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Category: Health Insurance
Globalsurance Insurance Industry Round-Up: June 2011
June was a busy month in the international insurance industry, with plenty of movement and activity occurring around the world. Mergers & acquisitions are at an all time high, various… Read more »
Bupa defends review process for knee surgery
Bupa is speaking out to defend a controversial review process for knee surgery implemented in May, according to Health Insurance & Protection‘s Nigel Lowry. The procedure requires surgeons to complete… Read more »
“You will see insurers looking East, to China and India”
ExpatHealth.org interviewed David Pryor, Senior Executive Director of MediCare International. Pryor shed light on MediCare’s new facility agreement with Catlin, offered tips for expats shopping for health insurance and shared… Read more »
MediCare to expand product range
LONMAR Global Risks (of which MediCare International is a division) and Catlin Group Limited announced successful negotiation of a new facility for MediCare. A three-year contract provides each company with… Read more »
“Many companies use warzone coverage as a marketing gimmick”
ExpatHealth.org recently spoke to Doug Polifron, Director of New York International Group (NYIG). He discussed the reasons behind NYIG’s warzone insurance offerings, the importance of understanding policy exclusions and challenges… Read more »
AXA Affin launches executive insurance plan in Malaysia
AXA Affin General Insurance Berhad (a partial subsidiary of AXA operating in Malaysia) recently launched its InternationalExclusive plan. InternationalExclusive targets executives and their families worldwide, providing health protection cover of… Read more »
NYIG offers war zone insurance plans
New York International Group (NYIG) has moved beyond political evacuation cover to provide international war zone insurance. The company markets these plans to expats whose jobs make it difficult (sometimes… Read more »
China to impose expatriate insurance tax
China is set to impose a new social security tax on expatriate workers and their employers as part of its social security reform program. The new law will go into… Read more »
Now Health International reduces premiums
Now Health International, a private medical insurer underwritten by AXA, has announced 15% reductions in premiums for both its WorldCare Excel and WorldCare Apex plans. According to Now Health CEO… Read more »