Domestic Helper Insurance in 2026: What Employers Need to Check

Three dates in 2026 matter to anyone who employs a foreign domestic helper in Hong Kong. One began on 1 January. One began on 3 October. One falls on 30 October. Only the first touches your helper insurance Hong Kong policy directly, and it is the one most likely to slip past. This guide to […]
Hiring a Helper: The Insurance You Must Legally Hold

Hiring a helper in Hong Kong makes you an employer, with every obligation that word carries under Hong Kong law. Most households understand that as a payroll and immigration matter. Rather fewer realise it carries a compulsory insurance obligation with criminal penalties attached, and a separate medical obligation that runs for the whole of the […]
Domestic Helper Insurance Out-Patient Cover, Explained

I have reviewed a lot of domestic helper insurance policies in Hong Kong over the years, and one pattern comes up again and again.Employers compare plans on price. They see one policy at a few…
Domestic Helper Insurance Cost Hong Kong: 2026 Guide

If you are running a household here, a domestic helper is often part of what keeps family life moving, and it is sensible to know what you will pay to cover them properly. Working out the domestic helper insurance cost Hong Kong employers actually pay is simpler than most people expect, once you separate the […]
Domestic Helper Insurance: The Hong Kong Employer’s Guide

If you are in your forties, fifties or sixties, employing a domestic helper is often part of keeping a busy household running, perhaps with children still at school or older parents to think of. Arranging domestic helper insurance hong kong employers can rely on is part of that, and it is a legal duty rather […]
Domestic Helper Insurance — Hong Kong Employer Guide

I ask every employer the same question when they tell me they’ve sorted their helper medical insurance: What if your helper needs to see a doctor?The silence that follows tells me everything.Most…
