International

Effective support for an expat’s family has emerged as one of the strongest predictors of success on international assignments, according to Axa Global Healthcare. With costs for international placements rising 58% on...

Allianz Partners is launching a range of international private medical insurance (IPMI) plans for individuals and families as part of its Care product offering. The policies are available only for new business...

Across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, workplace wellbeing is evolving in quieter, more complex ways than in other parts of the world. While regions like Latin America (LATAM) and Europe, Middle East and...

Oneglobal Brasil, the Brazilian arm of international insurance and reinsurance broker Oneglobal Broking Limited, has acquired Proativa Benefits Consulting, a brokerage specialising in corporate benefits management, for an undisclosed sum.  The group...

Dealing with cancer is probably one of the last things on the mind of most young people as they prepare to take on the world, both physically and metaphorically. However, understanding the...

Diverse, dynamic and dramatic. These are probably the three best words to describe the Latin America international private medical insurance (IPMI) market – at least based on an initial introduction. Health &...

Insurers must be clearer on what is driving medical inflation and what they are doing to ease the burden on customers, Howden UK health and benefits CEO and global practice leader Glenn...

Channel Insurance Brokers has hired Darren Nicol as account director. Nicol (pictured) joins from Pacific Prime where he was a business development manager (BDM). Earlier in his career, Nicol was also a...

Global health insurance costs are set to rise by more than 10% again next year, but the UK will buck the trend by posting a slight easing of inflation. WTW's survey of...

Zurich Insurance Group has appointed Megan Shao as chief claims officer for Asia Pacific (APAC). Shao re-joins Zurich from Axa as of 1 February 2026. There she served as head of claims,...