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Bupa is an international health insurance and healthcare provision group with over 33 million customers worldwide. Its origins and headquarters are in the United Kingdom. Its main countries of operation are: Australia, Spain, the United Kingdom, Chile, Poland, New Zealand, Hong Kong SAR, Turkey, Brazil, Ireland, US and has a presence across Latin America, the Middle East and Asia, including joint ventures in Saudi Arabia and India. .
Bupa is a private company limited by guarantee. It has no shareholders and reinvests its profits. Bupa is primarily a health insurer with health insurance representing 74% of its revenues worldwide and 18 million customers. The rest of its business comprises health provision services (18% of its revenue) including some hospitals (primarily in Spain, Poland and Chile), outpatient clinics, dental centres. . Bupa also runs aged care facilities in four countries: UK, Australia, Spain and New Zealand, which make up 8% of its revenue.It was ranked 5th best company in the UK by LinkedIn in 2019.

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