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The global insurance industry has strengthened its resilience in a challenging environment, led largely by health insurance that has returned to positive growth, according to Swiss Re Institute.  But after a resilient...

Medical plan costs around the globe are set to increase at a faster rate in 2024 than 2023, with the UK set to have one of the highest rates of increase in...

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...

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...

Unum Dental has secured the renewal rights for global health services provider Cigna Healthcare’s dental customers as the US-based insurer divests its UK dental business. The move by Cigna is a continuation...

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...

The diabetes market in France is expected to reach US$3.39bn in 2028 and expand at a rate of 2.75% over the next five years, according to a report from Research and Markets....

An economic system that is based on capitalism, coupled with an aging demographic, has helped to ensure that health costs in Hong Kong are among the highest in the world. Stephen Ho,...

As artificial intelligence becomes one of the most talked about new technologies since the advent of the mobile phone, not everyone is convinced that it will prove to be a good thing...