International

  Small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have evolving complex needs and providers can better support this vital market segment. Amid the current macroeconomic and macropolitical climates, SMEs are continually evaluating their budgets...

Advisers are urging more insurers to enter the US market to boost competition, writes Owain Thomas.   Competition in international private medical insurance (IPMI) is potentially the biggest threat to the market...

  Cigna Healthcare’s roots in insurance date back more than 230 years, with a focus on healthcare for over a century. Building on this foundation, Cigna Healthcare, Global Individual Health specialises in...

US international people movements are being driven by geopolitical changes creating a market in great flux, Owain Thomas hears.   Geopolitical elements can have a significant effect on global mobility even during...

Insurers expect health benefit claim costs increases to exceed 10% in most global regions for a sixth consecutive year. However, for the first time in four years insurers expect a shift towards...

As customer demand evolves to wider populations, Abigail Montrose hears it may be time to drop the international clause from IPMI.   Confidence in the international private medical insurance (IPMI) market remains...

Axa Global Healthcare has appointed Dale Kent as business development manager (BDM). Kent (pictured) joins from William Russell where he had been a BDM since July 2024. He was broker sales consultant...

The UK Health & Protection Awards celebrated the best of the industry in London last night. More than 750 advisers, insurers and other representatives gathered together at a packed Westminster Park Plaza...

Life in the North American international private medical insurance (IPMI) market is rarely dull at the best of times, but the last year has seen a major shake-up. The arrival of a...

Data transparency, longer-term contracts and sharing responsibility are the keys to easing premium inflation and controlling costs, Abigail Montrose hears   Premium inflation and cost management are the biggest concerns and greatest...