Private Medical Insurance (PMI)
C-Suite Europe: Technology opening up new avenues for insurer partnerships
New technology is changing the nature of the partnerships insurers are getting into, says Ageas CEO Bart De Smet.
PMI broker Chase Templeton acquires Atlas Consulting Group
Private medical insurance intermediary Chase Templeton has acquired Rochdale-based Atlas Consulting Group, bringing £13.8m annual premium income to the company.
Unum spends £31.7m on National Dental Plan purchase
Unum has acquired workplace dental insurer National Dental Plan from Capita for £31.7m, pending regulatory approval.
Lockton and Vocare launch 'out-of-hours' PI offering
Broker Lockton has teamed up with NHS outsouring provider Vocare in a bid to level the playing field for GPs wanting to take up out-of-hours work.
C-Suite Europe: Healthcare - trends highlight need for structural reform
The healthcare sector in Europe is changing - and this is throwing up opportunities for savvy insurers, says Bart de Smet
Swiss Re delivers 11% boost to income despite 'economic uncertainty'
Swiss Re CEO Michel Liès has hailed his firm’s “solid set of figures” for the opening six months of 2015, amid “uncertainty about overall economic growth” around the world.
Chase Templeton completes fourth 2015 acquisition with Best Go Private
Chase Templeton has acquired Bushey-based intermediary Best Go Private in a deal that brings a further £3.1m in annual premium income to the consolidator.
Anthem to acquire Cigna for $54.2bn
US health insurer Anthem has agreed to buy Cigna in a deal that values the latter at $54.2bn (£34.9bn).
Taiwan demands Chinese tourists have insurance
From 1 October the Taiwanese government will require Chinese tourists to show proof they have taken out medical insurance.
Asia C-Suite: Expectations of China's growing middle class
Increased prosperity in China is seeing greater demands for improvements in the local health insurance sector writes Martin Garcia.
Now Compare parent to launch insurance company and Frank Bruno ad campaign
The Hong Kong-headquartered broking group Alliance has received approval to launch its own insurance company in the third quarter of 2015.
Editor's comment: The broking merry-go-round
So far, 2015 has been a year of broking management merry-go-rounds – we’ve seen big names like David Ross move from Arthur J Gallagher to Towergate, while broking investors Peter Cullum and Andy Homer have cut ties with Towergate to go their separate…
Apps joins Bellwood Prestbury
Andrew Apps, formerly a director at ALC Health, has joined specialist intermediary Bellwood Prestbury in a global role.
PMI broker Chase Templeton completes second M&A deal of the week
Acquisition-hungry Chase Templeton has sealed its second sizeable deal of the week with the purchase of Brighton-based intermediary Medical Insurance Advisers.
Axa acquires Simply Health's PMI division
Axa has acquired the private medical insurance division of Simply Health, subject to regulatory approval.
Chase Templeton snaps up SME broker Get Private
Private medical insurance specialist Chase Templeton has boosted its presence in the SME sector with the acquisition of London-based intermediary Get Private.
Now Health acquires Best Doctors to increase global footprint
Now Health International's private equity investor the Primary Group has acquired Bermuda-based Best Doctors Insurance.
Industry warned of potential class suit from rugby concussion claims
A predicted big "storm" of concussion injury claims from rugby union players has the potential to lead to a costly class action lawsuit, legal experts have warned.
Blog: Insurance industry fails to give help when it's needed most
Alexander Burgess asks why the insurance industry has failed to offer any solutions to the long-term care funding crisis
Bupa UK sees 2014 revenue grow 5% to £2.7bn
Bupa UK has achieved a 5% revenue increase for the year ended 31 December 2014 to £2.7bn.
Bupa launches tiered IPMI product range in the UK
Bupa Global has launched its first tiered range of international private medical insurance products in the UK.
C-Suite - Insurer: No time to lose on cancer
Occupation-related cancer deaths are too high in the UK – more needs to be done to prevent them
Pacific Prime hails Axa Singapore medical product
Axa's product for pre-existing conditions is a "major shift" in the market, according to the broker's Pacific Prime manager Singapore, Olivier Zeller.
Cega names Hardie as group CEO
Medical assistance and claims business Cega has named health, life and accident business lead Alistair Hardie as its new group CEO.