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In this exclusive interview, iPMI Magazine's CEO, Christopher Knight, speaks with Olivier LE FAOUDER, CEO, and Brian S. Piper, Strategic Business Development at Think Insurtech. They discuss in detail the brand-new Think Insurtech SaaS platform- digitalization of insurance distribution designed for international and private medical insurers and brokers, and what it means for regulatory and compliance challenges, whilst boosting sales and improving customer engagement. Olivier is the founder of AOC Insurance Broker...
04-11-2020 Executive Industry Interviews
iPMI Magazine's CEO, Christopher Knight, speaks with Simon Miller, Senior Director of Customer Proposition at Aetna International. They deep dive into how COVID-19 has impacted the mental health agenda, what employers can do to ensure a thriving workplace, and how apps and coaching via text can build positive coping mechanisms. Hi Simon. Can you tell us a bit about how you first got started in health insurance and have you’ve seen it...
02-10-2020 Executive Industry Interviews
iPMI Magazine's CEO, Christopher Knight, speaks with Mary-Jo McDonald, Managing Director for Europe at Global Excel Management. They discuss in detail how COVID-19 has affected the industry, life after lockdown and the impact on the travel industry for leisure, business and student travel markets. Broadly speaking, can you tell us what steps Europe is taking towards life after lockdown? We know that European countries’ response to this pandemic has varied in...
28-08-2020 Executive Industry Interviews
For the past few months, we have read and heard just about everything on the Covid-19 virus pandemic that has now impacted and remains to impact the entire world. Confinement, quarantine, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), life has organized itself around this new normal. In this exclusive interview Christopher Knight, CEO, iPMI Magazine, met with Dr. Ian Russinoff, Medical Director at Generali Global Assistance Travel Assistance and GMMI, Inc. to get his...
17-07-2020 Executive Industry Interviews
Leading international private medical insurance publisher iPMI Magazine is excited to announce the launch of “International Health Insurance 2020" - International Health Insurance for Expats, High Net Worth Individuals, 3rd Country Nationals, Domestic Nationals and Global Nomads. There are more opportunities than ever for insurers and brokers to sell health insurance globally to locals and internationals. The global demand for health insurance is rising fast; There are opportunities for health insurers and brokers; The numbers...
17-06-2020 International Private Medical Insurance Magazine Reports
The November 2020 edition of the iPMI Magazine Provider Network e-Directory is out now, featuring over 85 pages of international private medical insurance and assistance company intelligence. The iPMI Magazine network consists of a wide range of leading international medical payors and service providers, on call, 24/7 to assist you manage worldwide medical risks during a global pandemic. The international medical network covers all sectors of the global medical insurance business, and you can...
13-11-2020 iPMI Magazine Breaking News
Aetna India (www.vHealth.io) is delighted to announce the appointment of Anurag Khosla as the new Chief Executive Officer to accelerate its business in India. Anurag brings in two decades of experience in healthcare IT solutions and services, working in high growth technology led businesses. His appointment is a strategic move for Aetna India to build on the success of the last few years and continue to develop the company. Anurag will oversee all aspects...
14-11-2020 iPMI Magazine Executive Appointments Movements News
Stay-at-home restrictions, social distancing and the closure of healthcare facilities, have led to more UAE residents using telehealth services than ever before. Recent data from vHealth one of the UAE’s leading telehealth providers shows a 500% increase in utilisation between March and September 2020, compared to the same period last year. Take-up of telehealth soars As well as obvious concerns around the virus itself, Dr. Nairah Rasul-Syed, Medical Director at vHealth confirms that...
13-11-2020 iPMI Magazine Information Technology News
This report outlines the highlights and key findings from the UnitedHealthcare Global and the Worldwide Broker Network Market Trends Survey. The survey was issued to over 100 firms and received a 35% response rate. Out of those who responded, around 40% were based in Europe, followed by around 25% based in North America and around 15% in Asia Pacific. The Middle East and South and Central America accounted for around 20%...
12-11-2020 iPMI Magazine Breaking News
A new series of BBC One's popular Claimed and Shamed is to follow the progress of several fraudulent insurance claims with fraud specialist Simon Cook, Head of Special Investigation Services at Charles Taylor Technical Services, and his Team Leader Adam Grady. Claimed and Shamed is the documentary that regularly casts a covert eye over the ever-growing problem of insurance fraud. More than a million viewers are expected to watch its 12th series...
12-11-2020 iPMI Magazine Breaking News
In this exclusive video, Think Insurtech CEO Olivier LE FAOUDER provides a detailed general overview of the Think Insurtech Saas platform. Think Insurtech provides Private Medical Insurance (PMI), and International Private Medical Insurance insurers and brokers, the opportunity to manage the A to Z of sales and distribution of medical insurance in a compliant and connected environment. We offer a comprehensive approach and process in working with clients to place both international and domestic...
10-11-2020 iPMI Magazine Information Technology News
Airlec Air Espace of Bordeaux, France is delighted to announce that it has successfully achieved its first Accreditation by the European Aero-Medical Institute (EURAMI). Airlec Air Espace was awarded accreditation in the following categories: Regional Fixed Wing Air Ambulance Long-range / Intercontinental Fixed Wing Air Ambulance Airlec has also successfully achieved following medical endorsements: Adult Critical Care Advanced Adult Critical Care Pediatric Critical Care Neonatal Critical Care This accreditation demonstrates Airlec’s continuous commitment to professional excellence and leading edge...
10-11-2020 iPMI Magazine Medical Air Ambulance Repatriation Medevac Company News
As Brits desperately try to make plans for Christmas and winter breaks, against the backdrop of on-going Covid-19 restrictions, the prospect of a no-deal Brexit could bring more disruption if the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is scrapped. So far, the Government has stated its intention to stick to its timeline to leave the European Union on 31 December 2020. At present, it is unclear, even if a deal is struck...
19-10-2020 Articles Case Studies
In this exclusive video, Think Insurtech CEO Olivier LE FAOUDER provides a detailed general overview of the Think Insurtech Saas platform. Think Insurtech provides Private Medical Insurance (PMI), and International Private Medical Insurance insurers and brokers, the opportunity to manage the A to Z of sales and distribution of medical insurance in a compliant and connected environment. We offer a comprehensive approach and process in working with clients to place both international and domestic...
10-11-2020 iPMI Magazine Information Technology News
The impact of COVID-19 has led to a shift in values for many in the expat community, with 62% saying their future plans have been impacted as a result of the pandemic. Of those, 53% claim that health and wellbeing is now a greater priority for them and 48% say that family is a bigger priority now than it was before COVID-19. The majority (73%) say that the health and wellbeing of their...
22-07-2020 iPMI Magazine Expatriate Life International Living Global Mobility News
By Angela Smith, Head of Proposition Development at Charles Taylor Assistance. The business travel market contributes as much as $1.4 trillion to the annual global economy, according to the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA). And, as the world continues to feel the heat of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has never been a greater need to enable those who can resume global movement to do so in a safe and managed way. The pandemic hasn't just highlighted the importance of destination-specific intelligence on disease outbreaks, it has also...
Around the world, consumers’ use of digital health is rapidly rising, with more people expecting the convenience of accessing all kinds of services, including healthcare, on their smartphones. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic though, consumer awareness and use of telemedicine in particular has jumped. The status quo has shifted. As people have been forced to adopt social distancing measures, it’s not only become more important to have convenient access to quality medical advice, but for this primary care to be delivered remotely. As a result, the use of telemedicine services has accelerated, becoming more widely recognised...
As Brits desperately try to make plans for Christmas and winter breaks, against the backdrop of on-going Covid-19 restrictions, the prospect of a no-deal Brexit could bring more disruption if the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is scrapped. So far, the Government has stated its intention to stick to its timeline to leave the European Union on 31 December 2020. At present, it is unclear, even if a deal is struck, that from 1 January 2021 an EHIC or something similar will be available to UK...
Nothing has accelerated the take-up of virtual health services more than Covid-19, so are we looking at lasting changes in consumer health care behaviour? asks Dr Sneh Khemka, VP of Population Health, Aetna International. With the legacy of lockdown still fresh in our minds, many simple tasks have suddenly become much more complicated. Activities that we previously took for granted in the western world, such as visiting the doctor to access everyday treatments, are now clouded by concerns around social distancing and the risk of infection. Fortunately...
By Chris Knight, Head of Assistance for Charles Taylor Assistance: providers of global medical & security assistance, travel risk and claims management. Not so long ago, global travel intelligence platform Skift coined the term, "Permanxiety" to describe the high levels of worry felt by business travellers - about everything from technology to terrorism and culture wars to climate change. Little did it anticipate the coming of COVID Anxiety to add to this extensive list. Growing worries Back in March of this year, almost every member company of the Global Business Travel Association...
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