Author: Aon Plc

Aon Plc, a leading global professional services firm based in the UK, released its 2026 Global Medical Trend Rates Report on 15 October 2025. The report projects an 11.3 percent rise in Asia Pacific (APAC) employee medical plan costs, signaling the stabilization of medical plan costs after two years of steep increases. The global average medical trend rate, which represents the annual percentage increase in medical plan costs per employee, both insured and self-insured, is expected to be 9.8 percent. Key APAC markets like China, India, Singapore, the Philippines and Vietnam are forecasting lower medical trend rate increases in 2026 than…