VEON Ltd., a global digital operator has announced that Jazz, its digital operator in Pakistan, has launched FikrFree, a new AI-powered digital marketplace for insurance and healthcare. The platform aims to bridge a significant gap in Pakistan, where insurance sector penetration is less than 1% of GDP according to the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, and millions lack access to essential healthcare. In comparison, insurance penetration in other countries is significantly higher (over 7% of GDP in the US and more than 9% of GDP in the UK, according to the World Bank). FikrFree helps users find accessible and affordable coverage through personalized insurance plans and healthcare services.

Amazon One Medical has implemented AI tools to improve the efficiency and quality of primary care. These AI tools, powered by AWS generative AI services, help doctors save time by automating tasks such as note-taking, summarizing medical records, responding to patient messages, and routing tasks to the appropriate team members. The goal is to reduce administrative burden for doctors, enabling them to spend more time building relationships with patients and providing personalized care. Amazon One Medical emphasizes its commitment to patient privacy and believes these AI advancements will revolutionize healthcare delivery.

A team of researchers says it has developed the first wearable camera system that, with the help of artificial intelligence, detects potential errors in medication delivery.

In a test whose results were published today, the video system recognized and identified, with high proficiency, which medications were being drawn in busy clinical settings. The AI achieved 99.6% sensitivity and 98.8% specificity at detecting vial-swap errors.

Microsoft Corp. is unveiling several Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare innovations that connect care experiences, enhance team collaboration, empower healthcare workers, and unlock clinical and operational insights.

Suki, the leader in artificial intelligence (AI) technology for healthcare, has announced plans to partner with AI-first work platform and leading telehealth platform Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Zoom plans to use Suki’s AI engine, Suki Platform, to generate clinical notes and incorporate AI capabilities into its solution, enhancing user experience and ultimately improving patient care. Suki Platform enables large and small companies alike to build cutting-edge AI experiences with minimal development effort and already reaches nearly one million clinicians across the United States.

Google Cloud and Prudential plc (“Prudential”) today announced that Prudential is using MedLM, Google’s family of foundation models fine-tuned for healthcare industry use cases, to improve the accuracy and efficiency of medical insurance claim decisions. Prudential is one of the first insurance providers globally to use MedLM – which is typically used by healthcare organisations to build solutions for doctors, hospitals, and other medical providers to deliver better experiences for healthcare workers and patients.

InsurTech solutions help international private medical insurance (iPMI) companies comply with regulations like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD)

This iPMI Global InsurTech in Focus article examines the Top 5 insurance technology trends in the international private medical insurance broker market.

In the recent iPMI Global Insurance Technology Round Table, technology is shown to enhance the relationship between International Private Medical Insurance (IPMI) brokers and their clients:

This iPMI Global In Focus Insurtech article, examines and analyses key take aways and insights from a recent iPMI Global Round Table, that focussed on insurance technology adoption in the international private medical insurance market.

This iPMI Global briefing article reviews frequently asked questions and insights from the "iPMI InsurTech Strategies Round Table 2024", focusing on InsurTech solutions designed for the international private medical insurance (iPMI) market.