Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Planning your health insurance wont bankrupt the industry

"If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem." JP Getty.



Do you think it will annoy the health insurance companies when they suddenly realize every of their clients are taking particular interest in their health insurance policy? Will it cause them to begin to search for more loosed ends in your health insurance plan in order to win this battle that seems to be raging between the health insurance industry and the health insurance policyholder over claim payment or will it make the insurance companies more efficient? Remember the golden rule: Those that have the gold make the rules.

You sometimes imagine that the insurance companies are big losers, because you understand they may need to pay for every billion they collect as premium back eventually in addition to the claims or at maturity. On the contrary sometimes more than 20-50% of premium collected from the health insurance policyholders remain as profit, since only a few get to the point when they legitimately file for claims per time.

So, a little planning of your health insurance will only do you much good and the big guys in the insurance industry wont feel bad, trust me. The health insurance companies are constantly looking for ways or excuse to increase premium and at the same time limit the amount of claims they need to pay out to the insured.



In order to get a better deal in terms of quality health insurance plan that is affordable and cheap to maintain, your first step would be to compare different health insurance quotes from pre-selected A grade health insurance company that is known for prompt payment of claims.

1 comment:

  1. I'll include insurance under my planning list. Much more to learn on how's.

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