health insurance plans for individuals

Retirements take to the streets in China to protest health insurance cuts

Violin27/02/2023 54 Views

Hong Kong – Retirements in the central Chinese city of Wuhan and the northeastern city of Dalian took to the streets last week to express their outrage over the local government’s curtailing of medical insurance coverage.

Photos and videos of demonstrations circulating online show crowds of senior citizens gathering in various areas of the two cities, including a local hospital and park in Wuhan and a public square outside a district government building in Dalian. Some demonstrators can be heard singing “The Internationale.” A heavy police presence is seen in several video clips, but it remains unknown whether the police

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What’s the difference between travel insurance and medical insurance? Do I need both?

Violin25/02/2023 104 Views

Canadians love to travel, with more than doubling passenger traffic from January 2022 to January 2023 at eight of Canada’s largest airports according to data from the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority.

With the fun of choosing a destination and finding the best deals, and the not-so-fun part of massive airport line-ups and lost luggage, comes a more practical question. Do you need travel insurance or medical insurance?

Which one is better? Do they cover the same thing? Let’s look at the differences and similarities between the two and when you may need them.

What is travel insurance?

Travel insurance

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Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw can’t pitch in 2023 WBC over insurance issue

Violin20/02/2023 84 Views

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, the most decorated pitcher scheduled to pitch in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, was forced to bow out of the international tournament Friday simply because an insurance policy failed to clear him.

“It was super disappointing …” said Kershaw, the three-time Cy Young winner and future Hall of Famer. “I’m frustrated. I really wanted to do it.

“We tried a lot of different things. I tried to work it out on my own. Tried to work it out with MLB, the union, the team, everybody. Everybody worked hard to try and

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The webinar explores how behavioral insurance can help advisors grow their business

Violin18/02/2023 42 Views

Desmond Devoy of Insurance Business Canada, previews an upcoming Key Media webinar featuring Manulife’s Michael Dawson, director, Vitality sales and distribution, will discuss the first-in-Canada program.

There’s more to life than money, and more to insurance than just premium costs.

The Manulife Vitality program, the subject of an upcoming webinar, intends to see insureds getting proactive when it comes to their health and overall wellness.

And, back to finances, it can help with the bottom line for an insured’s premiums. It is a health and wellness program, unique in Canada, that is included in the company’s life insurance products that

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Don’t be afraid of a healthy switch to save money

Violin10/02/2023 92 Views

As the old saying goes – health is wealth. This certainly rings through during times of sickness and unfortunately we just never know when the day might come that we need a hospital or doctor.

Although we have a public health system in Ireland where many services are free we also have the option of taking out private health cover. Between January and February this year around 500,000 people in Ireland will renew their health insurance according to totalhealthcover.ie.

Dermot Goode of total healthcover.ie said his advice to every single health insurance policy holder, and particularly older health insurance members

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When is the 2023 Covered California health insurance deadline?

Violin06/02/2023 47 Views

Sacramento Vice Mayor Eric Guerra and Covered California leader Jessica Altman made a last-chance appeal Wednesday to roughly 200,000 uninsured residents in the Sacramento region to sign up for health insurance before open enrollment ends Tuesday.

Many locals are paying $10 or less in monthly health insurance premiums for policies through Covered California, and that deal is still available for others, Altman stressed at a news conference on the west steps of the Capitol.

Guerra said: “I know personally how critical it is to have a healthy family, and you can only have that when you have health coverage that

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5 Things to Discuss with Your Spouse Before Estate Planning

Violin03/02/2023 38 Views

If you are married and considering doing your estate plan, there are some discussions you should have with your spouse.

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If you and your spouse are considering doing your estate plan, we recommend that you discuss the following items:

How do you want your money and assets handled if one of you dies? Do you want any restrictions? Are you worried about your spouse remarrying and being influenced by the

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Amendments will better protect BC strata owners, lessen insurance costs

Violin27/01/2023 39 Views

Amendments to the minimum amount of developers and strata corporations must contribute to contingency reserve funds will help protect owners in the small number of stratas that are neglecting maintenance needs and risking higher insurance costs.

“People living in strata deserve to have peace of mind that their strata corporation has appropriate reserves to do routine maintenance and keep strata insurance costs down,” said Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Housing. “The overwhelming majority of strata are doing just that, but a small number of strata corporations that are underfunding their contingency funds and putting owners at risk of surprise fee hikes

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