Category Archive For "Insurance"
Looking at the cost of international health insurance in Hong Kong
Exciting news; Pacific Prime is happy to announce that we have released our latest report on the average cost of international health insurance. The Cost of International Health Insurance Report – 2017 is a free report that presents an in-depth analysis on average premiums in 100 countries including Hong Kong. Here, we provide an overview …
New Pacific Prime Corporate site has been launched
Professional service firms, HR specialists, and corporate businesses now have an important new online hub for all their insurance solutions; our parent company Pacific Prime has launched their new corporate site this month. The new web section is now a one-stop shop for the business insurance needs of any company and a great first step …
Hong Kong hospitals overcrowded amid summer flu crisis
Summer flu cases have “increased to a very high level” over the past week, according to a press statement by the Centre for Health Protection (CHP). Public hospital wards around the city are now overflowing with influenza patients, who are waiting as long as eight hours to receive treatment. With occupancy rates of up to …
New Hong Kong Insurance Authority regulator to bring stability and protection
Replacing the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI), the Hong Kong government’s new insurance regulator, the Insurance Authority (IA), has begun its work on 26 June. Established in December 2015, the IA has begun its phased transitional takeover of the regulatory functions the OCI previously administered, as well as the expanded scope the government …
Insurtech and its implications for your business
With insurtech taking the insurance industry by storm, insurers all over the world are finding newer, more innovative ways to optimize and improve their solutions. But, what does insurtech really mean? A simple portmanteau of the words insurance and technology, the buzzword refers to any technology designed for, and used almost exclusively by the insurance …