Expat Insurance Just Makes Travelling Easier

When travelling, no matter how often, it can be easy to forget the details. Whilst most of the time this will cause no bigger a problem than a small delay or a small extra expense, not having the right medical insurance can be more than significant.

Many people assume their UK policy will cover them, whilst others assume that travelling through Europe will be covered. This is not true however. Whilst travel in the European Union covers emergency care, travel outside of the area and ongoing care for expats in Europe is not covered.

Those, whose foreign travel involves extended stays or people making a permanent move, need to ensure that adequate expatriate medical insurance is sought. Ensuring correct cover in the UK saves a lot of hassle and other benefits.

Whilst rare, it has been known for medical care to be withheld if the host country cannot be certain their costs will be covered. Further than this, it is also increasingly common for people to left considerably out of pocket if they don't have adequate expat health insurance whilst abroad.

Naturally, for the number of people travelling to work and live abroad from the UK each year, these stories are few and far between. However, there are countless stories of inconvenience, frustrations and still considerable though perhaps ultimately affordable, expenses being incurred.

International healthcare requirements vary between countries, so arranging the right cover can be awkward. It is for this reason that we at Expat Healthcare concentrate on providing the best service to our customers, allowing travel to be just that little bit easier.