HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 7, 2024--
Pacific Prime, a global health insurance brokerage and employee benefits specialist, has released its annual Cost of International Health Insurance (COHI) Report 2024, analyzing IPMI premiums for individual and family plans across 100 global locations.
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This year’s report reveals shifting dynamics in the international healthinsurance landscape, covering a variety of significant trends, such as the 56% increase in U.S. premiums, Dubai's escalating costs, and Hong Kong's constant second-place ranking in premiums. Additionally, the report offers insight into how Singapore remains a leader in technology and flexible benefits, as well as the implications of visa reforms in Thailand, which aim to attract expatriates and lower insurance coverage requirements.
Neil Raymond, the CEO and Founder at Pacific Prime, shared:
"Consumers are encountering fewer choices in the IPMI market, as major insurers like Cigna divest licenses and Aetna exits the international space. To remain competitive, brokers must focus on enhancing the value they bring to their services.”
The report indicates that the average IPMI premiums for individual plans, which varied from USD $3,900 in Poland to USD $15,296 in the US, and family plans, which varied from USD $10,710 in Poland to USD $34,152 in the US, were evaluated from 100 locations and driven by multiple factors.
These factors discussed in the article include:
For more information on how global inflation, insurer exits, and healthcare overutilization are reshaping international health insurance markets, download the COHI Report 2024.
About Pacific Prime
Established in 2000, Pacific Prime is an award-winning global insurance brokerage and employee benefits specialist that offers individual and corporate insurance solutions. With a USD $1 billion premium under management, Pacific Prime is now the third largest employee benefits broker in the Asia Pacific after acquiring CXA Group’s brokerage arms in 2021. The brokerage has over 1,000 employees and 15 offices worldwide, including Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Thailand, Malaysia, the UAE, Indonesia, the UK, the US, Mexico, the Philippines, and Australia.
To learn more about Pacific Prime, please visit: https://www.pacificprime.com/corporate
A visual overview of Pacific Prime's findings on the average costs of international health insurance and premium trends in 2024. (Graphic: Business Wire)
