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... Telegraph Make us your homepage Search Our site Web Search Our site Web Thursday 30 March 2006 Home Expat home Expat Magazine Expat Resources Expat Living Expat World Britain Today Offshore Finance Health Property Education Careers Shopping Car Hire Bookshelf SPECIAL REPORTSMarriott HotelsVodafone PassportEnergy Saving TrustClimate change: BP News Sport Arts Travel Crossword Fantasy Football Weather Classified Online Noticeboard Have your say WT Subscription Advertising Contact us Advert Reply Local is cheaper - but be carefulBy Peter Pallot(Filed: 30/03/2006) With stiff competition between insurers across the Gulf, opportunities abound for expats to pick up inexpensive cover from local providers.

George Connelly, an adviser of Dorchester-based Health Care Matters, said: "Once an expat is settled abroad he can often find a good local provider by word of mouth in the international community." He knew of many cases, in the Gulf and elsewhere, where shopping around locally paid off.

However, Mr Connelly stressed the need to read the small print and consider the "portability factor" - whether the individual would require cover to extend elsewhere, perhaps to his European home state.

This point was emphasised by Paul Andrews, business development manager of insurers William Russell.Holiday trips are often excluded from local policiesHe said:...

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