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Interviews

iPMI Global Speaks with Janette Hiscock, CEO, UnitedHealthcare Global, Europe and UK

In this exclusive iPMI Global interview, Christopher Knight, CEO, iPMI Global, met with Janette Hiscock, CEO, UnitedHealthcare Global, Europe and UK. They discussed 2023 in detail and looked at the achievements of UnitedHealthcare Global over the past year.

08-01-2024 iPMI Global

Interviews

iPMI Global Speaks with Ross Walker, COO, Global Individual Health Business, Cigna Healthcare

In this exclusive iPMI Global interview, Christopher Knight, CEO, iPMI Global, met with Ross Walker, COO, Global Individual Health Business at Cigna Healthcare. They discussed 2023 in detail and looked at the achievements of Cigna Healthcare.

19-12-2023 iPMI Global

International Private Medical Insurance

iPMI Insights

Black Friday with iPMI Global: Save on 2 Major Market Research Reports

International Health Insurance 2024: The Future of International Private Medical Insurance (iPMI) The 2024 iPMI report on the international private medical insurance (iPMI) market, authored by Ian Youngman. The report analyses iPMI market trends, including growth drivers like high-net-worth individuals and international students, and the impact of partnerships and technological advancements. It also profiles 177 countries, 85 insurance companies, and 49 brokers/MGAs. The report is available for purchase in full or modular formats, with discounts for advertisers and subscribers. Accompanying news...

29-11-2024 iPMI Global

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Global Factors Contributing to Rising International Private Medical Insurance Premiums

In this iPMI Global Insights article, iPMI analyst Christopher Knight reads Pacific Prime’s new iPMI report, which explores the global factors that are contributing to the rising cost of international private medical insurance. The report analyses trends in individual and family International Private Medical Insurance (IPMI) premiums across 100 locations, highlighting key global and regional factors influencing these costs.

12-11-2024 iPMI Global

iPMI Insights

Analysing iPMI Premiums for Individual and Family Plans Across 100 Global Locations

Pacific Prime, a global health insurance brokerage and employee benefits specialist, has released its annual Cost of International Health Insurance (COHI) Report 2024, analyzing IPMI premiums for individual and family plans across 100 global locations.

12-11-2024 iPMI Global

Expatriate Healthcare Insurance News

Expat Employees in Middle East Call for Workplace Pension Schemes

A survey of 1,504 expatriate workers in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates has highlighted contrasting views on workplace benefits. While 84% of those surveyed cited the benefits offered by their employer as playing a role in their decision to move to the Gulf, there is widespread dissatisfaction with the region’s End of Service Gratuity (EoSG) system. These one-off severance payments, a common practice in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, are deemed insufficient for meeting retirement needs by 60%...

12-11-2024 iPMI Global

Country Guides

Everest Insurance International® Unveils New Health Insurance Partnership to Transform Employee Care in Singapore

Everest Insurance International has enhanced its growing Accident and Health (A&H) offerings with the launch of Innovator, an AI-driven international private medical insurance product that aims to redefine the standards of employee health coverage. The product is first available in Singapore and was developed in collaboration with DocDoc and AXA Life and Health Reinsurance Solutions.

10-11-2024 iPMI Global

Country Guides

Navigating the LATAM iPMI Market with Best Doctors Insurance

In the iPMI Global Regional article, we discover how Best Doctors Insurance can help expatriates, travellers and tourists navigate the healthcare systems in Latin America. We review the key themes and insights from an interview with Sheldon Kenton, CEO of Best Doctors Insurance, published by iPMI Global. The interview focuses on the company's position in the Latin American international private medical insurance (IPMI) market, highlighting its strategies, the challenges, and opportunities.

08-11-2024 iPMI Global

CarePay Secures €10M in Fresh Funding to Drive International Expansion and Innovation

CarePay International, a leading innovator in next-generation health insurance platforms, has successfully raised €10 million in fresh funding from Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) and the Health Insurance Fund (HIF), a fund supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. This crucial investment will accelerate the company's international expansion and innovation.

With a mission to provide healthcare access to more people worldwide, CarePay addresses the fundamental data access and data quality challenges faced by health insurers and their insured members. In an era where AI is disrupting industries, access to high-quality data is essential.

CarePay addresses these challenges by offering a platform that connects members, payers, and healthcare providers in real-time, managing claim payments and personalized information flows efficiently. The technology prepares the healthcare sector for an AI-driven future by ensuring transparent, high-quality data insights, intrinsically designed to protect the privacy of its clients and to meet stringent standards such as GDPR.

The new funding saw participation from both existing and new investors. The Reinsurance Group of America (RGA), a Fortune 500 company and one of the world’s largest life and health reinsurance firms, joins as a new long-term strategic investor.

Additionally, The Health Insurance Fund continues to support CarePay, reflecting its dedication to grow inclusive healthcare markets globally with Dutch technology and innovation.

This investment will enable CarePay to extend its health insurance platform to new regions and markets, enhancing its ability to reduce healthcare costs and facilitate a direct connection with the individual. Pieter Prickaerts, CEO of CarePay, stated, “Securing this fresh funding is a significant milestone for CarePay. It underscores the growing emphasis on leveraging high-quality data for AI-driven disruptions in healthcare. Our goal is to make healthcare more accessible and efficient for people globally.”

In light of the fresh fundraising, Nicole Spieker, CEO HIF states, “Our ongoing investment in CarePay reflects our belief in their vision to drive meaningful change in health markets by expanding patient-centric access to care, including the previously uninsured.” Kenneth Schuit, Vice President, Ventures & Partnerships at RGA, added, “We are excited to support CarePay as they enter this next phase of growth. Their state-of-the-art platform’s capability to ensure secure, scalable, and high-quality data makes them a compelling investment for making financial protection accessible to all.”

With this new funding, CarePay is well positioned to achieve its strategic goals and continue to be at the forefront of innovation in the health insurance space.

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Welcome To iPMI Global

iPMI Global is the leading business intelligence provider for international private medical, health, travel and expatriate insurance markets worldwide. Due to the nomadic nature of the international private medical insurance (IPMI) market, iPMI Global is an internet based news service for worldwide insurance and medical assistance professionals who need to understand the impacts of insurance and healthcare policy, regulatory, and legislative developments.

Senior level business executives, in over 120 countries, rely on iPMI Global to stay 1 step ahead of the risk and on the inside track of international PMI.

Covering business travellers, high net worth individuals, expatriate and leisure travel markets, iPMI Global is the only international news source covering the most exciting sector of international health insurance: international private medical insurance.

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