide, according to research from QBE. The SME survey of...

Health insurance premiums in the USA are likely to increase at a rate higher than inflation in 2024, according to the American Academy of Actuaries.  Healthcare costs in the US are outpacing...

Axa Hong Kong and Macau has partnered with insurtech product development platform CoverGo. The aim is to increase Axa’s service efficiency by increasing speed to market for new products and to improving...

More than a third of people in the UK have struggled to secure an appointment with a GP this past month. This is according to data from the Office for National Statistics...

Dubai has jumped two places to the fourth spot in global individual international private medical insurance (IPMI) premiums, up from sixth in 2021, with an 8% increase to US$5,687, according to a...

NHS dentistry is facing a crisis of access, and a complete shake up is needed to prevent further decline in oral health, according to a House of Commons select committee report. “The...

US president Joe Biden is moving against short-term health insurance, referred to as junk insurance, with the aim of boosting the effectiveness of Obamacare. Under new rules, short-term insurance would be for...

Guardian has joined the Group for Autism, Insurance, Investment and Neurodiversity (Gain) as corporate member.   Through its membership, Guardian said it “seeks to provide better support to neurodivergent people within its business,...

Global health premiums will likely contract in 2023 as post-pandemic normalisation continues, according to a Swiss Re report on the state of insurance across the world.  "We estimate that global medex premiums...

Premium volumes declined in the UK last year, but its insurance market displaced Japan to become the third largest in the world, according to Swiss Re. The UK moved up to third...