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US international people movements are being driven by geopolitical changes creating a market in great flux, Owain Thomas hears.   Geopolitical elements can have a significant effect on global mobility even during...

Willis Towers Watson has appointed Sarah Jane Allan as an employee benefits consultant for group risk within its  mid-market health and benefits team Allan joins from Alexander Beard where she was an...

In the fourth part of UnitedHealthcare Global’s series on workplace wellbeing, we turn our attention to Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), where employers are making significant strides in embedding health...

Life insurance providers need more products and support to take greater account of increasingly aging populations, according to Swiss Re projections. The reinsurer said insurers need to move from income replacement and...

Insurers expect health benefit claim costs increases to exceed 10% in most global regions for a sixth consecutive year. However, for the first time in four years insurers expect a shift towards...

Aviva is calling for larger corporates to be compelled to clearly communicate the details of their workplace health and wellbeing support and a voluntary national health at work standard for SMEs.  The...

Iress is expanding its ex-smoker pricing to multi-benefit products on The Exchange.  The expansion also sees the addition of Scottish Widows, bringing the total number of supporting insurers to nine; including Aviva,...

Bluecrest has partnered with cardiology centre One Heart Clinic in a bid to improve self-pay access to specialist heart care for those without private medical insurance. Rolled out this month, the arrangement...

As customer demand evolves to wider populations, Abigail Montrose hears it may be time to drop the international clause from IPMI.   Confidence in the international private medical insurance (IPMI) market remains...

Specialist Risk Group (SRG) has acquired Health Partners Europe Limited and Sempris Limited for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 1993, HPE provides services for the design and running of bespoke healthcare schemes...