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The proliferation of weight-loss injections is bringing hope but lifestyle medicine provides real sustainable health effects, hears Owain Thomas.   Weight-loss injections are high profile around the world and have the potential...

As businesses navigate an increasingly globalised world, the demand for comprehensive and adaptable healthcare benefits for their diverse workforce has been increasing.   As a result the group IPMI sector is a market...

Blue Shield of California has suffered a data breach that may have included millions of patients protected health information being shared with Google Analytics and then Google Ads. A listing on the...

Chedid Insurance Brokers in Qatar has announced the appointment of Alaa Ladkani, head of its international networks division, to the board of the Worldwide Insurance Network Group (WING).  WING, based in Zurich,...

China's National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA) has launched a tip-off service through its official WeChat account, which allows social organisations and the public to report leads on medical insurance fraud.   The...

William Craig, CEO of BCMG Insurance Brokers speaks to Health & Protection about the need for medical services outside of Jamaica, the increaaed demand for digital services in IPMI, the importance of passion,...

India health insurance coverage is expected to hit 50% this year according to research from India-based ratings agency CareEdge Ratings.  And India is also expected to increase its healthcare spending from 3.3%...

April Group has announced that its international healthcare has increased by 7% to €90m (£77.8m) in turnover.   That growth was a part its overall turnover of €860m, an increase of 36%. ...

Health & Protection’s second Middle East Forum, held in association with UnitedHealthcare Global, was our fourth trip to the region to assess the international private medical insurance (IPMI) market. It brought together...

Bupa Global, has opened its first office in Africa, based in Nairobi, Kenya.   It will be led by a new CEO and principal officer, Uditha Jayaratne.  The development follows the approval...