Picking the right family health insurance plan can be a daunting task, especially if you are planning to relocate to another country with your family. To help make the process less stressful, international insurance broker and family health insurance specialist, Pacific Prime, has 5 quick tips for choosing the best plan. Written exclusively for Expat...

As businesses work hard to expand internationally and expats choose to travel further afield to counter the impact of the challenges they are seeing in many of the more traditional and domestic markets, there has been a marked increase in international travel for business and work to more remote and austere environments with the hope...

As employers send more staff abroad they need to be aware that kidnap and ransom can occur in any region, according to the Health Insurance Group. It says that employers underestimate this risk and need to do more to protect their employees. Approximately 40,000 kidnappings occur every year and over 40% of these are of...

Research by life insurance advisers Unusual Risks shows that 28% of UK insurance companies offer life insurance products to British expats. Only 7% of providers are prepared to accept an application for critical illness cover from expats. The figure for life insurance was a significant increase from the previous year’s finding of 16% and indicates...

Almost three quarters of expats wait until after relocating to purchase health insurance cover, with 54 per cent doing so within two months of arriving and 17 per cent doing so only after experiencing the healthcare facilities available locally. Five per cent of respondents to a survey by AXA’s international healthcare business said that they...

With international hubs and futuristic architecture to be found in places like Doha, Qatar is an exciting place for expats looking for an intercultural experience. Cigna Global, specialists in expat healthcare, have put together this list of four things you should know before your move to Qatar to help make your transition as smooth as...

Expats should make sure they have the correct insurance cover in place – preferably before moving overseas. So, our new Insurance section explores the cover you will need in terms of travel, life, income replacement and death-in-service insurance. Visit our new Insurance section here: International private medical insurance is also a must-have to make sure you...

Nearly 60 per cent of Britons moving abroad do not secure medical insurance cover before they go. Over four-fifths of respondents to a survey by AXA PPP International feel concerned about accessing quality healthcare while abroad. Yet three-fifths do nothing about it. The urge to live and work abroad is growing, with the research...

Recent research suggests that only 16% of UK insurance companies offer life insurance products to British citizens living abroad. This was a substantial reduction from the previous year’s figure of 33% and indicates that British expats are now struggling to find adequate life insurance to meet their needs. Also in the survey, by insurance advisers...

Overseas visitors who need healthcare while in England are now being charged differently for using the NHS The way the NHS charges these visitors has been changed so that it does not lose out on income from migrants, visitors and former residents of the UK who have left, who should all pay for their care...

Anyone moving to Dubai for work or other reasons is no longer able to take advantage of the UAE’s public healthcare facilities. You must instead take out private medical insurance to cover the cost of your treatment. To make sure the new law is complied with you will not be able to apply for a...