Pacific Prime Releases Report on the Cost of Health Insurance in 100 Countries
The new report presents a ranking of the average premiums in 100 countries, which spans from
As can be expected, the US again ranked as the most expensive location for international health insurance, with
In analyzing the findings generated for this new report, Pacific Prime identified the following key findings that they believe will have a significant impact on the industry, businesses, and clients securing health insurance in 2017 and beyond:
- The average cost of international health insurance in the US increased by nearly 14% in 2017.
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Singapore has replacedChina as the third most expensive location for health insurance. - The number of Southeast Asian countries ranked within the top 20 have increased in 2017.
- Dubai’s ranking dropped slightly from 6th place in 2016 to 9th place in 2017.
- A number of countries have seen their average premiums decrease, while other locations have seen average premiums increase.
- Several locations have the same average cost of health insurance.
As with previous iterations of the report, this year’s report further discusses the following four major factors driving the cost of international health insurance:
- Increasing demand for quality private health care;
- An increase in the cost of health care in most of the countries included in this report;
- An increasingly regulated insurance industry;
- Ongoing challenges related to fraud.
The Cost of International Health Insurance Report - 2017 is now available to download for free from Pacific Prime’s website. Click here to download the full PDF version of the report, or view the online version here.
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