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Cover for international insurance customers in Czech RepublicUnitedHealthcare International is offering new cover options for its Global Solutions plan customers in the Czech...
New regulator affects all brokers and insurersAn area that will affect all types of insurance businesses will come into force on 1st April 2013. From this date, all...
Health insurance broker buys rivalPrivate medical insurance intermediary Chase Templeton has bought UK Independent in Hampshire.
Health insurer Aetna launches smartphone claims appAetna's international customers living outside the United States now have one less hassle: They can use their...
Why travel insurance claims get rejectedWhich? research reveals the most common reasons why travel insurers turn down claims because of clauses in the small...
Comparing critical illness insurancesWhen choosing critical illness insurance, the conditions actually covered are as important, if not more so, as the...
Health insurer Aviva donates £97,774 to Railway ChildrenAviva has donated £97,774 to charity Railway Children after the overwhelming goodwill shown by fans who tweeted their...
Cost of dying sends funeral plan sales soaringRising funeral inflation is helping drive sales of pre-paid funeral plans which hit record levels last year as total...
AIG to offer life insurance in EuropeAIG plans to rebuild life insurance sales outside the USA after selling off operations in Asia and Europe to help repay...
International health insurance comparison site to launch in ChinaNowCompare, the world's first expat insurance aggregator and comparison site will launch a China version of its online...
Wear a helmet on the slopesTravel insurance specialist Columbus Direct says that the younger generation is more cautious with safety on the...
Health insurer Westfield hosts transplant games dayMore than 80 employees from Westfield took part in a two-hour event that saw transplant athletes, live donors and...
Customer service continues to top Health Shield customer surveyHealth Shield has continued to deliver exceptional customer service levels during 2012, according to its latest survey.
Bad news for most Irish health insurersHealth insurers either in the Irish health insurance market, or considering moving into it, will be dismayed that they...
Bupa launches two new plans for AsiaIn Singapore, Bupa International partners with local company Raffles Health Insurance, a subsidiary of Raffles Medical...
Stress can cause heart attacksSudden heart attacks kill 2000 people a week in the UK, and stress is a leading cause. Working away from home as an...
Health broker Clements Worldwide buys ItalsureAmerican health insurance broker Clements Worldwide has bought UK based expatriate broker Italsure as part of its...
Dubai seeks compulsory health insurance for expatriatesThe Dubai Health Authority thinks that now is the time to restart the emirate's compulsory health insurance scheme...
Simplyhealth funds hospital entertainment serviceA donation of £4700 by Simplyhealth will allow children's charity Pod, to continue providing entertainment services to...
Life insurer Irish Life sold to Canadian groupIreland's largest life insurer Irish Life has been sold by the Irish government to Canadian group Great-West Lifeco,...