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flecky
Joined: 26 Sep 2006
Location: manchester, england
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 Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 3:01 am Post subject: Do you need health/travel insurance |
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Hi Newbie here. I am leaving the uk next week to teach in the Gangwon-do province. As is standard in all contracts i will be getting 50% of my medical insurance provided.
What exactly does this entitle me too?
Should i be getting other health insurance or travel insurance?
I intend to do a fair amount of travelling and no doubt will try para-gliding, so I am thinking of getting the travel insurance.
anyone know of any good cheap ones?
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 3:15 am Post subject: |
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Without taking para-gliding into account, the Korean national health plan is quite good. It provides both medical and dental insurance.
PS: If thrills are what you want, just get a Korean drivers license and a car. Skip the kite stuff. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 3:40 am Post subject: Re: Do you need health/travel insurance |
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| flecky wrote: |
Hi Newbie here. I am leaving the uk next week to teach in the Gangwon-do province. As is standard in all contracts i will be getting 50% of my medical insurance provided.
What exactly does this entitle me too?
Should i be getting other health insurance or travel insurance?
I intend to do a fair amount of travelling and no doubt will try para-gliding, so I am thinking of getting the travel insurance.
anyone know of any good cheap ones?
Cheers |
Korean medical is OK... ASSUMING your hakwon actually puts you on it.
A very LARGE percentage of hakwons (I would guess approaching 90%) do NOT enroll their employees in the national pension (as required under the terms of the contract AND as required by law).
If you are working in a public school then you are good to go. |
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flecky
Joined: 26 Sep 2006
Location: manchester, england
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 4:34 am Post subject: |
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Yea i am at a public school on the EPIK program, so i should be covered!
I have been warned about crazy driving and the bikers on the pavement (side-walk to the yanks), cant wait!! |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:32 am Post subject: |
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| flecky wrote: |
Yea i am at a public school on the EPIK program, so i should be covered!
I have been warned about crazy driving and the bikers on the pavement (side-walk to the yanks), cant wait!! |
You'll be covered just as soon as you get your ARC *about a week after actually - they need time to process the paperwork. If you can, make the trip to immigration in your first week to get your ARC. It will make life a lot easier afterward. |
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