Expatriate Insurance News: Inland Spain 'totally different'

Expatriates who are thinking about relocating to Spain might want to consider the benefits of different areas.

Tom Hall, travel editor at Lonely Planet, said that inland Spain tends to offer "a totally different atmosphere [to the beach resorts], still very traditional and very Spanish".

The comments follow news that the Spanish property market is set to enjoy a recovery in 2011.

German property group IVG published figures revealing that ...

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Overseas Health Insurance News: Rising number of young people volunteering abroad

Global health insurance is something to consider for the growing number of young people who are volunteering abroad.

According to John Constable, managing director at STA Travel, young people are "more socially aware than ever".

As a result, they are now happy to look into new experiences, such as "working with orang-utans in Borneo or under-privileged children in South America".

Wherever you are thinking of travelling to ...

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Expat Health Insurance News: Mental aspects of addiction 'need to be addressed'

Whether or not you smoke might be something to consider when looking into your global medical insurance needs.

According to recent comments from Alison Walsh, youth advisor at independent charity QUIT, the physical addiction to nicotine is only one half of a smoker's problems.

If you are trying to quit then you also have to deal with the emotional or psychological addiction as well, she explained.

"The cravings can be very much habitual – say, if ...

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International Healthcare News: Hot flushes linked to lower cancer risk

Expatriate healthcare customers might be interested to know that strong symptoms of the menopause have been linked to a lower risk of developing breast cancer.

Indeed, research conducted at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle found that the more severe the symptoms then the lower the risk of developing the two most common types of breast cancer - invasive ductal and invasive lobular carcinoma.

Severe symptoms included things like

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