Middlesea Insurance plc has signed an agreement with Arzt Partner Almeda AG in Germany for the provision of Second Medical Opinion Services to eligible persons insured under Middlesea Insurance health insurance schemes. ArztPartner is fully owned by DKV AG and is a full-service disease and case management provider based in Munich, Germany. DKV, is the largest private Health Insurance Company in Europe, and has a history of more than 70 years in engaging in private health insurance.

With offices in nine countries ArztPartner manages customers with over 23 million insured members.

By means of this agreement insured persons under certain Middlesea Insurance health schemes are able to obtain a second medical opinion from an international panel of medical experts.

“This is a service which provides our health insurance customers with added value,” commented Simon Anastasi chief officer responsible for Health Insurance at Middlesea Insurance.

This service shall be available to eligible existing and future holders of Middlesea Insurance health insurance policies. It is applicable to a number of named eligible medical conditions such as cancer including leukaemia and malignant tumours, benign brain tumours, coronary heart disease, major organ transplant, stroke, paralysis from injury, complications of diabetes mellitus, asthma / COPD, complications of hypertension, severe burns, slipped vertebral disk, major trauma and other serious medical conditions.

The service shall be based on an analysis of an eligible individual’s medical condition by a VIPmed expert whose skills are appropriate for the particular case.

The VIPmed Expert Network consists of acknowledged international specialists in many different medical fields and are qualified to deliver the second medical opinion to the best advantage of the patient.

Within the VIPmed network only experts who are highly regarded in their medical field and have a strong international reputation are selected.