People relocating to Turkey 'should take out expatriate health insurance'

Prospective expatriates considering relocating abroad to Turkey are being urged to take out overseas medical insurance.

Klaus Jurgens, editor of Voices Newspaper, wrote ...


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International health insurance 'is a must for expat staff'

Companies who want the best staff to work in their overseas offices must be prepared to offer attractive benefits, such as comprehensive expat health insurance plans, HR Magazine has stated.

In an article by Stephen Hartigan, it is pointed out that ...

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International Healthcare News: Quality of life 'is subjective'

Relocating abroad for a better quality of life will depend on each expatriate medical insurance policyholder's perception of an improved lifestyle, a property website has said.

Paul Collins, property editor of BuyAssociation, commented ...

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Travellers 'should take out overseas medical insurance'

xpatriate health insurance policyholders who take a year out to travel are most at risk of encountering problems while overseas, ABTA - The Travel Association has stated.

Spokesman for the organisation Sean Tipton suggested ...



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Worldwide Medical Insurance News: Cost of education concerns parents

Overseas medical insurance policyholders living in Saudi Arabia might be among those complaining about high school fees.

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Expatriate Healthcare News: France and Spain 'offer good quality of life'

Expatriate health insurance policyholders living in France and Spain enjoy a better quality of live there than they did in their home countries, research has found.

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Expatriate healthcare centre opens in Seoul

A new healthcare clinic has been opened in South Korea to deal specifically with expatriate medical insurance policyholders.

The centre at Seoul National University Hospital aims ...


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Worldwide Medical Insurance News: Singapore 'offers range of attractions'

Expatriate health insurance policyholders who are staying in Singapore for the forthcoming Grand Prix should have a look around the city-state to see what other attractions it holds for visitors, the Singapore Tourism Board has suggested.

Area director for the organisation Eunice Yeo commented ...


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International Healthcare News: Expats banned from some jobs in Oman

Expatriate medical insurance policyholders who are living in Oman might find their employment options have been curtailed after a government minister issued a ban on foreign workers in some sectors.

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International Healthcare News: Expats given local vote in Bahrain

Expat health insurance policyholders living in Bahrain are being urged to take part in the municipal council elections, which are being held on October 23rd.

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Worldwide Medical Insurance News: Expat jobs 'set to increase'

Expatriate health insurance policyholders are set to find a wide range of employment opportunities worldwide, as research shows international companies are expecting to focus on their expat executives in the coming years.

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Expatriate Insurance News: Business travel sector 'a mixed picture'

Expatriate medical insurance policyholders are among those boosting the business travel sector, research has shown.

The Guild of Travel Management Companies (GTMC) revealed that ...

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Worldwide Medical Insurance News: Half of British expats 'maintain UK bank account'

Expatriate medical insurance customers are increasingly turning to British banks for their needs instead of the financial institutions in their adopted country, research has found.

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International Health Insurance News: St Lucia 'continues to be popular'

Expatriate health insurance policyholders might be among those turning to the Caribbean island of St Lucia for overseas property investment.

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Worldwide Medical Insurance News: Overseas hospitals 'have pros and cons'

Overseas medical insurance policyholders should be aware that if they choose to have elective plastic surgery abroad, they might not be able to check the quality of the health facilities before they arrive.

According to consultant plastic surgeon and ...

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International Healthcare News: 'Good time' for Spanish property investment

It is a good time for overseas medical insurance policyholders to be looking into purchasing property in Spain, an industry website has asserted.

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Overseas Health Insurance News: Expat's home 'attacked after alleged insult'

An expatriate living in Indonesia has reportedly had his villa and motorcycle set on fire after he allegedly insulted a group of Muslims.

Stephen Alexander, a German expat who ...


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Worldwide Medical Insurance News: Expats protest for wage rise in Taiwan

Expatriate health insurance policyholders in Taiwan could be among those pushing for minimum wage rights for foreign workers.

Labour activists have been ...

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Expatriates 'should take out international health insurance'

Expatriates could be facing costly hospital treatment if they are taken ill overseas without medical insurance, research has shown.

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Expat Health Insurance News: Eid attracts visitors to Oman

The Muslim festival of Eid has seen the number of expatriate health insurance policyholders and other travellers visiting Oman increase in the past few days, according to a report.

Oman Daily Observer pointed out that ...

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Expat Health Insurance News: Nepal gears up for tourism year

Nepal is getting ready to welcome some one million international visitors over the coming year after 2011 was designated as Nepal Tourism Year.

Expatriate health insurance policyholders are expected...


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International Health Insurance News: 'Try to speak native language when abroad'

Prospective expatriates who are considering relocating abroad could try learning the local language when they are researching the expat lifestyle to enjoy the experience more, CILT, the National Centre for Languages has suggested.

Tamzin Caffrey, head of marketing, press and publishing at the organisation, commented...

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Worldwide Medical Insurance News: Pets taken care of in moving process

An entrepreneur has built a business around transporting the pets of disillusioned expatriate healthcare insurance customers home to their country of origin.

According to the Telegraph, Danny Butterfield has...


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Expat Health Insurance News: Saudi Arabia 'needs to sack 1m expats'

A Saudi Arabia government minister has led calls to boost employment levels in the kingdom by firing one million expatriate workers and replacing them with Saudi citizens.

Prince Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz, the deputy interior minister, urged ...

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Worldwide Medical Insurance News: Expat speaks of earthquake shock

An expatriate from Scotland has told his former local paper about the earthquake that has rocked his family home in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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Expat Health Insurance News: Holiday home owners 'can be eco-friendly'

Expatriate medical insurance policyholders who rent out their accommodation as a holiday home can take steps to improve its eco-friendliness.

Research by holidaylettings.co.uk has revealed ...

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Expatriate Insurance News: Forbidden City opens up to visitors

Expatriate medical insurance customers living in China could get a chance to see one of the country's most secretive sights now that great swathes of the Forbidden City in Beijing have been restored.

The former imperial palace site has long been ...

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International Healthcare News: Beirut 'most expensive ME city for expats'

The Lebanese capital of Beirut has been ranked the tenth most expensive city in the world for expatriate health insurance policyholders to rent property, research has found.

A survey by EuroCost International placed ...

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Expatriate Medical Insurance News: Gap years 'popular with baby boomers'

Older people are now trying their hand at taking a gap year, possibly as a view to taking up the expatriate lifestyle, research has found.

Tom Griffiths, founder of Gapyear.com, commented ...

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Expatriate Insurance News: Middle East 'becoming more popular'

More expatriates and other visitors are travelling to the Middle East now that the financial situation in Dubai has stabilised, cheapflights.co.uk has ascertained.

Nadine Hallak, a spokesperson for the price comparison website, said...

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Expat Health Insurance News: Turkey 'has rich cultural heritage'

Expatriate health insurance policyholders visiting Turkey could find that the nation boasts as much ancient history as Italy, according to Cheapflights Media.

Travel expert Nadine Hallak pointed out that ...

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Expat Health Insurance News: Expats 'booking last-minute trips'

Expatriate health insurance customers will continue pushing back their trips home and holidays abroad until the economy starts to settle, travelsupermarket.com has stated.

Bob Atkinson, travel expert at the holiday comparison site,... for the full story click here