International

Financial services firm Sun Life Financial has agreed to acquire US medical intelligence and healthcare navigation provider Pinnacle Care International for $85m (£61m). Maryland-based PinnacleCare has more than 170 employees and 20...

US health insurance firm Brella Insurance has raised a $15m (£10.8m) Series A funding round led by Brewer Lane Ventures to bring its supplemental health solution to employers across the US. Brella's...

Spain is to enable employers to organise Covid vaccinations of staff through mutual insurance companies. The Local reports the country's social security minister José Luis Escrivá announced earlier this week that his...

Australian life insurer MLC Life Insurance has made two senior appointments to its finance team. Lesley Mamelok has been appointed general manager, finance & deputy CFO while Robert Baillie takes on the...

Swedish e-health firm Sanolium AB has named Lars Andåker as interim chief executive officer, effective immediately. Andåker, who succeeds Peter Gille, who has left the company, is a board member and has...

Medibank has appointed David Koczkar as chief executive officer. Currently the Australian private medical insurer's chief customer officer, Koczkar assumes his new role from 17 May 2021. He succeeds Craig Drummond, who...

Aviva has sold its Aviva Poland business to Allianz for £2.1bn, as it continues its process of offloading overseas operations to focus on its core UK, Ireland and Canada businesses. The deal...

AXA Thailand General Insurance is launching “Sawasdee Thailand”, a new comprehensive travel insurance plan that includes health coverage for foreigners traveling to Thailand. The new product includes cover of up to 3.5-million-baht...

Abu Dhabi state-owned holding company ADQ and private equity firm CVC Capital Partners are both considering purchasing the core hospital business of NMC Health, which could fetch $1bn according to reports. Last...

The coronavirus pandemic has caused a ‘generational shift’ in attitudes towards mental health according to the latest research by Bupa Global. Its survey of business leaders found that two thirds of respondents...