APRIL International partners with Sompo to expand International Private Medical Insurance across Asia Pacific
APRIL International, leading specialist in international health insurance, today announced a strategic regional partnership with Sompo, global provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty insurance, to expand their International Private Medical Insurance offering across the Asia Pacific region. This partnership is part of the APRIL group’s international growth strategy, focused on expanding its footprint in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.
This partnership brings together APRIL’s IPMI expertise, strong distribution network and customer-centric approach with Sompo’s regional market knowledge and underwriting capabilities.
Through this agreement, APRIL and Sompo will co-develop differentiated IPMI solutions, combining underwriting, claims management, and assistance expertise to deliver innovative, flexible, and regionally relevant offerings in Singapore, with plans to extend to additional APAC markets in the near future. The first joint offerings are expected to launch in December 2025.
This collaboration strengthens APRIL International’s leadership position as a global IPMI provider and reflects the group’s vision to make international healthcare simpler and more accessible for all, while enabling Sompo to further broaden its customer reach and product portfolio across the Asia Pacific region.
“As we have been strongly anchored in Asia for the past 10 years, this partnership is an opportunity to accelerate APRIL International’s growth."
"Sompo’s regional presence and expertise will help us keep on delivering high-quality, accessible health solutions to individuals, SMEs and organizations across the region, while supporting the APRIL group’s long-term commitment to providing a best-in-class experience to our partners and customers,” said Romain Di Meglio, CEO of APRIL International in Asia and the Middle East
“This collaboration marks a significant milestone in our strategy to be the preferred partner in our customers’ future of health, wellbeing and financial protection across APAC,” said Bill Zhang, President of APAC Consumer Lines, Sompo. “APRIL shares our commitment to putting customers first. And with their deep domain expertise, we will deliver innovative protection and service offerings that both business and individual customers in the region increasingly value and demand.”
About APRIL
APRIL is the leading wholesale broker in France with a worldwide network of 27,000 partner brokers. APRIL’s 3,000 staff members aim to offer their customers and partners – individuals, professionals and businesses – an outstanding experience combining the best of people and technology, in health and personal protection for individuals, professionals and VSEs, loan insurance, international health insurance (iPMI), property and casualty niche insurance and asset management. APRIL aspires to become a digital, omnichannel and agile operator, a champion of customer experience and leader in its markets, while committing to the societal responsibility issues set forth in its Oxygen approach.
The APRIL Group operates in 20 countries and recorded a turnover of €860 million in 2024.
About Sompo
We are Sompo, a global provider of commercial and consumer property, casualty, and specialty insurance and reinsurance. Building on the 130 years of innovation of our parent company, Sompo Holdings, Inc., Sompo employs approximately 9,500 people around the world who use their in-depth knowledge and expertise to help simplify and resolve your complex challenges. Because when you choose Sompo, you choose The Ease of Expertise™.
“Sompo” refers to the brand under which Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based holding company, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, operates its global property and casualty (re)insurance businesses. Sompo International Holdings Ltd. is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Sompo Holdings, Inc., one of the leading property and casualty groups in the world with excellent financial strength as evidenced by ratings of A+ (Superior) from A.M. Best (XV size category) and A+ (Strong) from Standard & Poor’s. Sompo Holdings shares are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. To learn more, please follow us on LinkedIn or visit www.sompo-intl.com.
