Aetna Global Benefits (AGB) has announced a new international health insurance plan in Africa as part of their Executive Healthcare Plan lineup, targeted at regionally mobile individuals and groups. Aetna Global Benefits offers the Executive Healthcare Plan (EHP) line of international health insurance products in partnership with Kenya-based medical insurance provider Executive Healthcare Solutions. The…

Stuart Leatherby has been appointed as the Managing Director to head up Aetna's expatriate health insurance business, Aetna Global Benefits, in the Middle East and Africa. Leatherby has been working with Aetna Global Benefits since 2000, and prior to his promotion he has been working as the head of Aetna Global Benefits' International Markets Development team where he was responsible for expanding…

Aetna Global Benefits (AGB), the international business segment of Aetna, has recently introduced a new choice in health benefits plans to companies operating across the Middle East. The aim is to provide additional flexibility in cover and affordability, whilst retaining the high-quality and benefits options of the original plan.

An additional online resource for the more than 400,000-member worldwide base of Aetna Global Benefits (AGB) has been made available for them to easily navigate their benefits and achieve optimal health. The international business segment of Aetna has launched its presence in Facebook with the aim of enhancing the level of service experienced through the Internet.

The existing requirement for Expatriates living in Japan to provide proof of current or future enrolment in the country's national health insurance system to renew or apply for a visa with validity longer than one year will become compulsory starting from the 1st of April, 2010.