Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance has announced that its healthcare arm, Bupa CareConnect, has won two prestigious awards at the third Council of Health Insurance Excellence Awards 2024. The awards affirm its leadership in digital healthcare innovation and sustainable healthcare practices in the Kingdom.

The high-profile awards ceremony was held under the patronage of Minister of Health Fahad AlJalajel and convened senior healthcare executives, policymakers, and innovators from across the Kingdom and the broader region.

Bupa CareConnect won in two categories: Innovative Sustainability for Private Providers and Digital Innovation in Healthcare for Private Providers. These accolades highlight the company’s pioneering efforts to harness cutting-edge technologies and deliver patient-centric solutions that align with the health and well-being priorities of Saudi Vision 2030.

“This recognition reaffirms our belief that impactful healthcare begins with innovation rooted in human needs,” said Tal Nazer, CEO of Bupa Arabia. “We’re proud to lead this transformation and extend our gratitude to every member of our Digital Clinic team and our partners who contributed to this success.”

The CEO said that the company aims to create a holistic, patient-first experience powered by digital tools, greater flexibility, and seamless accessibility — without the need for pre-approvals. “We are redefining access to healthcare by making it seamless, personalized, and responsive,” he said.

Nazer also commended the CHI for its efforts in promoting a sector-wide culture of excellence through a national platform that recognizes innovation and value-based care.

Bupa Arabia’s Digital Clinics have become a benchmark for virtual healthcare delivery, offering real-time consultations across more than 10 specialties and enhanced user experiences powered by AI-driven claims processing and smart digital platforms.

These innovations enable patients to navigate their healthcare journeys more efficiently while expanding sustainable access to high-quality care.

“This award is a tribute to the commitment and compassion of our medical professionals, who are at the heart of everything we do,” said Dr. Abdullah Khafagy, executive medical director of Bupa CareConnect. “It motivates us to continue elevating standards in preventive, tech-enabled healthcare.”

Bupa Arabia has a long-standing track record of excellence at the CHI Excellence Awards. In 2023, the company secured six awards, including Health Insurer of the Year, Best Customer Experience, and Digital Excellence, along with individual honors such as CEO of the Year, Women Leader of the Year, and Young Achiever of the Year.

The Batur Convertible, the third coachbuilt Bentley of the modern era, has made its global debut at an exclusive event.

With only 16 individually numbered cars being produced, the Batur Convertible is a true collector’s piece. Each will feature the most potent iteration of Bentley’s iconic W12 engine, a 750 PS, hand-assembled 6-liter twin-turbocharged masterpiece set to end production this summer, making this one of the last Bentleys to ever house this legendary powertrain. Beyond its extraordinary performance, the Batur Convertible offers limitless personalization, with every detail tailored to reflect the vision and individuality of its owner.

The exterior of the Batur Convertible is another demonstration of the art of the possible with the Mulliner Bespoke Studio. It is a showcase of dynamic color transitions and high-performance materials, brought to life through its Midnight Emerald exterior paint and high gloss carbon fiber finishes. At the front, the grille stands out with a bold Satin Dark Titanium finish throughout, with the exception of the grille matrix, where a Gloss Mandarin to Gloss Beluga fade creates a striking visual transition.

At the heart of this bold exterior is the distinctive Batur Racing Stripe, finished in Gloss Porpoise and flanked with Gloss Mandarin outer stripes, both hide-matched to the interior leather, creating a seamless visual connection between the exterior and the cabin.

The cabin echoes the exterior, with Cumbrian Green and Porpoises leather being accented with Mandarin stitching and piping, complemented with machined titanium Organ Stops and Bullseye vents. The veneer is Mulliner’s exquisite “guitar fade,” where a transition of color and texture spans the width of the cabin, from gloss Beluga to high gloss carbon fiber, and back to gloss Beluga, and finished with the unique laser-etched audio signature of this W12 engine.

Bentley has a rich history of open-cockpit cars, from the very first Bentley of 1919, through the company’s foundation years in the 1920s, to the most recent — the Bacalar.

The architecture of the Batur Convertible has allowed Mulliner’s designers to seize the opportunity to create a theme that not only blends the design of the Bacalar and Batur but includes the versatility of a convertible. The designers also chose to highlight the two-seater character with a “wraparound” cockpit inspired by the design of the Bacalar.

The Mulliner Bespoke Studio will co-create every Batur Convertible with each client, utilizing their exclusive in-house commissioning software. It adopts a unique “off menu” approach to commissioning that allows any part of the car to be customized in color and surface finish, bringing each vision to life.