Archive for August, 2009

With the increase in awareness of international health insurance, travelers and expatriates are seeking appropriate protection for themselves and their dependents when they travel or live overseas. International health insurance seekers include global professionals, retired, individuals seeking international job exposure, missionaries, travelers and international students. Employers also look out for short term travel medical insurance [...]

Many of the individuals looking for international visitor medical insurance policies are unclear about why one should opt for emergency evacuation or repatriation or both. To understand this clearly, imagine a situation where you have suffered severe injuries due to an accident and there is no medical set-up to treat you nearby. Or think of [...]

With the current economic crisis resulting in unemployment all around the globe, the number of uninsured individuals in the country has been on a steady rise. Regular visits to the doctor has been cut down and many people are not aware of how else to secure their health insurance coverage. People who have just left [...]

The US government has signed a legislation to expand the SCHIP (State Children’s Health Insurance Program). SCHIP makes it eligible for children from low-income strata families to consult a doctor or seek medical help when they are sick. This initiative has included providing coverage to about 11 million children as compared to around 7 million [...]