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Emergency air ambulance evacuation
A company-sponsored health insurance plan is a major benefit that can provide tremendous peace of mind, particularly to expat families living and working away from home. Never in their wildest dreams, however, did Family A think that their Bupa Global Mining and Energy Forum Health Insurance Plan would end up saving their newborn baby’s life.
Boosting employee financial wellbeing
There’s a strong business case for investing in employee benefits to boost employee wellbeing and mental health. Not only have employee stress levels reached record-level highs, but only 21% of the world’s employees are engaged at work, and a mere 33% say they are thriving in their overall wellbeing.
Your people are your superpower
People don’t buy products from companies, they buy products from people. And this is especially true of insurance. According to ReMark’s Global Consumer Study 2022 – 20231, when it comes to health and life insurance, 32% of consumers listed “a recommendation from friends and family” as the initial trigger to consider a policy
Digital trust
Trust is the cornerstone of any good relationship. In an age where business relationships are internationally held and made, trust must be built through reputation and reliability. This is especially true of digital trust.
An avoidable tragedy
Working in international medical assistance is not a job, it’s a calling. It demands precision, empathy, devotion and, most importantly, courage. On a good day, we love the impact that we can have on a member’s life when an illness is cured, a surgery is successfully performed, or an emergency evacuation sees them safely delivered to the nearest point of medical excellence. But on a bad day, when a life is lost, it’s absolutely devastating for everyone involved.
Weathering the storm
You never know when your company-sponsored health insurance plan could become a life-saving benefit. That was certainly the case for Patient X, one of our Umatter international private medical insurance members living in Madagascar, who needed an emergency surgical procedure to have obstructive kidney cysts and stones removed.
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