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Medical insurers in the United States may soon have to change their approach to mental health care, as US president Joe Biden has called them out for making it too difficult for...

With Hong Kong moving further away from the Covid pandemic rules, the percentage of people who work from home (WFH) is likely to decline this year as the debate continues over how...

Only 55% of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Hong Kong are aware of the workplace coverage they are legally required to provide, according to research from QBE. The SME survey of...

Health insurance premiums in the USA are likely to increase at a rate higher than inflation in 2024, according to the American Academy of Actuaries.  Healthcare costs in the US are outpacing...

One of the largest health insurance companies in the Caribbean, the Guardian Group, is facing uncertainty at the top as its long-serving chairman and deputy chairman have been sent on an immediate...

Dubai has jumped two places to the fourth spot in global individual international private medical insurance (IPMI) premiums, up from sixth in 2021, with an 8% increase to US$5,687, according to a...

Virtual GP services could be subject to European Union (EU) VAT charges from January 2025 depending on how the practice is classed following rule changes in Brussels. This is according to Sue...

US president Joe Biden is moving against short-term health insurance, referred to as junk insurance, with the aim of boosting the effectiveness of Obamacare. Under new rules, short-term insurance would be for...

Flexibility in health benefits may not be coming to the Middle East yet, but there is still plenty of scope for plan innovation, hears Owain Thomas.   With mandatory health insurance now...

Global health premiums will likely contract in 2023 as post-pandemic normalisation continues, according to a Swiss Re report on the state of insurance across the world.  "We estimate that global medex premiums...