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SelectUSA Investment Summit 2018

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If you decide to join the 2018 SelectUSA Investment Summit, don’t forget to get visitor insurance in order to protect your health and finance. On this page you can compare and apply for Visitor Health Insurance plans offered by India Network Services.

Registration is open for the 2018 SelectUSA Investment Summit.  U.S. Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster will be leading the Indian delegation to this year’s Summit, which will be held from June 20 to 22, 2018, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center near Washington, D.C.  The Summit will connect global business leaders with all the U.S. states and their economic development organizations to facilitate foreign direct investment in the United States.

Ambassador Juster hosted a lunch earlier this month with a group of Indian business executives to discuss the United States as an attractive investment destination and to encourage their participation in the 2018 event.  India is anticipated to send a strong delegation to the SelectUSA Summit, as they have done in previous years.

Since the first Summit was held in 2014, participants have announced over $71 billion in new investment projects in the United States, supporting thousands of jobs, expanding exports, and driving innovation through manufacturing, services, and increased research and development. The United States is the top foreign direct investment destination in the world, with a total of $3.7 trillion by the end of 2016.

About SelectUSA:  Housed in the U.S. Department of Commerce, SelectUSA promotes and facilitates business investment into the United States by serving as a single point of contact for investors.  SelectUSA helps investors find the information they need to make decisions; connect to the right people at the state and local level; navigate the federal regulatory system; and find solutions to issues related to the federal government. For more information, visit www.selectusa.gov.

For registration and information regarding the 2018 SelectUSA Investment Summit, go to www.selectusasummit.us or contact Shibu Mathews at Shibu.Mathews@trade.gov or +91 23472131.

The source: U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India. Please go to their website to read more.

Please visit this page to get a quote for Visitor Health Insurance Plans offered by India Network Services.

India Network Services is a US-based company that administers visitor health insurance to tourists, students, temporary workers and their families. Visitor medical plans are offered for all age groups (0-99 years old) with both fixed coverage, comprehensive coverage and with or without pre-existing condition coverage.

When you go outside of India to USA or Canada on a business trip, to visit your loved ones or just to see new country, always remember to purchase visitor health insurance which will protect you from having unexpected medical bills and give you confidence during your trip.

Things You Might Want To Consider About Visitor Health Insurance

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The story #1: A visitor came to the U.S. to spend time with his grandchildren but he decided do not spend money for visitor health insurance. His trip was great, he had good time with children and grandchildren, enjoyed being in a new country and everything went smooth till he got on the airplane to go back home to India. On the airplane all of a sudden he felt dizzy and fainted. Immediately he was taken to the ER where doctors discovered that he already had a life threaten disease and needed to have a surgery and some serious treatments right away. For all of that procedures the medical bills would be hundreds of thousands of dollars if not more. That night we got a call from the visitor’s son who wanted to buy a visitor health insurance right away to cover all the expenses.

The story #2: A visitor from India came to the U.S.  to spend time with his children. Before that trip every once in a while he had some problems with his heart but he never payed serious attention to that. He did not buy a visitor health insurance. In the middle of his trip he started feeling sick and needed to go to the hospital right away where a couple of hours later he had open heart surgery. Right after the surgery his son also called us and wanted to get visitor health insurance right away.

Of course, we could not sell the insurance coverage to any of these people and all the hospital bills are going to be their responsibility. That’s why there are a couple of things every visitor should know about visitor health insurance before coming to USA:

1. A coverage starts in 24 hours after the purchase and if you’re ALREADY experiencing any symptoms of sickness, you shouldn’t buy the insurance. That WOULD NOT be covered.

2. We ONLY cover new sickness and accidents and pre-existing conditions (ONLY if you purchase a special pre-existing coverage) if you buy insurance coverage at least 24 hour before visitor arrives to USA or sublet to approval.

3. We DO NOT cover medical tourism. If you plan to get medical help in USA, you should be able to pay for it on your own.

4. If you sponsor your parents or relatives to come to USA from India, you might be responsible for ALL MEDICAL BILLS they might have.

Please visit this page to get a quote of Visitor Health Insurance plans offered by India Network Services.

India Network Services is a US-based company that administers visitor health insurance to tourists, students, temporary workers and their families. Visitor medical plans are offered for all age groups (0-99 years old) with both fixed coverage, comprehensive coverage and with or without pre-existing condition coverage.

Our advice to every visitor or who sponsors their parents, in-laws and relatives – PLEASE buy a visitor health insurance before you come to USA. India Network Services are happy to offer basic health coverage starting from less than a dollar a day (please read the program details here). However we also highly recommend to every visitor in 50+ age group and to everybody who wants to be on the safe side is always buy visitor health insurance with pre-existing condition coverage such as CHUBB Network plan and CHUBB Premier plan.

USS Preble, INS Tarkash Sail Together

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We would like to remind you that when you go outside of United States for business, travel or to visit your family in India or any other country, we’re happy to offer you different travel insurance plans to fit any budget and travel goal. On this page you can compare and apply for Travel Insurance plans offered by India Network Services.

INDIAN OCEAN—The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88), along with the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), and the guided-missile destroyers USS Halsey (DDG 97) and USS Sampson (DDG 102), sailed in formation with the Indian Navy Talwar-class frigate INS Tarkash (F50), March 25.

The event was a naval greeting and training exercise between partner nations as Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) transitions from fighting ISIS while in the Arabian Gulf to operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations such as counter-piracy, freedom of navigation operations and training.

Warfare commanders from the U.S. Navy ships and the Indian Navy ship practiced working together and strengthened their crews’ ship handling. Exercises included drills in communications and navigating in several close formations.

“Having the opportunity to go over to the Indian ship was an awesome cultural experience,” said Ensign Grace E. Pruden, a Sailor assigned to Preble. “I was surprised by how much was the same, but also intrigued to learn how our ship and the crew run differently. They were a very hospitable ship, eager to share with us and learn from us.”

Pruden said that the crew size, weapons systems, air capabilities, gas turbine engines, and officer and enlisted ranking were comparable to that of Preble. However, she noted differences in officer training programs.

“Whatever field their officers are in when they join is what they will stay in for their entire career, which for most is a minimum of 20 years,” said Pruden. “The idea of changing departments after a tour, or even during a tour, along with standing watches outside of the department we are in, as we do, really surprised them.”

While touring each other’s ships for the afternoon, Sailors had the chance to learn how they operate on a day-to-day basis and experience life at sea from a different perspective.

“This exercise offered a unique opportunity to further our capabilities to operate with and learn from one another,” said Cmdr. Allen Maxwell Jr., commanding officer of Preble. “It’s an excellent test for our watchstanders to exercise their flexibility as warfighters and to interact with foreign vessels in a tactical environment. Preble is dedicated to ensuring its ability to work together with our allies and partners and deal with common concerns such as disaster relief and safety of sea lanes.”

Additionally, 10 Indian Sailors toured spaces aboard Preble such as combat information center, central control station, and the bridge while 10 Preble Sailors visited Tarkash.

“The officers and crew of Tarkash were fantastic hosts and extremely welcoming to our group,” said Ensign Adam B. Campbell, a Sailor assigned to Preble. “It was very impressive that a cook staff of only five sailors could produce such a wide variety of delicious, fresh foods for a crew of 300 people three times a day.”

After a formal gift exchange between leadership and friendly conversation, Sailors returned to their ships on a rigid-hull inflatable boat to conclude the exercise.

Preble is currently deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations with the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, along with the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), and guided-missile destroyers USS Halsey (DDG 97), USS Higgins (DDG 76) and USS Sampson (DDG 102).  The TRCSG deployment is an example of the U.S. Navy’s routine presence in waters around the globe, displaying commitment to stability, regional cooperation and economic prosperity for all nations. Preble departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a regularly scheduled deployment, Oct. 16, to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of operations in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.

The source: U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India. Please go to their website to read more.

India Network Services is a US-based company that administers visitor insurance to tourists, students, temporary workers and their families. Visitor medical plans are offered for all age groups (0-99 years old) with both fixed coverage, comprehensive coverage and with pre-existing condition coverage.

Please visit this page to compare&buy Visitor Insurance Plans offered by India Network Services.

If you live in India and plan to go travel, study or work in the U.S., Canada or Mexico, remember to get a  Visitor Insurance . Go to this website to learn why it’s important to have a Visitor Insurance.