International

UnitedHealth Group has expressed the company's deep sadness and shock following the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Reports from the US reveal Thompson (pictured) was shot dead yesterday morning outside the...

Singapore is a leading international private medical insurance (IPMI) market in Asia, and like much of the rest of the world it has been facing a rapidly changing environment, from the post-Covid...

Tyler Ogilvie, (pictured) vice president for international benefits at Penmore Financial Group based in Calgary, Canada speaks to Health & Protection about the importance of adding value, learning from his mother, why...

Benefex has bought Vebnet from Standard Life and will take over provision of flexible benefit services to 31 employers. The firms have not disclosed the cost of the acquisition but announced the...

Lockton has announced that Sudip Indani has joined Lockton India in the role of managing director - head of people solutions, India, based in Mumbai.  Indani has more than 20 years of experience...

Healthcare benefit costs in the UK are projected to outstrip increases across the globe, according to research from Willis Towers Watson (WTW). The research found that while these costs are projected to...

While global life expectancy has stalled since 2010 due to the pandemic, increased resistance to antibiotics and rising levels of obesity, promising technologies for future medical advancement are providing reasons for optimism...

Cigna Healthcare has announced that it is not looking to acquire rival US health insurer Humana, the possibility of which had been widely reported last month.  A release from Cigna stated: “In light...

Axa Global Healthcare has launched a modular international private medical insurance (IPMI) plan for small businesses of up to 74 employees. The Global Health Adapt plans will be available for all new...

The modern, globally mobile workforce and the rise of the digital nomad presents a unique set of challenges for insurers and how they handle individual international private medical insurance (IPMI) products.  Meanwhile,...