International

South Africa president Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to sign the National Health Insurance bill (NHI) into law tomorrow (15 May 2024).   But the bill has proven controversial, with private sector organisation...

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC) in Saudi Arabia has appointed Dr Björn Zoéga as deputy CEO.  Icelander Björn Zoéga's career in healthcare management and policy includes his most recent...

Global insurance brokerage Arthur J Gallagher & Co has acquired Melbourne, Victoria-based Health Insurance Consultants Australia (HICA).   Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.  HICA is a specialist health insurance consultancy...

Whether international private medical insurance (IPMI) advisers should move to a fee only model was one of the questions raised at Health & Protection's third annual IPMI Summit last week. A new...

Big insurance brands in the international private medical insurance (IPMI) space have an easier time getting new customers than newer entrants, thanks to the power of their brand, according to Matt Howells,...

Hong Kong-based Insurance broker Pacific Prime has partnered with Hong Kong insurtech company MixCare Health with the aim of improving the delivery and range of health and wellness employee benefits. Pacific Prime...

The vast majority of companies in Hong Kong are looking to add or enhance at least some of their insurance benefits in the next two years (69%), according to a Chartered Institute...

An initiative which charged local care home residents with creating new telemetry bags to drive down waste at an Icelandic hospital is a shining example of how circularity can be brought into...

Advisers thinking about adding protection advice to their services should think carefully about the insurer they work with and do good quality research around quotes, propositions and terms of business. This is...

Maintaining consistency across regional markets is a key challenge for the international private medical insurance (IPMI) market, according to Christopher Hughes, founder and managing director at Health Well Solutions.  “For me, one...