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iPMI Global Speaks With Sheldon Kenton, Group Chief Executive Officer, Global Benefits Group

iPMI Global Speaks With Sheldon Kenton, Group Chief Executive Officer, Global Benefits Group

In this exclusive iPMI Magazine interview, Christopher Knight, CEO, iPMI Global, met with Sheldon Kenton, Group Chief Executive Officer, Global Benefits Group. They discussed in detail the future development of Global Benefits Group, recent acquisitions, and the role of Further Global in the brand.

04-10-2022 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

Pacific Prime Wins the NOW Health Top Distributor Award 2023

During the Madrid Open Finals (4-7 May), global health insurance broker, Pacific Prime, was awarded NOW Health’s Top Distributor Award 2023 in recognition of their amazing performance in the global international health and medical insurance market.

The award was presented by Michel Faucher, Managing Director of NOW Health International and Chief Commercial Officer of Middle East/Africa, and received by Jason Lawal, International Sales Executive, and Sara Chieruzzi, Head of Relationship Management & Employee Engagement, on behalf of Pacific Prime.

NOW Health International released a statement saying, “Pacific Prime has been a valued and trusted partner of Now Health International for many years. They have a deep understanding of the International health insurance market on a global scale and not only provide customers ready access to a wide range of available products, they also make it easy for customers to navigate the options, recommending solutions specific to each of their client’s needs. We are equally impressed with how their professionalism, ethos and culture is consistent in all their offices around the world.”

In response to the NOW Health International’s statement, Chieruzzi stated, “I cannot fully express the joy and honor I feel to be able to receive this award on behalf of Pacific Prime. Our teams have worked hard to create these incredible results and I cannot wait to see what new heights they will bring us to in the coming year.”

Now Health International is a global business with its headquarters in Hong Kong and regional service centers in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Malta, the United Kingdom and Spain.

As a leading global provider of international private medical insurance with a goal to provide their customers with clear, innovative, and accessible solutions ‘now’.

In July 2015, Now Health's investor acquired Best Doctors Insurance, a major medical insurance provider with distribution throughout Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada.

Established in 2000, Pacific Prime is an award-winning global insurance brokerage and employee benefits specialist that offers individual and corporate insurance solutions. With USD $750 million premium under management, Pacific Prime is now the third largest employee benefits broker in the Asia Pacific after acquiring CXA Group’s brokerage arms in 2021 and is the Worldwide Broker Network’s (WBN) preferred individual private medical insurance (IPMI) broker. The brokerage has over 1,000 employees and 15 offices worldwide including Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Thailand, Malaysia, UAE, the UK, the US, Mexico, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Australia.

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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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