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iPMI Global Speaks with Michael Nole, Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing, World Travel Protection

iPMI Global Speaks with Michael Nole, Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing, World Travel Protection

In this exclusive iPMI Magazine interview, Christopher Knight, CEO, iPMI Magazine, met with Michael Nole, Executive Vice President Sales And Marketing At World Travel Protection. They discussed in detail the range of travel risk management services on offer from World Travel Protection, and how they provide vital support for business travellers and expats.

31-08-2022 iPMI Global

Interviews

iPMI Global Speaks with Neil Kirby, CEO, Global Individual Health, Cigna International

In this exclusive iPMI Global interview, Christopher Knight, CEO, iPMI Global, met with Neil Kirby, CEO of Global Individual Health at Cigna International. Kirby discusses the growth of the international private medical insurance (iPMI) market, the challenges facing both insurers and consumers, and the role of Cigna International in providing solutions. He highlights the importance of understanding customer needs, delivering a frictionless service model, and educating customers on preventative healthcare options. Kirby also emphasizes the need for collaboration between insurers and...

18-10-2024 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

iPMI Insights

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

Now Health International Becomes Preferred Health Insurance Provider for Cavendish Health Group

Award-winning international private medical insurance (IPMI) provider Now Health International has announced a new collaboration with Cavendish Health Group, a UK-based concierge service provider for high-net-worth individuals.

The collaboration will see Now Health International provide Cavendish Health Group clients with their innovative, world-class IPMI plans, including full access to the brand’s suite of digital tools, added value services, enhanced features and benefits, Direct Billing, and its 24/7 multilingual customer service.

Now Health International occupies a unique niche in the IPMI space, regularly receiving recognition and winning awards both for its use of technology and digital tools as well as for the human touch delivered by its customer service team.

While the new collaboration is currently in its infancy, both Cavendish Health Group and its clients have already reported high satisfaction levels with Now Health International’s products and services.

Colin Gerstein, Membership Director, Cavendish Health Group, said: “As a provider of end-to-end concierge healthcare services for our clients, it’s vital that our chosen and preferred partners share our passion, commitment, and ability to deliver exceptional service and outstanding support both at home and overseas.

“Based on their notable achievements in this space, particularly recently, I am confident that in Now Health International we have chosen a brand that 100% meets those characteristics. The early insights and feedback we have received about the Now Health International product from our clients has been excellent, and I look forward to helping them access and enjoy the brand’s continued innovations and world-leading products and service.”

Laurent de Veyrac, General Manager UK & Europe, Now Health International, added: “We are delighted to have been chosen by Cavendish Health Group as their preferred health insurance provider. While our IPMI solutions are already world-renowned for being personalised to our members, I am excited to work closely with Cavendish to understand the unique needs of their client base and further develop our health plans to better serve those both in the UK and Europe region and worldwide.

“I have no doubt that Cavendish clients will enjoy using our unique mix of digital tools coupled with award-winning human service, and look forward to a long-term, successful collaboration.”

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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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