Tag Archive For "insurance"
What should employees do when companies cut healthcare benefits?
With skyrocketing medical costs, employers nowadays are getting more concerned over their insurance budgets, especially within companies which offer more lush insurance plans that include dependent benefits, as well as dental and vision coverage. While companies strive to retain top talent and increase employee engagement with the right mix of benefits, we at Pacific Prime …
Everything you should know about working holiday insurance
Working holidays are a golden opportunity for youngsters to get out of their monotonous, routine lifestyle and discover new life experiences. For those unfamiliar with the scheme, it is a bilateral arrangement agreement signed between two governments to allow young people to work and travel overseas. While it is wonderful to embrace new opportunities, such …
An essential step to lifelong health: long-term medical insurance
Thanks to technological advances and nutrient-rich diets, the average life expectancy of our generation is getting much longer. Yet, longer lifespans do not necessarily guarantee a better quality of life. This is especially true for those who have encountered serious accidents, or have developed a chronic condition that requires long term medical treatment. The last …
Brand new long term health insurance guide released!
With the goal of simplifying insurance, Pacific Prime is pleased to announce the release of our latest Long Term Health Insurance Guide – 2018. Drawing upon the in-depth knowledge and the solid experience of our specialists in the industry, this guide spells out all the key information you should consider when securing long term health …
Pacific Prime’s newly released School Insurance Guide 2018-2019
Our newly released School Insurance Guide 2018-219 leverages our team’s extensive knowledge in the industry to highlight the most essential insurance solutions for international and private schools. Running a private school is not much different than operating any other type of business. Sometimes, things can go wrong. One accident can ruin the reputation of even …
Ebola Insurance: Are You Covered?
With no vaccination and no cure, Ebola is a disease you really don’t want to get. Unfortunately Ebola is also extremely transmissible, spreading from person to person through blood and bodily fluids, including sweat. Just touching an Ebola patient is enough to spread the disease – even if that patient is already dead. Add to …
The Wacky World of Celebrity Body Part Insurance
Celebrities insure the wackiest things. Allegedly. Now that’s key, because there’s little evidence to support most of the wild claims circulating involving billions in insurance policies taken out by self-aggrandising celebrities. And yet body part insurance is very real. It’s not just for celebrities, it’s for everyone. Usually an extension of disability and life insurance, …
Does Health Insurance Make You Live Longer?
Intrinsically, the answer has to be no, doesn’t it? After all, our health is a result of countless factors ranging from our genetics, upbringing, lifestyle, environment and even geography. And it is health care, not health insurance, which has led to humans living longer, healthier lives over the past few centuries. So it should seem …
Top 8 Life Insurance Myths Debunked
There is a wealth of conflicting information published on life insurance, so it’s easy to see how widespread misconceptions can arise. We delve into some of the most common myths about life insurance in order to separate fact from fiction:
The Top 7 Health and Safety Tips for Backpackers
There are few activities more life affirming than packing the whole of one’s belonging into a fabric sack and taking off in search of adventure. Leaving behind the trials and tribulations of normal life, backpacking is one of the greatest ways to build self confidence and explore the wider world. Each year, however, through a …
