Private Medical Insurance (PMI)
Roundtable: Health and cyber crime: Cyber crime against the healthcare sector
With cyber crime the fastest growing criminal activity in the world, attacks on healthcare providers are becoming more prevalent. Post, in association with Kennedys, hosted a roundtable to find out the scale of the threat – and what the industry can do…
My other life: Kate Huét, International Travel and Healthcare - Beekeeping
When not at work, managing director Huét keeps herself busy buzzing around her bees
Aetna establishes Singapore innovation hub
US-headquartered health insurance giant Aetna has established an innovation hub in Singapore this month.
Interview: Harsha Agadi, Crawford & Company
As Crawford ‘outperforms expectations’ in terms of growth, Michèle Bacchus speaks with CEO and president Harsha Agadi about his plans for the company
Bupa buys dental provider for £835m
Health insurer Bupa has bought a private dental provider for £835m.
Spotlight on health insurance: Medical questionnaires and fraud
The health of a potential employee may have a major impact on their future productivity and, given the law of averages, at least one candidate being interviewed for any particular position is likely to have existing health issues.
Spotlight on health insurance: Tackling PMI fraud
What goes up but never comes down? The traditional answer has been age, but it could just as easily be private medical insurance premiums.
Bupa opens office in Switzerland
Bupa has opened a new office in Zurich in order to cater to the growing expatriate base in Switzerland.
Bupa appoints Alex Perry as CEO
Alex Perry has been appointed CEO of Bupa Insurance.
Australian insurer offers gender-neutral option
Perth-based health insurer HIF is offering customers the chance to write "other" on policy forms.
Vitality offers Apple Watch in 'health telematics' deal
Health insurer Vitality has become the first in Britain to encourage customers into exercising by offering an Apple smartwatch as a reward.
Bupa Global appoints Sheldon Kenton as MD
Bupa Global has announced the appointment of Sheldon Kenton to managing director.
Asia Analysis: Hong Kong's watered-down health insurance scheme
The Hong Kong government has announced a watered-down version of its controversial Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme. Nicky Burridge explains.
Broker: The cross-selling opportunity
It is a commonly expressed view that the general insurance community isn't sufficiently capitalising on existing client relationships to cross-sell further products, and that it lags well behind the major banks and online retailers in this respect.
Top 50 UK Brokers 2016: Creating the Top 50
Alan Leach explains the methodology behind the Top 50 UK Brokers and takes a look at the rankings in detail
LGBT Cover: Over the rainbow
Pride in London Parade takes place on Saturday 25 June and this year's theme is #nofilter, encouraging lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to stop self-censoring and live their life as they are. To insure these customers as they are, do…
In Depth: Wearable Tech: More science fact than fiction, but is there a wearable future for insurers?
As wearable tech becomes more mainstream, what are the risks for the industry?
Blog: Five ways telematics will change insurance by 2025
Insurance telematics has come on leaps and bounds from the rudimentary fleet tracking devices first seen in the market. It’s now becoming ever easier for drivers to qualify themselves for more appropriately priced premiums. However, a look ahead to the…
Insurance offered for stem cell therapy
Insurance cover for stem cell therapy has been offered for the first time to “democratise” a process that would ordinarily cost hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Chinese insurer Sunshine opens its first hospital
Chinese insurer Sunshine Insurance yesterday opened a hospital it built in association with Weifang City's government for 3bn yuan (£320m).
A fifth of European consumers would buy insurance or banking products from Google, Amazon or Facebook reveals a study
Customers could increasingly turn to big-name disruptive firms in the financial services sector, according to a survey of the European market by Fujitsu.
Alibaba joins China Taiping for Chinese online health insurer
Alibaba has raised 1bn yuan (£100m) for a fledgling online health insurer Alibaba Health Insurance.
FWD buys health insurer in Singapore
Hong Kong-headquartered health and life insurer FWD has acquired 90% of corporate medical insurer Shenton Insurance.
CMA healthcare report predicts London competition unlikely until 2022
Bupa UK has asked the Competition and Markets Authority to rethink its Private Healthcare Remittal report, released today (22 March), in which it predicts further competition in the London healthcare market will not materialise until 2022.