April International is partnering with local insurer Salama to offer its international private medical insurance (IPMI) products in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
It is the insurer’s first move into the Middle East and is being supported by Salama which is a major provider of Takaful solutions in the country.
The products will be distributed by Salama, supported by April International’s teams and will be available to policyholders in the UAE and during their stay abroad.
April International Asia and Middle East CEO Romain di Meglio said: “Through this partnership, we aim to bring new, fully compliant international health insurance solutions to UAE consumers.
“The solutions developed with Salama rely on the full range of our recognised digital services direct billing access to one of the widest networks in the GCC and the full support from our medical experts.”
Salama CEO Fahim Al Shehhi added collaboration was in line with its mission “to provide access to reliable health insurance solutions anywhere in the world by partnering with global organisations that share our vision.”
