Category Archive For "Insurance"
Common gaps in company provided health insurance plans
Expats in Hong Kong can get some sweet perks, to be sure. Attracting top talent from around the world is a must for employers in a city that is a regional financial and business hub. Multinational corporations here work with clients from all over the globe, and competition is fierce, so businesses are seemingly willing …
Controlling costs a lingering issue for company group insurance plans
It’s the time of year when companies begin making important decisions about the future of the business. Some will be faced with greater expectations, some with shrinking or static budgets. In almost 20 years of supporting employee benefits plans, we’ve found that the biggest, continuing challenge for most companies’ group insurance plans is controlling costs. …
Hong Kong prepares adequate medical treatment for the Winter flu season
Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority has hired 1,607 new full-time nurses in the past few months in order to prepare for the coming winter flu season. The country is often struck twice a year with colds and flus; the summer flu season can also be a time of high demand placed upon the health system. When …
Unable to work? Are you prepared? Half of Hong Kongers are not
A life without having to go to work; It sounds like a dream, as many of us do have aspirations of someday retiring from the daily grind and spending our golden years kicking back and/or following our true passions. It is somewhat ironic, then, that if we are unable to work before we are ready, …
Getting pregnant over age 40 in Hong Kong
When it comes to medical issues in Hong Kong, we have seen many trends that are affecting other places in the world that are highly developed socially and economically. So called ‘lifestyle diseases’ of ‘affluenza’ are becoming ever more prominent, as we see expanding waistlines and chronic diseases developing due to sedentary lifestyles and poor …
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