Regions

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...

Premium volumes declined in the UK last year, but its insurance market displaced Japan to become the third largest in the world, according to Swiss Re. The UK moved up to third...

The diabetes market in France is expected to reach US$3.39bn in 2028 and expand at a rate of 2.75% over the next five years, according to a report from Research and Markets....

Global mobility and people movements have changed significantly since the Covid-19 pandemic hit and with its easing patterns and destinations have shifted focus and direction. When coupled with major investment and development...