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The boom times are here for the international private medical insurance market. The only problem is, advisers don't seem to be aware of it. Peter Madigan investigates Click here to download pdf

International private medical insurance (PMI) is said to be enjoying something of a golden age. Providers and brokers are reporting strong year-on-year growth as more multi-national companies relocate staff globally and increasingly affluent individuals retire younger to warmer climes. Despite an apparent consensus among insurers and intermediaries that the international PMI market is booming, there is no independent data to corroborate such an analysis. With providers and brokers spread across the world, the task of compiling accurate market data is a logistical nightmare and simply too l...

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