International

The pandemic has brought huge changes to healthcare insurance but perhaps nowhere as much Qatar, where it may have helped usher in a mandatory insurance system. Amber Musson-Thorp, commercial head of Lifecare...

US non profit organisation Fair Health has launched a free mobile app aimed at arming university students with the skills to make informed health insurance choices. Colleges and universities can use the...

Online health insurance marketplace EHealth has secured a $225m (£159.6m) investment from global alternative investment firm HIG Capital. California-headquartered EHealth operates an online marketplace offering consumers a choice of insurance products including...

Insurance technology firm Reliance Global Group has acquired health insurance agency JP Kush and Associates. It joins the seven broker firms already aquired by the technology business. Following the acquisition, JP Kush...

Joint venture healthcare company Sutter Health Aetna has revealed plans to offer its fully insured products to employers across Northern California for the 2022 enrolment season. The move follows the California Department...

Governments across the globe have been urged to consider implementing maximum working times as new research from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) reveals three quarters of...

Shortlists for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2021 provider categories have been revealed after advisers voted to support their favoured providers. The shortlists cover 15 categories spanning the breadth of the...

Huma Therapeutics has completed its latest funding round with raising financing of approximately $130m (£91m). The investment will be used by the UK health tech firm to scale its modular platform and...

Canadian benefits consulting firm Riverview Insurance Solutions (RIS) is to merge with compatriot firm Sterling Capital Brokers (SCB). It is the latest move for Sterling in its national expansion after completing the...

Wipro is supporting its staff in India with access to Covid care centres and a nurturing wellness platform as the pandemic takes its toll on the subcontinent. Last week, Health & Protection revealed...