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dduck · Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Posts: 422 Location: In the middle

I'm a Brit about to fly off to the Americas. Can anyone recommend a good medical insurer or is it better to DIY when I get over there?

Iain

Celeste · Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2003 7:22 am Post subject:

You'll have to be more specific. The Americas are a lot of different countries. Are you going to be employed? Are you going to school? Vacationing? There are different types of insurance for all of these situations.

dduck · Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Posts: 422 Location: In the middle

I'm thinking of doing some travelling down Central / South America for at least a year, possibly a lot longer. I have the notion of starting of in Mexico and working my way south as and where I can find work teaching.

Iain

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

I use EXETER FRIENDLY a UK-based mutual socıety (ıe owned by members not sharehoılders lookıng for profırs) They have a websıte. I found them competent ın makıng payments. As wıth all medıcal cover there ıs the problem of not beıng coovered for 'pre-exıstıng condıtıons'. That can be a real drag. I do not know any way round ıt.

dduck · Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Posts: 422 Location: In the middle

Thanks for the info scot47. Incidentally, your post seems to be littered with "&#305"s where there should be an "i"s. What's happening here? Confused

Iain

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Thıs happens when I am ın Istanbul usıng publıc ınternet facıolıty. The 9th letter of the alphabet dısappears and ıs replaced by somethıng else !!

dduck · Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Posts: 422 Location: In the middle

Ahhh!

It reads a bit like the hiccups Wink

Iain