Thread: Are you insured?

Originally Posted by DJ Pat

^^Good for you. I live carefully.


(No c**t will insure me and I hardly blame them)

Imagine how I feel.

Insured in UK with BUPA for 40yrs. When I told them I was moving here they wanted to up the cost a hell of a lot, so I told them to stuff it.

Can't get Health insurance here now as I am too old!

However, just insured myself for 15000bht in the event of a Motorbike accident. Cost just 650Bht.

Shutting the door after the horse has gone!

Hit a pothole the other day and shot off my bike.
25 stitches in my elbow and various other cuts.
Went to Memorial in Pattaya. Cost 10000bht.
Can't fault the Emergency dept. Excellent.

Originally Posted by Luckydog

Can't get Health insurance here now as I am too old!

U tried AIA? That's who my ex-wife used to use and never complained, and trust me she was into complaining a lot.

erm, excuse my naiivety but what the hell is a shill ?

Had IMG International for many years. My experience was that every year the premium increased by about 20 to 30 percent. Since this was a yearly contract you got a new contract every year. In the new policy the coverage got reduced by 20 to 30 percent every year. I gave up and have at the moment no insurance. But to have an insurance does not mean that you are insured. So check the policy and the conditions carefully!!! And if you have a yearly contract be prepared that they might not extend it one day.

Originally Posted by Chuck Norris

erm, excuse my naiivety but what the hell is a shill ?

Ask Smeg but I assume it's some kind of slang for salesperson.

moving onto holiday insurance for a moment i have had it every time i have been in thailand but have never read teh small print. The other day whilst not being able to sleep i read it and elephant riding is not included unless you pay an extra premium. I wonder how many people go looking for a suitable policy but then ride an elephant uninsured.

Originally Posted by DJ Pat

slang for salesperson.

It's slang for someone who cold-calls people out of the blue. Cheers.

So is that what Kenkannif does Smeg? Cold calls folks outta the blue so they can do TEFL courses?

So effectively he's single handedly increasing the farang population of Thailand by selling them a teacher training course that's really no good to them or that they don't need?

Originally Posted by Chuck Norris

Originally Posted by DJ Pat

slang for salesperson.

It's slang for someone who cold-calls people out of the blue. Cheers.

Boiler room setups?

Probably not a million miles away from it. Wouldn't surprise me or anyone else if it was a boiler room set up of sorts..