Leading international private medical insurance publisher iPMI Magazine, is excited to announce the official launch of the “International Health Insurance 2022 Insurers" market report, written by leading IPMI, insurance and healthcare analyst Ian Youngman.

This report has all the latest information, facts and figures, and research on international health and medical insurers.

Format: Written Report.

Delivery: PDF Format.

International health insurance is a growing and profitable market. International health insurers are also expanding into local PMI markets. Insurers are deciding where to expand, where to consolidate and which countries to leave. They face competition from sophisticated regional and single country insurers.

• Compulsory health insurance in more countries offers opportunities but also drives local insurers into IPMI.
• Using technology, social media, plus investing in start-ups are all essential as to stand still is to die.
• The biggest change is large insurers partnering with one or more insurers plus a raft of distribution groups.
• Health insurance can no longer be seen as separate from wider healthcare.
• After quiet years, the health insurance market and insurers have re-opened at breakneck speed.
• Keeping up with what health insurers are doing and planning is very difficult. The author uses his daily updated company databases to keep up to date.

WHO THE REPORT IS FOR:

• Insurance companies;
• Insurance brokers and agents;
• MGAs and MGUs; 
• Management consultants; 
• Professionals working in global healthcare markets; 
• Hospital and clinic groups operating internationally; 
• Travel agents; 
• Assistance companies; 
• Cost containment and claims management companies; 
• Insurance technology companies;  
• Travel managers;
• Air and ground ambulance companies;
• Banks and other financial institutions;
• Investors and private equity; 
• National and local government policy makers; 
• Lawyers;
• Policy advisors; 
• Think tanks.

WHY YOU SHOULD BUY THIS REPORT 

• If you are looking to find out which insurers are doing what, and where, this is the report for you;
• If you are seeking to stay up to date with all major international health insurers;
• Keep up to date with IPMI insurer by insurer; 

The leading health insurer analyst of this report maintains a daily updated database of company profiles.

Insurer Profile details included:

• Company Name
• Base Country
• HQ
• Ownership
• Overview
• Structure
• Insurance 
• Healthcare
• Customer Numbers
• Strategy
• 2020 Results
• 2021 Results
• 2022 Forecasts
• Buying Businesses
• Selling Businesses
• Partnerships
• Sponsorships
• Micro Health
• Apps
• Marketing
• Technology
• Start-ups, Accelerators and Labs
• Countries Present A to Z

Global Health Insurers

How To Buy International Health Insurance Insurers 2022

We are selling the report International Health Insurance Insurers 2022 report on Research and Markets for £1,599.

However, if you are an advertiser or iPMI Magazine subscriber, we are offering the report for a subsidised investment

iPMI Magazine Advertiser: £1,300

iPMI Magazine Subscriber: £1,450

To take advantage of this offer please write to ipmi[at]ipmimagazine.com or speak with your account manager directly.

About The Author

Ian Youngman is a writer and researcher specialising in international private medical insurance, global healthcare and medical tourism. He writes regularly for a variety of magazines, newsletters, and on-line services. He publishes a range of market reports and undertakes research for companies and has London market management experience with brokers and insurers. 

Leading international private medical insurance publisher iPMI Magazine, is excited to announce the official launch of the “International Health Insurance 2022 Countries" market report, written by leading IPMI, insurance and healthcare analyst Ian Youngman.

This report has all the latest information, facts and figures, and research on healthcare, health insurance, and insurers present in 177 countries.

• If you are looking to find out which insurers are operating where, this is the report for you;
• If you are seeking to stay up to date with major insurance regulation changes in over 170 countries, this is the report for you.

Format: Written Report.

Size: 1000 A4 Pages.

Delivery: PDF Format.

DIGITAL NOMADS

• The number of people working digitally has increased. Employers have seen that employees in certain sections can work partly or fully online. Over 50 countries now have digital nomad visas and most demand that the nomad provides proof of health insurance.

ENTRY TO COUNTRIES

• Many countries now require all entrants to the country - visitors and expats - have health insurance - again this is often vague as to whether it is IPMI or travel health.

DYNAMIC MARKET

The IPMI market is a dynamic one that is fast moving.

COMPULSORY HEALTH INSURANCE

• More countries now require that all non-citizens have PMI or IPMI.
• Compulsory health insurance in Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Jordan, Maldives, Mexico, Pakistan, and Qatar
• Universal health insurance in Cyprus, Egypt, India, Morocco, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Tanzania.

EXPATS

• There is an increasing tendency for nationals and companies working overseas to have IPMI with an insurer or broker based in their home country.
• The number of expats is increasing.

INSURERS PRESENT IN COUNTRIES

• With insurers and brokers buying and selling and entering into major partnerships, which company is where has greatly changed.
• There is a massive growth in regional insurers in PMI and IPMI.

IPMI MARKET

• You may have seen reports that claim that IPMI business has fallen and this is not true.
• For 2021 several countries report a large uptake in IPMI and PMI.
• For 2021 and 2022 IPMI insurers reports more customers and more revenue.
• The increase in waiting lists at state hospitals has driven people to buy private healthcare and health insurance.

WHO THE REPORT IS FOR:

• Insurance companies;
• Insurance brokers and agents;
• MGAs and MGUs; 
• Management consultants; 
• Professionals working in global healthcare markets; 
• Hospital and clinic groups operating internationally; 
• Travel agents; 
• Assistance companies; 
• Cost containment and claims management companies; 
• Insurance technology companies;  
• Travel managers;
• Air and ground ambulance companies;
• Banks and other financial institutions;
• Investors and private equity; 
• National and local government policy makers; 
• Lawyers;
• Policy advisors; 
• Think tanks.

WHY YOU SHOULD BUY THIS REPORT 

• If you are looking to find out which insurers are operating where, this is the report for you;
• If you are seeking to stay up to date with major insurance regulation changes in over 170 countries, this is the report for you;
• Keep up to date with IPMI country by country; 
• Understand the impact of new laws and rules;
• See an overview of what insurers and brokers are present;
• Find out which countries are bringing in compulsory health insurance;
• Understand changes to universal health insurance in countries.

COUNTRIES COVERED

The report looks at international private medical, healthcare and expatriate insurance in the following countries:

• Abu Dhabi
• Afghanistan
• Albania
• Algeria
• Andorra
• Angola
• Antigua
• Argentina
• Armenia
• Aruba
• Australia
• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• Bahamas
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Barbados
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Belize
• Bermuda
• Bolivia
• Bosnia
• Botswana
• Brazil
• British Virgin Islands
• Brunei
• Bulgaria
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Canada
• Cayman Islands
• Chile
• China
• Colombia
• Congo
• Costa Rica
• Croatia
• Cuba
• Curacao
• Cyprus
• Czechia
• Denmark
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Dubai
• Ecuador
• Egypt
• El Salvador
• Estonia
• Eswatini
• Ethiopia
• Fiji
• Finland
• France
• Gabon
• Georgia
• Germany
• Ghana
• Gibraltar
• Greece
• Grenada
• Guam
• Guatemala
• Guernsey
• Guinea
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Hong Kong
• Hungary
• Iceland
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Ivory Coast
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Jersey
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kosovo
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Latvia
• Lebanon
• Lesotho
• Libya
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Macau
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mali
• Malta
• Mauritius
• Mexico
• Micronesia
• Moldova
• Monaco
• Mongolia
• Montenegro
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Myanmar
• Namibia
• Nepal
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Nicaragua
• Nigeria
• North Macedonia
• Norway
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Panama
• Papua New Guinea
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Philippines
• Poland
• Portugal
• Puerto Rico
• Qatar
• Romania
• Russia
• Rwanda
• Saint Kitts And Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
• Serbia
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Singapore
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Somalia
• South Africa
• South Korea
• Spain
• Sri Lanka
• St Vincent
• Sudan
• Suriname
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Syria
• Taiwan
• Tanzania
• Thailand
• Trinidad And Tobago
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• Turks And Caicos
• UAE
• Uganda
• Ukraine
• United Kingdom
• Uruguay
• USA Virgin Islands
• USA
• Uzbekistan
• Venezuela
• Viet Nam
• Yemen
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

How To Buy International Health Insurance Countries 2022

We are selling the report International Health Insurance Countries 2022 report on Research and Markets for £1,599.

However, if you are an advertiser or iPMI Magazine subscriber, we are offering the report for a subsidised investment

iPMI Magazine Advertiser: £1,300

iPMI Magazine Subscriber: £1,450

To take advantage of this offer please write to ipmi[at]ipmimagazine.com or speak with your account manager directly.

About The Author

Ian Youngman is a writer and researcher specialising in international private medical insurance, global healthcare and medical tourism. He writes regularly for a variety of magazines, newsletters, and on-line services. He publishes a range of market reports and undertakes research for companies and has London market management experience with brokers and insurers. 

Expatriate Group commit to upgrade their corporate iPMI policies for all new, and existing policyholders, for free, from New Year’s Day 2022.

They will restructure their group iPMI policy cover following conversations with their corporate and broker partners.
Their feedback clarified the requirement for policies that better suited the needs of businesses seeking to meet the challenges of greater corporate responsibility to their staff and their work environments – both physically and mentally.

From 1st January 2022 all group policies will include, as standard: an Employee Assistance Programme; Business Travel insurance; and Income Replacement cover, integrated into all international healthcare policies.

“From the feedback, it was clear that HR managers want simpler and more cost-effective solutions for managing employee protection” said Amanda Giscos, Head of Business Development.

She also added “COVID-19 often led HR managers to remain with existing providers, even if there were better products on the market, to give employees the feeling of an element of security through consistency. However, with the world easing back to work, the ability to attract and retain staff is vital. Businesses who put employee wellbeing at the heart of their culture and support the transition to the new normal, and beyond, will thrive”.

“We have now reinvented our corporate policies to better meet these needs in a simple, single HR solution” said Lee Gerry, Expatriate Group Director.

“Now, if an employee is travelling on business, they’re covered; if they need immediate access to counselling, they’re covered; if they can no longer work because of their health, they’re covered. These benefits are now core to our comprehensive group iPMI policies.

“What’s more,” Gerry said “following strong underwriting results in 2019 and 2020, the improvement in benefits hasn’t resulted in any change in premium”.

“International HR managers are seeking more from their partners” Gerry continued, “Enabling employee services and risk management to be centralised under a single contract, will streamline administration, and make both time and cost savings.

There’s also the added benefit of claims being handled under the same online platform, which’ll make life easier for the employee too!”

Expatriate Group’s new corporate iPMI policies will be available from 1st January 2022. Existing customers will have the new benefits automatically added to their group policy at renewal.

Allianz Care reports up to 235% year-on-year increase in applications for international health insurance policies, and significant increases in demand for health and wellbeing advice and digital services-

Allianz Care has reported a significant increase in demand for international health insurance services since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, with year-on-year sales of private individual/family policies up 235% in Germany, 100% in Singapore and 65% in the UAE. Allianz Care is the international health brand of Allianz Partners.

Some of the key uplifts in demand for health and wellbeing advice and digital health services include:

• 48% increase in web traffic to AllianzCare.com in March, with a further increase of 83% in April, with visitors keen to keep up to date with the latest information on the pandemic.
• 6,000 subscriptions to the Allianz Care channel on the BrightTALK platform, which has been used to broadcast webinars on COVID-19. This is up from an average of 380 subscribers before the pandemic. Almost 3,000 insured members attended one webinar alone with Dr. Ulrike Sucher, the company’s Chief Medical Officer for International Health, in which she outlined recommendations on steps they could take to protect themselves.
• Significant increase in demand for Allianz Care’s Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), with users looking for further information on financial advice, as well as seeking counselling services and advice on stress management.
• 257% increase in calls made to Allianz Care’s 24/7 medical advice line. The medical advice line is staffed by an experienced medical team that can address queries in real-time, including general medical advice and information regarding self-care. To provide further support, a COVID-19 digital symptom checker was added to the service, which has already been used by more than 46,000 customers to date.
• Year-on-year increase in sales of individual policies across almost all markets, most notably 235% in Germany, 100% in Singapore, 65% in the UAE, 62% in Italy, 57% in France and 48% in Spain.

Allianz Care has provided ongoing support to members throughout the COVID-19 emergency, confirming that customers contracting the virus are covered by their healthcare policies. It has also made temporary changes to its cover such as extending the period of cover for emergency medical treatment for those trapped outside their normal region of cover, from 6 weeks to 21 weeks.

Speaking about the surge in demand for support services and the action being taken to address it, Paula Covey, Chief Marketing Officer for International Health said: “The global emergency being experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented in its impact on people and businesses. People are understandably worried, not only about their own health, but also about that of their families and loved ones. As well as the general uncertainty, there’s also increased concern stemming from the emotional and financial impact. It wasn’t a surprise that there’d be an increase in demand for support services and advice – whether through our EAP, 24/7 helpline, webinars or the website. However the scale of the demand did take us somewhat by surprise. We were particularly pleased with the strong levels of participation and engagement in the webinars.

 “The reaction to our COVID-19 digital symptom tracker also demonstrated just how much people want to address concerns from the safety of their own home, while some hospitals and clinical settings are either experiencing overcrowding or trying to mitigate it. While our medical advice line gives customers access to more than 120 health professional who can support them regardless of their location.

 “In response to the situations our customers are finding themselves in, through no fault of their own, we’ve temporarily changed some of the terms of our policies. We want to support people who are stuck outside their normal region of cover due to global travel restrictions. So our cover for medical emergencies outside the normal region of cover has been temporarily extended from 6 weeks to 21 weeks. When we say we care about our customers, emergency situations like this are where we really get a chance to prove that. It’s not an empty promise. We have to be there for our customers and from a business continuity point of view, we were already set-up for staff to work from home. So this has been a seamless transition and it’s very much business as usual.”

For more information about Allianz Care, visit: www.allianzcare.com and for the latest news about COVID-19, go to: https://www.allianzcare.com/en/about-us/news/2020/01/coronaviruses.html.

Integra Global, a leading provider of international health insurance, today launches two new health plans to the IPMI market. 

IPMI Markets News: Global Benefits Group and AXA have agreed to engage in a global strategic partnership and will work together to enter new high-growth IPMI markets and segments. The partnership was announced by Mr. Bob Dubrish, CEO of Global Benefits Group, and Mr. Mattieu Rouot, Senior Vice President – Head of International Employee Benefits, AXA.

Under the agreement, GBG and AXA will collaborate in three key areas:

• Reinsurance: AXA will serve as GBG’s principal reinsurance partner, taking a quota share participation in all lines of GBG’s business.

• Client Referrals: Where appropriate, AXA will utilize GBG’s specialized capabilities to help provide international solutions to AXA’s clients, especially in the small to mid-size group business in which GBG specializes.

• Access to new markets: Through its network of subsidiaries and affiliates, whenever relevant, AXA will provide GBG with access to a wide range of new jurisdictions in which it does not currently operate.

“The AXA Group is the perfect partner for the next stage of GBG’s rapid growth cycle,” Mr. Dubrish said. “We look forward to the security AXA brings to our financial strength as a reinsurance partner, in addition to the new doors that will be opened through our collaboration.”

“Launching new partnerships with the most dynamic IPMI actors is part of AXA strategy to seize new opportunities on the IPMI Market. This collaboration with GBG will help us further accelerate our IPMI development, notably in LATAM and Africa where AXA already has an important footprint,” Mr. Rouot said.

GBG, founded in 1981, provides health, life, disability, travel and specialty insurance products to group and individual clients. The company’s target market segments are expatriates, third-country nationals and highnet worth individuals. AXA, with origins dating to 1859, is a global leader in insurance and asset management, with 166,000 employees and distributors based in 64 countries serving 103 million customers. AXA surpassed 100 billion (Euros) for the first time in 2016.

AXA Group is one of the largest insurance companies in the world, with a head office located in Paris. Present in 64 countries, AXA’s 166,000 employees and exclusive distributors provide their expertise in support of 103 million customers through four core business activities: Property & Casualty Insurance; Life & Savings; Health Insurance; and Asset Management. In a fast-evolving world, AXA anticipates change to offer services and solutions tailored to the current and future needs of its customers.

AXA joins the top 3 global financial services brands and confirms its ranking in the top 50 global brands. The Best Global Brands ranking today confirms the AXA brand’s strong ongoing reputation and value: 46th best global brand, up 2 spots in a year, 1st insurance brand worldwide for the 8th consecutive year and the 3rd best brand across all financial services, with a brand value that has gone up by 14% this year. It represents a 49% increase since 2013. It is now valued at USD 10.579 billion.

The AXA Group is a dynamic company pursuing an ambitious goal – with its responsible conduct it wishes to gain the trust and become the Insurer of first choice for all stakeholder groups, from costumers to employees, from environment, society and its shareholders to its suppliers.