Expatriate Health Insurance

Expatriate health insurance is for those people living or working outside of their home country. Expatriates can still have much the same cover with this kind of health insurance as with standard insurance, with cover ranging from basic to comprehensive. Some of the things you could expect to be included in expatriate health insurance are:

Cash benefits if you spend time in hospital as an in-patient
Surgical procedures, treatment, care, medication, emergency medical costs, rescue services and ambulance transport
Costs of parents to stay in hospital with a sick child
Disability compensation
Pregnancy and childbirth
Health screening
Optional additions to your cover such as travel insurance

Some companies specialise in expatriate medical insurance, but they will not necessarily offer the most competitive deal. The policies offered by different companies vary greatly, so it is worth shopping around to find the best deal for your circumstances, location and budget.