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Old Mutual, AXA pact heats up battle for Kenya’s premium health cover

Forecasts predict that Kenya’s IPMI market will grow by more than 10 per cent each year. This growth will be driven by rising demand for cross-border healthcare and quality medical protection for executives, expatriates, and globally mobile professionals.

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By  Patrick Alushula

Business Reporter

Nation Media Group

Competition in Kenya’s high-end health insurance market is heating up after UK-based AXA Global Healthcare partnered with Old Mutual General Insurance Kenya to roll out international private medical insurance (IPMI) plans locally.

The cover, which is aimed at executives working abroad or those who frequently travel overseas, offers comprehensive international medical protection, including emergency care such as ambulance transport and hospital stays when urgent treatment is needed.

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