milesjokic 6mo

Is SafetyWing still the go for health insurance? Realise their prices went up a lot last time I got it

mrhuebner 6mo

They've never been. They were just always strong in affiliate marketing and paying for recommendations. ;-)

Are you looking for travel insurance (just a couple of months while still keeping home country coverage) or actual international health insurance?
If the latter then there are tons of legit, licensed and reliable providers out there: April International, Foyer Global Health, PassportCard, Now Health, Allianz Care, BDAE, ...

milesjokic 6mo

Full health insurance, not US. And, I don’t really have a ‘home’ atm haha.
I’ve tired a few of the other you mentions as some point, PassportCarr and Allianz Care, and they were poor… not sure what to say

mrhuebner 6mo

What's "poor" for you?
Too expensive?
Too little coverage?
Exclusions or restrictions you don't like?

milesjokic 6mo

They didn’t cover me without jumping through hoops. I gave up on claiming. I want to be able to go to a GP and get treatment and drugs I need. If I have an eye infection, I want it covered. If I have to get antibiotics because I had too much fun, i want it covered. If I’m paying partly it, might as well have not got the insurance.
Just examples. Not sure where you are from, but I just want a hassle free normal service like back in Aus.

mrhuebner 6mo

Understood. The basic rule with all legit health insurance providers is: They pay for what's medically necessary and not self-inflicted. That's where "because I had too much fun" might disqualify a claim.

Important when you choose a provider: Make sure you understand their licensing and governing law (jurisdiction). There are a bunch of Australia based providers as well if that's a legal system that you trust. Don't buy from a company that's incorporated where there is weak or no consumer protection for you (referring to your initial question here).

markus 5mo

but Squarelife is the insurer behind the contract with Genki, which means they're the company actually providing your coverage and handling claims decisions and payouts.

rajeevn 4mo

I was thinking about it. Anyone had experience where cost of health service was way high that couldn't pay of pocket?

mrhuebner 4mo

They are probably not in this chat (anymore). Find them all over GoFundMe. 😉

An intercontinental evacuation flight with a medjet after a severe accident can alone easily cost 100K USD. Why risk ruining your life when insurance is comparably cheap?

susifusi 4mo

does anyone have experience with "insured nomads"?

mrhuebner 4mo

I think they went out of business earlier this year. At least that’s what their website looks like.

susifusi 4mo

ah, so that's what the privacy warning meant 😅 thanks!!

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