Category Archive For "Expat Insurance"
What you need to know about “Disease X”, China’s bird flu virus
Disease X is a term that the World Health Organization (WHO) created to describe a virus that has the potential to become a new global pandemic. As defined by the WHO, Disease X “represents the knowledge that a serious international epidemic could be caused by a pathogen currently unknown to cause human disease.” Disease X …
What is long term medical insurance and how can you secure it?
Securing long term medical insurance is a smart move; perhaps now even more than ever before. With the rise of medical costs worldwide, insurance premiums continue to climb, making it harder for policyholders to stick with insurance plans that they have purchased in the past. Our medical needs change throughout our lives, and as such …
How to stay safe in the light of the recent Chinese vaccine scandals?
The recent Chinese vaccine scandals have yet again put in question the safety measures local authorities take when it comes to admitting vaccines into the local market. This time, a major vaccine producer in China, Changsheng Bio-tech, had produced ineffective DPT (diphtheria, whooping cough, and tetanus) vaccines. They were distributed to approx 215,184 children aged …
Insurance inflation in China: What’s driving your premium prices?
The Chinese insurance market continues to be a dynamic one. Driven by a number of factors, from middle class demand through to insurance providers moving onshore, the rate of insurance inflation in China has seen a significant drop in 2017. The annual International Private Medical Insurance Inflation – 2018 report by our parent company, Pacific …
Organ donation in China on the rise: does insurance cover such treatments?
The act of donating an organ to save the life of another cannot be understated. When the country banned the harvesting of organs from executed prisoners in 2015, concerns were raised about the future of patients waiting for an often life saving transplant. Luckily for those people, recent statistics have shown that voluntary organ donation …