International

Howden Insurance Brokers has acquired the business and assets of Singapore-based specialist insurance agency Aegis Insurance Agencies for an undisclosed sum. Launched in 2003, Aegis offers bespoke retail insurance solutions, specialising in...

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules requiring brokers to assess the value other intermediaries in the chain bring can apply equally to international partners as they do domestic ones. This is according to...

Health & Protection's inaugural IPMI Summit took place last week at The Grove in Hertfordshire. The two-day event saw advisers and intermediaries working in the international private medical insurance (IPMI) and healthcare...

Voting for the best insurance and service providers in UK Health & Protection Awards 2022 closes this week. Advisers, brokers and other intermediaries can vote here to recognise the providers they believe...

Business leaders are increasingly looking to send management level staff on international assignments rather than going themselves, according to the Institute of Directors (IoD). Brian Hall, chairman of the world trade group...

Insurers are refusing to renew private medical insurance coverage for Russian nationals due to the ongoing conflict in the Ukraine, despite clients having no connections to the Russian establishment or sanctions regime....

Overbilling and overtreating are driving soaring medical insurance costs in the Middle East as patients are leaving appointments with bulging bags of prescription medications. And better medical facilities in the region are...

A large scale sophisticated fraud is currently affecting international private medical insurance (IPMI) providers across the globe with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) being consulted, according to John Carpenter, chairman...

Compulsory private medical cover is not likely to be introduced in Qatar until next year, a leading health insurance adviser operating in the country has suggested. Amber Musson-Thorp, group commercial director -...

Mutual of Omaha has launched a hospital indemnity product aimed at filling gaps and covering unexpected costs that an employee’s health insurance may not. The insurance offers complete, competitive and flexible plan...