International

London is still top of the global power list when it comes to financial and professional services – but there are specific areas where other global destinations could steal a march on...

Aetna International, the global health benefits provider, has unveiled updates to its Summit and Pioneer plans that it said will enhance the mental health and wellbeing support available to its members around...

Quality Health Management (QHM), the international assistance, cost containment and medical second opinion provider, has appointed Sven Thorslund as director of sales. Thorslund (pictured) will be responsible for growing QHM’s international client...

Mercer announced today the appointment of Ashok Gupta as chair of its UK board. Gupta will also chair the organisation’s Risk Committee and the Nominations Committee. Gupta succeeds Jane Barker, CBE, who...

Half of UK patients over 55 now prefer digital tools instead of in-person medical consultations, research suggests. The report, carried out by Censuswide on behalf of Mobiquity, also found more than half...

Tony Wood, Mercer Marsh Benefits’ UK & Ireland regional leader, has been named in the OUTstanding 100 LGBT+ Executives List for the third consecutive year. Wood is listed no 71 in the...

Babylon, the digital health company that provides services to Bupa in the UK, has expanded operations in the US after securing a major deal there. It will be working with Home State...

UK residents can now officially apply for a UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC), the government has formally announced. Under Britain’s new agreement with the EU following Brexit, UK residents’ rights to...

South African medical insurers have pledged to pay for a Covid-19 vaccine for millions of people who do not have coverage in a programme that could cost as much as 7 billion...

MAXIS Global Benefits Network has struck a deal with ICAS World, the employee assistance programme (EAP) provider, to be its global partner of counselling support and assistance. As part of the partnership,...