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Choosing an Expat Health Insurance

Post by Hitoiro » Sat, 04 Mar 2017 7:01 am

Hi there!

I am changing jobs at the moment and looking for an expat insurance as my new company's plan looks pretty basic. Insurance broker proposed a few options. Appreciate your advice/feedback on the following insurers. To my shame, I've never heard about them before.
1. À La Carte Health (ALC)
2. APRIL
3. William Russell
4. Now Health
I could also consider other suggestions within S$3K (annual premium) including out-patient cover, no dental & maternity required.
Thanks.

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Post by ecureilx » Sun, 05 Mar 2017 12:30 am

Hitoiro wrote:Hi there!

I am changing jobs at the moment and looking for an expat insurance as my new company's plan looks pretty basic. Insurance broker proposed a few options. Appreciate your advice/feedback on the following insurers. To my shame, I've never heard about them before.
1. À La Carte Health (ALC)
2. APRIL
3. William Russell
4. Now Health
I could also consider other suggestions within S$3K (annual premium) including out-patient cover, no dental & maternity required.
Thanks.
Me too never heard of any of the above.

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Post by hhengkh89 » Wed, 22 Mar 2017 2:33 pm

Never heard of all these before too. Are you open for local insurance firm?

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Post by ecureilx » Wed, 22 Mar 2017 2:47 pm

hhengkh89 wrote:Never heard of all these before too. Are you open for local insurance firm?
And you are from ?

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Re: Choosing an Expat Health Insurance

Post by Hitoiro » Fri, 24 Mar 2017 1:02 am

Thanks. Decided to play safe and signed for AXA Global Care.

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Post by maybeSing2017 » Sat, 06 May 2017 12:11 pm

I am receiving some coverage from AXa, but not for my family, do you know if I can add coverage to a corp plan?

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Post by terralovina » Thu, 25 May 2017 2:33 pm

Never heard any of those insurance firms in Singapore. I suggest you to choose an insurer with a good presence in Singapore, otherwise it would be very difficult to process your claims. I bought a health and hospitalisation insurance in Singapore with AIA. I have a couple of friends who has insurance with Prudential and Great Eastern as well. No problem processing claims at all. To my knowledge there is no difference price wise on premiums between expats vs locals. The difference is just that locals can pay their premiums using their MEdiSave, thats all.

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Re: Choosing an Expat Health Insurance

Post by daniel123 » Wed, 31 May 2017 6:08 am

hhengkh89 wrote:Never heard of all these before too. Are you open for local insurance firm?
HI,
I also want to know the same thing.
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Re: Choosing an Expat Health Insurance

Post by SGFinance » Tue, 11 Jul 2017 4:22 pm

maybeSing2017 wrote:I am receiving some coverage from AXa, but not for my family, do you know if I can add coverage to a corp plan?
If it is a group plan then yes you can do a simple addition, just talk to your HR and Finance.

Otherwise if it is a personal plan you will have to apply it like how you did it in the first place.

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Re: Choosing an Expat Health Insurance

Post by diana_lynn » Mon, 16 Sep 2019 4:04 pm

Hitoiro wrote:
Fri, 24 Mar 2017 1:02 am
Thanks. Decided to play safe and signed for AXA Global Care.
Were u ask to declare any health declaration for this plan?

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