Private Medical Insurance (PMI)
Aria Assistance appoints director of medical services
Dr Jude McSharry has been named director of medical services at Aria Assistance, the new independent company formed after the management buyout of Europ Assistance UK & Ireland.
Rehabilitation First Awards 2012 – shortlist announced
Post is delighted to unveil the shortlist of excellent entries going through to the final round of judging for this year's Rehabilitation First Awards 2012.
Pru Singapore offers wealthy clients 'highest' critical illness pay out
Prudential Singapore, the wholly-owned subsidiary of UK-based insurance group Prudential, has launched a critical illness product targeted at affluent individuals.
Aria Assistance swoops for POH one month after MBO
Aria Assistance has underlined its commitment to the occupational health services sector with the acquisition of Premier Occupational Healthcare.
Webinar: Containing the contagion - watch on demand now
The 2011 film Contagion made for some pretty scary viewing as a virus spread across the world wiping out the population.
Private-public partnerships key to improving India's healthcare
The private sector has an important role to play in helping India achieve its goal of universal healthcare, senior figures said at a recent health conference.
Aria Assistance teams up with Ageas and Aviva on emergency help products
The newly-independent Europ Assistance team Aria Assistance is working with a host of major insurers providing policyholders with commercial and personal lines emergency services.
ICICI Lombard launches health product to provide comprehensive care for families
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company, India's largest private sector general insurance company, has launched its new Health Care Plus policy.
Vietnam's PM urges health insurance reform
Vietnam's Prime Minister unveiled a vision of a more equitable health insurance system at a meeting on the country's Health Insurance Day.
Q&A with Allianz Worldwide Care's Andrew Seale
As the expat market continues to thrive in the Middle East, Stephanie Denton spoke to Andrew Seale, regional manager for the UK, Middle East and Italy at Allianz Worldwide Care, about the challenges this transient population brings to the private medical…
A mutual future?
Regulations like Solvency II will have a significant impact on mutuals across Europe. Francesca Nyman asks whether the model will survive.
Spotlight On Medical & Health: The heart of the matter
The barriers of medical science are constantly being pushed back, and third-party liability is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the cover required for research and development projects.
Spotlight On Medical & Health: The long-life experiment
With an ageing population presenting new challenges, how can the insurance industry turn the problem of increased longevity into an opportunity?
Post magazine - 28 June 2012
The latest issue of Post is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Spotlight On Medical & Health: Trial and error
Clinical trials on humans is witnessing great technological advances, but they can be dangerous, as the Te Genero case proved in 2006. With compulsory insurance required, how can insurers manage the risks involved?
Insurers continue to safeguard cover for those taking predictive genetic tests
Thousands of people who undergo genetic tests for conditions such as Alzheimer's and cancer will continue to benefit when taking out insurance, thanks to an extended agreement announced today by Public Health Minister Anne Milton.
ALC Health promises easy 'switching' for medical expenses insurance
ALC Health, an international medical expenses insurance provider, has announced new ‘switch’ terms for individuals and groups with international medical insurance plans underwritten by other insurers who wish to transfer cover to ALC Health’s Prima…
Allianz Worldwide Care launches geographically mobile healthcare plan
Allianz Worldwide Care has launched a corporate private medical insurance plan that allows policyholders to have elective treatment outside the UK.
Allianz Worldwide Care launches geographically mobile healthcare plan
Allianz Worldwide Care has launched a corporate private medical insurance plan that allows policyholders to have elective treatment outside the UK.
Market moves: New faces in the insurer space
The main movers and shakers this week were insurers, with a number of firms bringing in new faces, including HDI Gerling recruiting a new director, Axa Assistance naming a new deputy chief executive and Dual adding a manager for its new office in Austria.
Gallagher on the hunt for more big deals after transformational Heath buy
Arthur J Gallagher chief executive Pat Gallagher has confirmed his intention to follow up the company's acquisition of Heath Lambert with further transformational deals of similar magnitude.
Interview: Pat Gallagher and the $5bn plan
Arthur J Gallagher chief executive Pat Gallagher shows no sign of easing up after the acquisition of Heath Lambert 13 months ago, with aggressive growth plans and an eye for further buys.
Giles appoints Lewis as healthcare director
Giles is back on the recruitment trail after announcing the appointment of Paul Lewis as director in its recently launched healthcare team.
Rehabilitation First Awards 2012: Countdown has begun
With only two weeks to go before the entry deadline for the 2012 Rehabilitation First Awards draws to a close, now is the ideal opportunity to demonstrate how your efforts in this field are driving the industry forward as it continues to develop and…