Doctors v insurers: When did the fight start?
SINGAPORE – A group of private sector doctors has taken issue with what it calls “highly exclusive” panels of doctors, approved by Integrated Shield Plan (IP) insurers, in a bid […]
Panel options uneven across IP insurers, numbers far shy of the whole
SINGAPORE – Patients can access doctors across most specialisations on Integrated Shield Plan (IP) insurers’ panels, but their options might sometimes be limited. Areas with the most panel specialists across […]
Having more doctors on IP panels may lead to higher premiums: Life Insurance Association
SINGAPORE – Having more doctors on the panels of Integrated Shield Plans is on the cards but they cannot expect default fees at the upper end of fee benchmarks set […]
askST: Will I be affected by the ongoing battle between doctors and IP insurers?
SINGAPORE – Doctors and Integrated Shield Plan (IP) insurers are currently locked in a battle over the relatively small number of preferred private specialists on the insurers’ panels. The rift […]
Life insurers’ balancing act only gets harder
A persistent low interest rate environment and a tougher risk-based capital framework would make it harder for Singapore life insurers to deliver the projected non-guaranteed bonuses linked to participating or […]