Category Archive For "Insurance"
Legal and medical insurance obligations for sending your staff to Thailand
The Thai labor market is governed by strict rules and regulations, many of which are applicable to foreign nationals working in the country. Whether you’re sending your staff to Thailand for a short term secondment, or for a long period of time, please note that your business may be held liable if you do not …
Alternative medicine and your insurance: what’s the deal?
X-rays, injections, hospitals full of doctors, nurses, and beeping technology; the Western approach to medicine is a familiar image, and one that is found frequently around the world. What many of us in the West can forget, however, is that our way of treating ill health and fixing ailments isn’t the only way. In fact, …
What’s driving international insurance costs in Thailand?
Having previously discussed the outline of the recently released Cost of International Health Insurance – 2017 report (read it here), Pacific Prime Thailand thought it might be useful to discuss what exactly might be driving international insurance costs in both Thailand and abroad. The report identifies four global drivers that it believes is impacting premiums …
Health insurance 101: Making a health insurance claim in Thailand
The vast majority of people who purchase health insurance do so with the hopes that they remain healthy enough to not actually have to use the claim. The reality, however, is that with health insurance it is not a matter of if you will need to submit a claim, but when will you need to …
Sending staff overseas: what are my insurance requirements?
Businesses are increasingly mobile and international these days, with many companies looking to send their staff abroad to meet their global needs. Working overseas can be an exciting opportunity for people, but it can also be a time of high uncertainty. There are many things to consider when you’re posting an employee overseas, and one …
Family health insurance: 5 things to look out for
If you’re living with your partner and children in Thailand, securing a robust family health insurance plan will ensure that your family gets the peace of mind you all deserve, with access to the best medical facilities in the country. While it is clear how important it is to secure health insurance in Thailand, those …
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Thailand featured in International Private Medical Insurance inflation report
Historically speaking, it’s inevitable that the health insurance premiums you paid the previous year will go up once you renew your plan the following year. Just how much they increase will depend on a number of different factors including the insurer, the country, the plan, etc. To help uncover the factors shaping international private medical …
“Do I need Thailand health insurance?”: Information for expats
If you’re relatively new to Thailand and you will be here on a long term basis, there are many important things that you should know about. Where to go for any product or service you might need, how to find the best deal on a place to stay, and how to make friends in a …
Pregnancy technology: Using the digital revolution to empower your maternity term
From being a small blip on an ultrasound screen to a big and beautiful belly bump, there’s a lot going on during a pregnancy for mothers. In times past, there was a lot of strange and quirky maternity advice out there for moms; from Russian and Chinese women being told not to cut their hair …
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Top 6 health insurance exclusions to watch out for
Before securing a health insurance plan, there will be a number of things you will need to look out for to determine whether it’s the best fitting plan for your needs; chief among them being the policy exclusions. For those of you who don’t know what it means, a health insurance exclusion refers to anything …
