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I'm not sure if the OP has made a Thai or US will. Hopefully, he has!

I'm suspecting that the cheap insurance policies tend to be Thai? I'm paying $2,600 per year to insure myself (aged 62), my wife (32) and son (7), $400,000 limit per person per year, with a western company. Is that cheap?

What does your US will say? Just make your instructions clear for the Executors of your US will. For Thailand, the Executors of your Thai will should also have clear instructions, with all the account details. The Executor of my Thai will is a lawyer from the firm who drew up the will.

Just apply for the extension. If the TM30 has been filed, you're good to go.

I expect the online quote is just indicative, based on age. Actual quotes no doubt depend on the individual's particular circumstances.

You can get an online quote here: https://www.wrlife.net/medicalStep1.php

And the King of Thailand has done this.

WRLife offer competitive policies and are currently very active in marketing their policies for Thai expats. https://www.wrlife.net/ There are a few threads running on this company.

Why does it bother you that some immigrants may choose not to integrate totally? Like it or not, the UK is a multi-cultural society and all the better for it.

As I'm writing this (10.10 on 8 Sept, Thai time) the UK pound has slipped below 42 baht (41.9455). Will it continue falling? Should I transfer £ now, or wait? Any expert advice?

Yes, I realised you were asking about Phuket. Just thought you'd like to factor in the necessity and cost of a follow-up sperm test to check it worked. Maybe the hospital includes this in the price. At PDA it's an extra cost.

Good question! Maybe she's an all-round expert? ????

How long will you be in the UK? With all the current delays in renewing passports, I'd be worried about not getting the new (and old) passport back in time for my trip home! Renewing in Thailand is relatively easy if you live near Bangkok or Chiang Mai, or are happy with making the trips to submit application and collect the new passport, or don't mind paying an agent to do this for you. You also don't submit the old passport with the application (just a copy) if you renew in Thailand. Either way, you'll have to make a trip to Immigration to transfer Extension stamps into the new passport.

This thread is certainly helping. What worried me most was @Sheryl's doubts, as she is undoubtedly the board expert on healthcare matters and her reservation was about the company's long-term financial viability. In the end, I took my broker's advice and signed up, but there is certainly a risk in choosing a relatively new player in the market. Time will tell.

Narcos, more Narcos and now Narcos Mexico.

If you have it done at PDA in Bangkok, you have to arrange your own sperm test a few weeks later to check it has worked. The place I used provided a comfortable private room, with a flat-screen TV and a "raunchy" DVD collection, plus magazines. All very clinical, with the results emailed in 24-hours.

What nonsense. Why do people still persist in believing that?

Ah. The broker I use has had some, but I don't have the details. I guess as a relatively new insurer in Thailand, there won't be hundreds of claims.

What are you looking for? If you're thinking of using them for your health insurance why not contact them and ask your questions?

I live in Rayong too. My comment was directed to the BM who implied that this type of incident was common in Rayong. I think he probably thinks Pattaya is in Rayong ????

Why? It was a horrible accident.

First they'll need to reform policing and pay police officers proper salaries. It might happen some day, but by the time it does, everyone will hopefully be using autonomous vehicles. Maybe 2050?

People are killed on Thai roads every day. The Thai news bulletins and Thai social media are full of it. Perhaps the outcry you refer to is on this Forum which is understandable when a foreigner is involved.

Great news. It almost guarantees Sir Keir will be our next PM. Well done the Tories.

What's wrong with Rayong?