International

Allianz Malaysia Berhad has appointed Zakri Khir as chairman. Khir (pictured) succeeds Tan Sri Datuk Rafiah Salim who retired at the company’s 48th Annual General Meeting on 22 June, following a decade-long...

Morgan Price has appointed Christopher Dennis as general manager of its European business as the insurer aims to expand its operation on the continent. Dennis will be based in the firm’s office...

Advice firm JLT Specialty has been fined £7.8m by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for failures around financial crime control including allowing a more than $3m bribe to take place. It is...

People in Canada, the United Kingdom and United States are living longer than 20 years ago but they are also living sicker for longer when doing so, according to World Health Organisation...

Bereavement support platform Empathy has extended its partnership with New York Life to include its group benefit solutions business. The partnership builds on an existing deal between Empathy and New York Life...

A resurgence of in-bound businesses, growing numbers of start-up companies and fresh visa options are making the Middle East a dynamic and positive international private medical insurance (IPMI) market. Panel members at...

Howden has appointed Cesare Lai as head of employee benefits and wellbeing in Italy. Lai has worked for more than 20 years in the sector including roles at AIG, Mercer, Willis Towers...

Advisers are warning that the severity of medical inflation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is making international private medical insurance (IPMI) unsustainable in the region. The panel at Health & Protection’s...

Minimum qualifications for health insurance intermediaries must be introduced to ensure all customers achieve better healthcare outcomes, advisers have argued. The panel at Health & Protection’s Middle East international private medical insurance...

US Medicaid provider AmeriHealth Caritas has appointed Loretta Lenko (pictured) as president of its exchange business. Lenko will oversee AmeriHealth Caritas Next, the company’s exchange business which was announced in October last...