International Student Health Insurance Category

Blog posts that address health insurance for students around the world.

New Atlas International Travel Medical Insurance Online Application

May 20th, 2011 by ahoontrakul

Yesterday we launched our new Atlas Plan online free quoting/application tool. The new tool has a new design and a few improvements, so I will be going over the steps to completing this application. The first step of the application is to get a free quote for your Atlas Travel Medical Insurance Plan. The first […]

Chinese International Student Health Insurance

May 9th, 2011 by Jennifer Frankel

Chinese international student health insurance is important if you plan on traveling outside your home country either for a few months or a few years. Whether you are planning to go overseas for college, university, or to learn English, purchasing a medical insurance policy is important to have in place before you depart China. Before […]

Choosing which College to Study Abroad in

April 29th, 2011 by ahoontrakul

When you are planning your study abroad, you would no doubt have to make a decision on where you want to go and which college or university to attend. Many of the factors that would help you determine which college is right for you is similar to that of choosing your college at home. The […]

Getting sick while abroad (a personal story)

April 19th, 2011 by ahoontrakul

A few years ago I took a solo backpacking trip through Europe after I had finished my study abroad trip in England. It was a great experience and I had a lot of fun. To begin the story, in one month I would start my trip from Prague. I would make my way south to […]

Australia Student Visa Requirements Eased

April 11th, 2011 by Jennifer Frankel

You may remember from our initial report back in September that enrollment of international students in Australia were dropping. The most staggering statistic was that international students from India, making up 20% of the total number of international students, dropped by over half compared to the year before. As of April 2nd, the Australian government […]

The International Student Insurance’s iPad Sweepstakes Winner is…

April 1st, 2011 by ahoontrakul

Thank you to everyone who entered into our iPad sweepstakes. We really had a lot of entries. The entry form was open for three months starting in January; since then we have had more than a thousand submissions. After sorting through the entries we put each person’s name into a list (no one gains any […]

China Aims for 500,000 International Students

March 28th, 2011 by Jennifer Frankel

China has recently announced that they are looking to increase the number of international students studying in China. Currently, China hosts 265,000 international students from all around the world. The majority of these students are from South Korea followed by the United States, Japan and Thailand. Now, the Chinese education ministry announced that they would […]

Thai International Student Health Insurance for Studying in the USA

March 25th, 2011 by ahoontrakul

The USA is a popular country for students from all around the world who want to study abroad, and for students from Thailand, it is one of their top destination choices. During the 2009/2010 academic year, over 8,500 students from Thailand came to study in the US. One thing many Thai students may notice is […]

International Student Health Insurance Requirement when Studying in Massachusetts

March 21st, 2011 by Jennifer Frankel

Good news for international students in Massachusetts on the health care front: Massachusetts requires full-time students to have health insurance as a way to guarantee a level of minimum health benefits to a demographic which otherwise is often unable to afford medical treatment through the American system. International students in Massachusetts may meet the state’s […]

Atlas Travel Extra Assistance Services

March 11th, 2011 by ahoontrakul

Whether you’re just vacationing or studying abroad, having a good medical insurance is important. The Atlas Travel Medical plan provides comprehensive coverage in case you become sick or injured due to an accident while you are abroad. Many people know that the plan would cover your doctor visits, hospitalization, prescription medications, and evacuation, but most […]

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