Milan Korcok is a national award-wining medical writer who has been covering international healthcare activities and trends in Canada, the US and abroad for many years. He has long served as contributing editor to the Canadian Medical Association Journal and the Journal of the American Medical Association. He is a founder of – and has served as editor of – the US Journal of Drug and Alcohol Dependence; a founder of the Travel Health Insurance Association of Canada, and currently serves as contributor to ITIJ.

Can travellers find normality in a time of war?

Milan Korcok considers the global outlook, what risks this presents for travellers, and how insurers can help…

Canadian post-pandemic travel surges – but with changing consequences

Milan Korcok examines new snowbird routines, and considers the challenges the travel insurance industry might face when it comes to policies for this group

Can Artificial Intelligence Demystify Medical Underwriting?

Milan Korcok asks whether technology can continue to drive the travel and health insurance sectors forward to more accurate underwriting and risk rating, and considers the cost of sharing health…

International cruise industry restarts

Milan Korcok examines whether or not the recent restart of the cruise industry has overcome the rough seas of the past 18 months, and is now in for some smooth…

Travel insurance in the post-Covid era

There’s a lot for travel insurers and assistance providers to navigate in these unprecedented times. Milan Korcok considers how the industry can best emerge victorious

US ditches surprise medical bills

In a rare show of bipartisan unity, America’s 116th Congress ended its fractious tenure by sending President Trump the long-awaited ‘No Surprises Act’ – legislation crafted to protect patients and…

Canadian travel futures beyond Covid – still tepid

Milan Korcok takes a look at a recent study from the Conference Board of Canada to assess how travel attitudes of Canadians are changing

The 2021 Biden presidency's impact on international travel insurance

After a tumultuous election, Milan Korcok considers whether or not change will really come in January with the inauguration of a new US President, and if travel insurers will see…