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Interviews

iPMI Global Speaks with Rob Orgel, President and COO, Flywire

In this exclusive iPMI Global interview, Christopher Knight, CEO, iPMI Global, met with Rob Orgel, President and COO at Flywire. They discussed in detail the issues that international health, medical and travel insurance companies face, when collecting global premium payments.  Flywire (Nasdaq: FLYW) is a global payments enablement and software company. Flywire combines its proprietary global payments network, next-gen payments platform and vertical-specific software to deliver the most important and complex payments for clients and their customers.

02-11-2023 iPMI Global

Interviews

iPMI Global Speaks with Natalya Butakova, CEO, AP Companies Group

In this exclusive iPMI Global interview, Christopher Knight, CEO, iPMI Global, met with Natalya Butakova, CEO, AP Companies Group. They discussed 2023 in detail and looked at the achievements of AP Companies Group over the past year.

16-01-2024 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

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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

New Strategic Partnership In Travel Health Business Unites Euro-Center Holding and med con team

Germany - Euro-Center Holding, a leading global player in the travel health market and subsidiary of Munich Re and ERGO Reiseversicherung, has recently announced its strategic partnership with med con team, a reputable German medical assistance provider. This partnership aims to provide a comprehensive and first-class solution for customers in German-speaking countries.

Euro-Center Holding, with over 50 years of experience in the travel health industry, brings a wealth of expertise to the partnership, while the med con team is widely recognised for its exceptional cruise-ship assistance, particularly during the pandemic, as well as its state-of-the-art duty of care services. Founder and managing director, Dr. Michael Weinlich, also a professor at Magdeburg University, has an extensive background in emergency and travel medicine, making him a respected expert in handling complex medical cases.

Both Euro-Center Holding and med con team have a strong track record of delivering round-the-clock medical and travel assistance services in multiple languages. These services are based on exclusive medical provider networks that cover all countries and regions worldwide.

In addition to core medical services, the partnership also offers emergency evacuations, mass evacuations, global emergency SOS call solutions, medical assessments, and second medical opinions. Moreover, the collaboration enables the partners to provide medicine globally, ensuring comprehensive support for customers' health needs.

The partnership between Euro-Center Holding and med con team brings enhanced flexibility and processing capability in associated services such as security in the German language, telemedicine, and occupational health. Clients can now benefit from a wider range of offerings and receive top-notch assistance tailored to their specific requirements.

Both companies have a proven track record in cost containment and effective provider negotiations. Their teams of skilled assistance coordinators possess in-depth local knowledge and maintain excellent relationships with medical providers across the globe. Furthermore, their medical experts offer online consultations with clients and coordinate with medical providers worldwide, guaranteeing comprehensive and seamless healthcare support.

Euro-Center further offers extensive German language BPO (business process outsourcing) services from its Cape Town office.  The partnership enables increased access to highly skilled but cost efficient BPO solutions for the German market.

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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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