Sales of international health insurance products have remained healthy over the last few years despite international political volatility. But a lack of understanding puts intermediaries in a potential educational role
Two years ago the international private medical insurance (IPMI) market surprised itself by remaining buoyant after the events of 11 September and in the last 12 months it seems to have done it again. The last Iraqi war would seem to have had little effect on current sales of IPMI products. Jonathan Earnshaw, business development director at insurer Expacare, who contract much Middle East business, was upbeat. He says: 'We were quite worried about our exposure in the Middle East as we do a lot of business there, especially in Dubai and Kuwait. But the war did not last long and there was n...
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