Archive for the ‘Insurance News’ Category
Tangiers Global, a subsidiary of the Tangiers Group, has been tasked with finding creative insurance solutions for expats and travellers going to high risk regions. With the support of Lloyd’s of London, Tangiers Global has already introduced battleface, an individual travel medical insurance plan. In a recent analysis, International SOS found significant travel to areas [...]
Bupa has recently opened a new dental care facility in Holborn, central London. This will be the company’s 13th centre in the UK and offers appointments out of office hours. With this new opening it’s clear Bupa is continuing its aim of becoming the UK’s largest dental service provider. In December last year, Expat Health [...]
UnitedHealthcare International is a part of the American insurer, UnitedHealth Group Inc. UnitedHealth has been partnering with local insurance groups to expand its operations around the world. To help drive this expansion, UnitedHealthcare International has announced a global health insurance programme, Global Solutions. The programme will be available for all employers, big and small, based [...]
A new Dubai office is helping Clements Worldwide expand its business with a new Middle East & North Africa (MENA) focus. The new office is Clements’ first in the MENA region, and will help the insurer drive sales of its personal and commercial insurance products. Andy Grimes is the newly appointed head of Clements Dubai, [...]
BMI Healthcare has released new figures revealing its hospitals continue to attract international patients, despite the ongoing economic downturn. The global healthcare market is currently worth US$100 billion and is set to increase to $130 billion by 2015, according to the global consultancy firm, KPMG. Over the past year BMI, the UK’s biggest private insurer, has [...]
With the global economic crisis still ongoing in many regions, staffing budgets are under close scrutiny everywhere. Both employers and expatriates will want to ensure they are not overpaying for their international health insurance. Medibroker believes fraud is having a significant influence on the growth of insurance premiums. International insurance fraud can occur in any [...]
We have warned expatriates many times to double check their insurance policies before they move abroad. Having full international health coverage will help give you peace of mind, but even with comprehensive coverage your insurer can still reject claims. NowCompare, an international insurance comparison website, has looked at claims made by expatriates around the world [...]
China is fast becoming a top but challenging location for international work assignments. Companies have identified it as one of the most demanding destinations, both in terms of compliancy and for employees. The international health insurance industry has long been trying to enter the potentially huge Chinese market, but strict local regulations have made it [...]
Aetna has been named Health Insurer of the Year for 2013 by MENA Insurance Review, a magazine covering the insurance sector in the Middle East and North Africa. MENA cited Aetna’s rapid growth in the Gulf region as well as their focus on helping their members lead healthy lives as the reason they won the [...]
More than half of residents living in the United Arab Emirates admit they never buy travel insurance when they go abroad. According to research from Zurich, Arab expats (67%) are least likely to purchase insurance, followed by Asian expats (43%). In the survey of 748 UAE residents conducted by YouGov, over half (58%) of residents [...]
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