UnitedHealth Expands in Middle East With Al Sagr Insurance
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UnitedHealth Group Inc., the biggest U.S. health insurer by sales, will expand coverage in the Middle East, joining rival health plans in a race to win international business to offset changes at home.
UnitedHealth reached an agreement to provide insurance and medical services through an alliance with Dubai-based Al Sagr National Insurance Co., the companies said in a statement today. The partnership enables UnitedHealth to offer coverage to companies with workers in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar, Oman, Lebanon, Bahrain and Kuwait.