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Interviews

iPMI Global Speaks with Dr Joel Lockwood, Regional Chief Medical Officer Americas, World Travel Protection

In this exclusive iPMI Global interview, Christopher Knight, CEO, iPMI Global, met with Dr Joel Lockwood, Regional Chief Medical Officer Americas, at World Travel Protection. They discussed 2023 in detail and looked at the achievements of World Travel Protection over the past year.

13-12-2023 iPMI Global

Interviews

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

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

Pacific Prime Releases the State of Health Insurance Report 2023

Pacific Prime has released the State of Health Insurance Report 2023. Now in its sixth edition, the annual report is a deep dive into key global and regional trends in the international private medical insurance (IPMI) sector catering to both individual and corporate clients.

Against the backdrop of geopolitical and macroeconomic challenges, this year’s report sheds light on a number of trends like medical inflation and affordability concerns, ChatGPT and AI tools’ transformative role, COVID-19’s impact on health equity and telemedicine, data protection and compliance issues, workforce challenges for health insurers, and the modernization of insurance plans and packages.

Neil Raymond, Founder and CEO at Pacific Prime, said: “Pacific Prime’s State of Health Insurance Report is a fantastic insurance resource that keeps up with the ever-evolving IPMI sector and provides much-needed clarity to help readers make informed decisions. Bringing together analysis and case studies from our in-house insurance specialists and external insurance partners, the report is highly worth a read.”

Key contributors from Allianz, AXA, Bupa, Cigna, and WBN provide further nuance and depth to the report, as do representatives from Pacific Prime’s regional offices across five continents. This includes Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Brazil, Mexico, and the United Kingdom.

Download a complimentary copy of the report to gain a comprehensive understanding of the trends.

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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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