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International Health Insurance: A Comparison

18th January 2012

Here at Expat Info Desk we cannot stress the importance of arranging international health insurance to cover you while you live overseas enough. It is perhaps one of the most important things you need to arrange before moving abroad, especially if you have a family. Finding the right insurance for your needs can be difficult and there are a large number of providers out there offering a wide range of different policies and levels of coverage. Here is a guide to a number of the top international health insurance providers, what they offer and how much you can expect to pay for annual coverage.

Insuree Breakdown

For the purpose of our research, we searched for quotes for an expatriate family that consisted of the following members.

  • Main insured: Female, aged 33.
  • Spouse: Male, aged 36.
  • Child one: Male, aged 8.
  • Child two: Female, aged 5.
Insurance providerAnnual premiumHospitalizationOutpatientDentalMaternity
Interglobal logo $6155 Picture of a tick
$5100 limit
Picture of a cross Picture of a cross
Interglobal logo $6791 Picture of a tick $8500 limit Picture of a tick  Picture of a cross
Interglobal logo $8551 Picture of a tick Picture of a tick Picture of a tick  Picture of a cross
Interglobal logo $12,157 Picture of a tick Picture of a tick Picture of a cross $8500 limit
Interglobal logo $12,792 Picture of a tick $8500 limit Picture of a tick $8500 limit
 alc logo  $7229 Picture of a tick  $11,250 limit Picture of a cross Picture of a cross
 alc logo  $8839 Picture of a tick  $11,250 limit Picture of a tick Picture of a cross
 alc logo  $9173 Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick Picture of a cross Picture of a cross
 alc logo  $10,783 Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick Picture of a tick   Picture of a cross
 alc logo  $11,165 Picture of a tick  $11,250 limit
 Picture of a cross $4500 limit
 alc logo  $12,775  Picture of a tick  $11,250 limit  Picture of a tick  $4500 limit
 alc logo  $14,420 Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a cross  $7500 limit
 alc logo  $16,030 Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick $7500 limit
Zurich logo $8086  Picture of a tick  $5128 limit  Picture of a cross  Picture of a cross
Zurich logo  $9854  Picture of a tick  $5128 limit  Picture of a tick  Picture of a cross
William Russel Logo   $8703  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a cross  Picture of a cross
William Russel Logo  $19,199 Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick Picture of a tick  $12,000 limit
Allianz logo $9399  Picture of a tick  $3550 limit  Picture of a cross  Picture of a cross
Allianz logo  $11,744  Picture of a tick $7750 limit  Picture of a cross  Picture of a cross
Allianz logo  $11,769  Picture of a tick  $3550 limit  Picture of a tick  Picture of a cross
Allianz logo  $14,114 Picture of a tick   $7750 limit  Picture of a tick  Picture of a cross
Allianz logo  $16,784  Picture of a tick  $12,700 limit  Picture of a cross  Picture of a cross
Allianz logo  $19,154  Picture of a tick  $12,700 limit  Picture of a tick  Picture of a cross
Allianz logo  $20,335  Picture of a tick  $12,700 limit  Picture of a cross  $7,100 limit
Allianz logo  $22,280  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a cross  Picture of a cross
Allianz logo  $22,705 Picture of a tick   $12,700 limit  Picture of a tick  $12,700 limit
Allianz logo  $24,650  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick Picture of a cross 
Allianz logo  $28,390  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a cross  $10,500 limit
Allianz logo  $30,760  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  $10,500 limit
 Chartis logo  $9492  $250,000 limit
 $5000 limit Picture of a cross  Picture of a cross 
 Chartis logo  $11,742  $250,000 limit
 $5000 limit  Picture of a tick Picture of a cross
 Chartis logo $12,031  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a cross Picture of a cross 
 Chartis logo  $13,871  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick Picture of a cross 
 Chartis logo  $16,580  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a cross  $10,000 limit
 Chartis logo  $18,420  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  $10,000 limit
Intergra logo  $10,288  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a cross  $20,000 limit
Intergra logo  $11,764  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  $20,000 limit
 Nordic logo  $10,353  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a cross  Picture of a cross
 Nordic logo  $11,742  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a cross
Nordic logo   $13,133  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a cross  $10,000 limit
 Nordic logo  $14,522  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  $10,000 limit
 Nordic logo  $16,562  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a cross  $20,000 limit
 Nordic logo  $17,951  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  $20,000 limit
 Aviva logo  $13,362  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a cross  $8000 limit
 Aviva logo  $15,682  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a cross  $15,000 limit
 Aviva logo  $18,306  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  $8,000 limit
 Aviva logo  $20,626  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  $15,000 limit
 Bupa logo  $18,788  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a cross  $14,450 limit
 Bupa logo  $23,243  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  Picture of a tick  $14,450 limit

For more information about expat health and medical insurance, see our free guide to expat insurance.

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