Guides
The parts of a policy that decide whether it pays, explained from the insurers' and regulators' own documents, without the sales pitch.
HelloPrakan, a Thai health insurance comparison site, writes each guide as a direct answer backed by the documents it cites, with a list of what it could not source. English only for now; Thai versions follow.
Best health insurance in Thailand for expats (2026)
Why there is no single best plan, and the order in which to find the right one for you.
Local Thai plan or international plan for an expat?
Each insurer's own territory wording, what each type pays abroad, and when the visa decides it.
Thai visa health insurance: which plans qualify
The O-A and O-X requirements from TGIA's own guidelines, and the 40,000 / 400,000 figure that most guides attach to the wrong visa.
How to compare AXA, Allianz and other Thai health plans
Cover area first, then how the limit is applied, then the 13 standard lines (in the insurers' own words) and price last.
Thailand's New Health Standard: what it changed
The OIC's 13 benefit categories and renewal rules, from the regulator's own publication, and what the standard did not change.
OPD cover in Thailand: is it worth adding?
What the base policy already pays without it, how each insurer caps it, and the one visa that requires it.