Information on International Health Insurance. We no longer provide this health Insurance.
If you are wanting international cover, first check your cover on your medical aid ( some of the schemes give you 90 days international cover).
Thereafter, your best bet is to google for “international health insurance”.
This type of cover is mostly used by expats and by business people that are travelling extensively. Also, by younger people that are travelling and required to have cover.
There are some schemes that have a membership residing in South Africa. However, the membership is very small as they are not South African registered medical aid schemes.
Health Insurance is able to use methods for risk control which the South African schemes no longer can. Like exclusions of conditions, none acceptance of people with high health risks and so on.
(Please remember that International health insurance is “insurance”, so it is not regulated by the South African Medical Schemes Act).
Updated: 15/09/16Good evening everyone, I have just published the premiums for the Bupa Worldwide Health Options plans from 1 October 2010 onwards on the site. They can be accessed on https://www.businessowner-cover.com/Intl._Health_Insurance.html (link removed-old) if you need to view them. Thanks Kenny Williamson … Read more
Updated: 1/11/20Dear All, I have just received a business update from ihi Bupa. The notification reads as follows: ” After a thorough review of its operations, ihi Bupa has decided to focus on travel and international health insurance and decrease its … Read more
Updated: 15/09/16Dear All, Time for another update on the blog. Bupa International have re- branded their European Council of Schools (ECIS) Company Plan as from the 1st of August 2010. The plan is now called the “International Schools Plan”. This … Read more
Updated: 15/09/16(Post kept for historical significance) – Sept, 2016 I have just updated the Company International Health Insurance page with Bupa Internationals’ latest company information. The address is: www.businessowner-cover.com/Company_Intl_Health_Ins.html (Link removed Sept, 2016) Kenny Williamson
Updated: 15/09/16News just in… BUPA INTERNATIONAL WINS HAT TRICK OF QUEEN’S AWARDS We are delighted to have won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for our continued substantial growth in overseas earnings and commercial success. This is the third time Bupa … Read more
Updated: 15/09/16(Update Sept, 2016- kept this post for historical purposes) Good day everyone, I have finally put up a page which gives more information on Bupa International. It has links to the brochures for the new Worldwide Health Options product. … Read more
Updated: 15/09/16IHI for 2009 (Update: Sept, 2016- post kept for historical purposes) Changes to the International Health and Hospital Plan with IHI Danmark have centred around changes to the policy conditions and the wording therein. They have also brought out … Read more
Updated: 15/09/16Internal reorganization of International Health Insurance and the BUPA Group. Update: Sept 2016- post kept for historical purposes As part of the internal reorganisation within the BUPA group in Denmark it is planned to transfer all assets and liabilities … Read more