The Insider Newsletter from Envisage Global Insurance - insurance news and information for the youth travel and cultural exchange world.
70% of people in the USA from a recent survey agree that we just need to accept COVID is here to stay and move on. The sentiment this year certainly appears to be that way, however just as we start to do that and move on, yet another issue appears with the Ukraine/Russia conflict. We are hoping for a peaceful resolution there as quickly as possible, but what this conflict does show us is that Cultural Exchange is now more important than ever!
We hope to see you all this year, after being apart for 2 years!
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine is a humanitarian tragedy and we are hopeful for immediate peace in that region. We understand that during this time, there could be questions you may have about your insurance policy with regards to situations like this and how it could impact your participants.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your account manager or contact us directly and we will be happy to assist you.
Additional Services
Ensuring that our members have access to affordable, convenient care is essential to a good program and continues to be among our top priorities. Over the past few years we’ve fostered several new relationships with companies that offer virtual treatment for both physical and mental ailments including:
Virtual Telemedicine
Emotional Wellness Care
Contact your account manager today to discuss adding one or more of these services to your insurance plan!
Late last year, there was an article published on NPR news that discussed the topic of the Affordable Care Act and coverage under that for Au Pairs. We fielded many questions at the time of publication, and to help the community we created an article that fully discussed the ACA and what options Cultural Exchange participants have when it comes to these style of plans. On the face of it, ACA plans seem like an excellent, all encompassing insurance solution, but in many cases they are not the most appropriate solution for Cultural Exchange participants and could see even larger medical bills.
As we are widely expanding our offering of emotional wellness care options that we can include into our policies, sometimes it is often not practical or cost-effective to do this. This does not mean you cannot make these options available, as many platforms have some very low-cost solutions that make them ideal options for short term care.
You can check out the main options available in the market today in our helpful article.
Morrison is originally from Hong Kong but came to the United States to study as an international student, firstly for high school and then for his degree. He graduated from the University of North Florida with a Bachelor in International Business, and then joined the Envisage team in 2012. He currently lives in Xiamen, China and he is fluent in both Chinese dialects - Mandarin and Cantonese.
