Posts Tagged ‘health insurance’
If you don’t have the necessary health insurance when you go abroad, you could be turned away at the arrivals hall. Reported in the Telegraph this week, Abu Dhabi is one of several places where travellers have been sent home on the next flight for not having the required insurance. Matthew Aston, head of marketing [...]
The mandatory level of health insurance required by Dutch law has recently increased in cost, despite record numbers of people being unable to meet the payments on their premiums. In addition there have been a number of changes to the terms of certain services and a significant rise in the excess rate. The Basisverzekering insurance [...]
According to a new report, a quarter (23%) of businesses would like to provide international health insurance for their expat employees, but cannot afford to do so. The Anatomy of an International Business report from Expacare, found over a quarter (28%) of respondents considered health insurance to be an essential for overseas employees. However, a [...]
A policy change at Central Michigan University means international students no longer have to have medical insurance. It is standard practice to require international students to buy sufficient health insurance in order to study in the U.S. This change means many foreign students aren’t properly covered and consequently are running up large medical bills when [...]
As the January blues set in, many people look to up coming holidays to lift their mood. With winter breaks often incorporating sports such as skiing, skating, snowboarding and sledging, a robust insurance plan is essential. Snowboarding causes approximately 100,000 wrist fractures a year, and knee ligament injuries are the most common among both skiers [...]
Ghana is currently undertaking structural reforms to further improve its National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Winfred Agbebor, director of corporate affairs of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), said the country’s health insurance scheme had been cited as a good example of international best practice by the World Bank. This follows media reports in the [...]
Since Pacific Prime starting offering high end health insurance to locals in China it has been seeing mixed demand. Most international health insurers in the region such as AXA, PPP, Bupa International and Cigna have teamed up with local providers to offer comprehensive medical plans. However, these plans haven’t been performing as well as expected. Pacific [...]
Allianz SE has announced it will be extending its range outside of South Africa to more than 24 African countries and territories. In cooperation with Metropolitan International, Allianz will be able to offer multinational corporate clients employee benefit insurance and reinsurance. Allianz Africa currently offers employee benefit insurance in 11 African countries. With the new partnership [...]
There is a rising tide of opposition against the Dutch coalition government’s plans for income-dependent health insurance. Changes to the system will see high-earners paying up to €482 per month for health insurance, according to the national Nos television station. This will affect those who earn more than €70,000 a year. People on welfare benefits [...]
Slovakia’s government has this week voted to create a single state-owned health insurer from 2014. The plan would include the possible nationalisation of the country’s two private health insurers. “We want one health insurer in Slovakia,” Prime Minister Robert Fico told journalists in Bratislava. “If we don’t reach an agreement with the owners of private [...]
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