iPMI Magazine Speaks With Philip Catterton, Managing Director, Integra Global

Philip Catterton Managing Director of Integra Global is an American with 25 years of experience both in capacity of working with and living himself as an expatriate since 1989.
 
 
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March 1, 2013 - PRLog -- He is a founding member of Integra Global which was established in 1999. Philip has personally steered the company strategy and pioneered technical advancements including Integra Global being the first provider to offer online enrollment and the full scale implementation of Zaptag personal healthcare records. As an American having been firmly grounded in Europe for over two decades has given him a unique perspective on not only what a comprehensive healthcare plan should include but also to embody the unique aspects of what North American and globally what expatriates are looking for in a quality plan.

What do your clients demand, and what do they receive?

Integra Global’s clients our “Members” choose our plans if they are looking comprehensive coverage at an affordable price. Our clients are typically families and professionals that plan to live abroad for longer periods of time. They receive excellent coverage including – superior wellness benefits, maternity, and inclusive emergency evacuation; easy accessibility to providers through our extensive direct bill networks globally, seamless online applications, billing and personalized customer service. Moreover, we are one of the few international healthcare providers that do not have specific limitations on chronic conditions, prescription drugs or outpatient treatments.

How can corporations improve and manage the life cycle of their expatriate workforce?

Comprehensive cover should be looked at not only as a necessity but as a perk. Quality healthcare insurance benefits are an important element in ones life but to an expatriate and their family it has added value. Having the ability to seek treatment in one’s home country is something of significance to an expatriate. Domestic employee or even Human Resource professional may not comprehend the difficulties an expatriate may face in communication, cultural differences and general standards of facilities.

Having the ability to go “home” for healthcare treatment should be a standard consideration of expatriates and their families if the employer is interested in the long term commitment of the employee to the assignment abroad. Given the special circumstances employers face when hiring expatriates – including the cost of initial transportation and accommodation for the interview, moving abroad and perhaps paying housing, relocation expense, schools, local housing etc. healthcare insurance is a reasonable expenditure considering the overall expense of hiring. As a perk this component to the overall compensation strategy can increase the longevity of the expats career but for the human resource professional it can also result in savings should the expatriate leave.

The costs incurred in finding a replace may include for example, recruitment costs, down time, training, additional relocation expenses etc. All things considered considering healthcare insurance is normally an essential element of the employee agreement - it does not cost that much more to offer a high quality comprehensive insurance plan not only for the expatriate but their family as wel, if it leads to increased employee satisfaction, higher moral and dedication to the assignment and company as a whole.

Read the complete interview with Philip Catterton, Managing Director, Integra Global on International Private Medical Insurance Magazine (iPMI Magazine) website. Log on to http://www.ipmimagazine.com and head for the interview section.

About Integra Global

Health plans from Integra Global allow your staff complete freedom of choice for doctors, specialists and hospital providers, worldwide. Let international medical insurance cover your staff while they are temporarily back in the U.S. and Canada.

Our network of hospitals and doctors serves as a passport to the largest health network in North America. For our international health insurance customers, our global support service means that your staff can rely on the best care, worldwide: when the need it, where they need it, in some of the world's leading centers of medical excellence. While your staff members are assigned abroad, you don't want to worry about what their international health insurance policies cover.

Instead you need a comprehensive cover that takes care of the big things as well as the small. Medical evacuation, travel assistance or claims translations, not features you would normally find in a straightforward domestic plan but all essential in an expatriate medical insurance for your international based staff. And we have the comprehensive cover that you would expect from a quality health plan such as chronic conditions cover, hospitalization, prescription drugs, out-patient, wellness benefits, and physician office visits to name just a few. Integra Global utilizes the UnitedHealthcare Network.

Plan 1 members have access to 5,200 hospitals and 650,000 health care professionals through the UnitedHealthcare Network. All treatment in the U.S. must be pre-certified. Make sure your provider pre-certifies your medical treatment. Utilizing the UnitedHealthcare network simplifies your pre-certification process and claims filing.

About International Private Medical Insurance Magazine

International Private Medical Insurance Magazine (iPMIM) is the ultimate Private Medical Insurance online platform and health insurance magazine, serving expatriate, corporate, health and travel insurance markets. Due to the nomadic nature of the international healthcare industry iPMI Magazine is an internet based news service, and health insurance magazine, for worldwide healthcare professionals, who need to understand the impacts of healthcare and insurance policy, regulatory, and legislative developments. iPMI Magazine is the leading international industry voice, of the international travel,health, expat,assistance and private medical insurance market.
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