Regions

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,...

‘Holistic digital’ health insurance ‘without geographical restrictions’ will be on the market in 2021, its developers claim. Spanish global insurance provider Further has merged with UK-based digital platform Trustedoctor to create Further...

A cancer doctor in the US has written off almost $650,000 of unpaid medical bills because his patients have been  unable to pay because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Omar Atiq had...

The new owner of Priory Group – the mental health services provider best known for treating celebrities including supermodel Kate Moss and footballer Paul Gascoigne – has said it is creating Europe’s...