Selling international healthcare insurance to clients living or working abroad is not rocket science, says Andrew Apps, global sales director at provider Goodhealth Worldwide. So why aren't more IFAs offering international healthcare cover?
The market for international health insurance for expatriates and overseas workers has undergone a sea change in recent years. New markets have not only opened up in the rapidly expanding economies of China and India but also in Central and Eastern Europe, where the healthcare infrastructure of the new EU members is generally sub-standard. And then there's the Gulf - currently the UAE is probably the fastest growing market for international health insurance in the world. Overall the global market is growing rapidly, at an estimated 30% per annum, so this is something of a boom time for int...
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