The Japanese government’s troubled My Number digital ID program has done little to quell concerns about incidents of mishandled personal data, particularly those related to disability certificates.
The issue has sparked objections over to the planned replacement of health insurance cards next year with My Number IDs. Japanese doctors have taken the government to court to fight the mandatory replacement of health insurance cards, arguing it is expensive to implement.
Part of that unease arose when some residents discovered their ID cards linked to unrelated personal information. This has intensified pressure on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who has suffered a…
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Top 5 Reasons Not to Have an Estate Plan
We often hear many reasons why people do not have an estate plan or why they are putting off creating their estate plan.
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Here are the top five reasons why people don’t have an estate plan (and why these reasons shouldn’t prevent you from doing your estate plan today):
I don’t have enough money, property, etc. Estate planning is not just about assets. Estate planning is a way to protect your…
PacificSource Health Plans Elevates Member Communications
PacificSource Health Plans Elevates Member Communications with Quadient
Multistate US health insurer partners with Quadient to enhance the customer experience for its more than 600,000 members
Paris, June 8, 2023
Quadient (Euronext Paris: QDT), a leader in helping businesses create meaningful customer connections through digital and physical channels, announces that PacificSource Health Plans have implemented Quadient Inspire to reduce manual processes and IT resources required for developing and maintaining renewals, member plan materials and related communications. With Quadient Inspire, PacificSource plans to reduce costs and increase efficiency through automation, increasing the speed of creating and managing thousands of blocks and…
Health and travel insurance for international students
Between applying to schools and sorting out travel visas and accommodations, moving to Canada as an international student can be quite daunting — especially once you start considering medical and travel insurance. While Canada prides itself on its publicly funded healthcare, it’s not always available right away for newcomers and international students. And the costs can mount for people who are not covered, as well as the stress of falling ill far away from your home country.
Thankfully, most international students enrolled in a full-time program in Canada have some level of health insurance, either through their provincial health coverage…
How Can You Protect Your Children?
Many of our estate planning clients have children and want to protect their children.
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While concerns vary, protecting children is a huge part of estate planning.
When parents have minor children, estate planning is essential. It allows parents to pick guardians for their children. This will ensure that they have peace of mind knowing who will care for their minor children.
This will also prevent court fights over guardianship.
Parents with…
International Health Insurance Market Report 2023: Keep Up to Date With Trends in IPMI and How the Market is Changing
DUBLIN, May 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The “International Health Insurance 2023” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offers.
The latest information, facts and figures on international health insurance
International Private Medical Insurance (IPMI) is a key global health insurance product for many insurance companies, brokers and MGAs.
It is a dynamic market that is seeing major new partnerships, selling and buying of insurers or business books, technological changes and much more.
New compulsory health insurance and universal health insurance affects demand in a positive as well as negative way.
Brokers and insurers expect strong growth in 2023 and future years.…
Bitewell’s Healthy Food Marketplace Reduces Health Insurance Premiums
bitewell is the go-to healthy marketplace for employers. It provides food health benefits, reducing … [+] insurance premiums and improving health for users.
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Update: May 24, 2023 – bitewell’s Seed round has reopened for another investor. The round will close oversubscribed; more than the initial $4 million. Lead Sports updated to lead Sports.
People understand the benefits of eating a healthy diet. As a result, employers are slowly taking responsibility for their employees’ health. The quicker companies offer healthier and more affordable options, the faster healthcare costs will decrease, and the ROI will increase.
The main problem is the…
Canada’s health insurance industry has a fossil fuel contradiction
Canada is home to two of the largest life and health insurance companies in the world – Sun Life and Manulife. Now expanding into Asia, these are Canadian success stories.
Yet both have a contradiction at the heart of their business model. They are also two of Canada’s largest investors in fossil fuels, including dirty coal, investments that adversely affect the health of the clients they’re insuring.
The German NGO Urgewald just published a global database of fossil fuel investors, companies that own the most stocks and bonds in oil and gas and coal companies. The top five for Canada…