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William Russell November 08 Promotion

William Russell is running an interesting promotion this month. Should you apply for one of their Global Health Elite plans in November, you’ll get a travel insurance for free. The conditions are pretty straight forward and you can discover more on their website. The link is here.
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William Russell Goes Moratorium

As of 1st of September 2008, William Russell introduced a new moratorium option on their policies. In simple english, this means WR has swept away the need for new applicants to declare their previous medical history when filling their applications. Two thumbs up here.
First, it greatly simplify the application process process.
Second, it is great for [...]

Social Security for Expats

Living abroad is exiting. Everyday is a new adventure, a new discovery. Of course, some discovery are exiting – others are not. Most developing countries do not yet have comprehensive social security system. And while many expats are prepared for medical, some do forget that our social security back home are a lot more extensive [...]

Local vs International Medical Insurance

Following on the creation of a dedicated “Protection” Section, I thought it would be interesting to explore the options we expats have regarding Medical insurances abroad. We basically have three choices. The first one is to bet on your health and not apply for an insurance – cross finger nothing happen. The second one is [...]

Day 6: Emergency Fund & Insurance – Safety First

As you read on day 4, even the best budgets cannot anticipate everything. You can have good surprises – on the spot bonus anyone? – or bad ones. In order to cope with the bad ones you need to secure your situation. You need funds to fall back should hard times come by. You need [...]