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Insuring Healthcare against emerging risks

Ben Rose, chief underwriting officer for Digital Risks, explores how professionals now face an increasing number of risks beyond traditional
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Discount Apple Watch offered for health data

A private insurer is offering UK customers super cheap Apple Watches with its policies but there's a catch (or two).
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Third-party report GP software launched

GP practices are being offered free access to software that creates and electronically sends reports for insurance companies and other
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ICO to examine insurersā€™ use of GP info

The Information Commissionerā€™s Office is examining why insurance companies are requesting patientsā€™ full medical records from GP practices instead of
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Germany suspends e-health card project

The roll-out of Germayā€™s national e-health smart card has been put on hold, with a review to be carried out
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Achmea chooses Philips for telehealth

Royal Philips Electronics has partnered with Achmea Health, the largest healthcare insurer in the Netherlands, to develop solutions that will
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BVMED sets out medical technology plan

The German Medical Technology Association, BVMED, has published a ten point plan for advanced medical technology in patient care. The
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CompuGroup posts strong sales growth

German health IT company CompuGroup has announced a 61% increase in sales in the second quarter of 2009 compared with
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CompuGroup subsidiary wins Turkish deal

CompuGroup’s Turkish subsidiary Promed has won a €1.2m deal from insurance firm Axa to support claims handling and processing. CompuGroup
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German insurer automates mail

One of the largest health insurance companies in Germany, Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), has rolled out a digital mailroom platform to
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