OPAL is an international health insurance product created in partnership with one of the world’s insurance leaders with more than 55 million clients through 120 countries and jurisdictions (200 years of experience / more than 700 000 medical providers / more than 240 000 beneficiaries).
All around the world, OPAL and its network provide assistance to individual persons and their families as well as companies, whatever their health issues.
I left Madrid a few years ago for a job opportunity in Panama. I am anxious by nature and it has always been important to me to be insured at best and more importantly not to have to ask myself questions about what is or isn’t covered under my health insurance. With Opal, I know everything is covered (optical, dental care, doctors, etc) and that’s without a deductible. Such a comprehensive and simple contract is what convinced me.
I am very pleased with Opal. I appreciate the very user-friendly app: with a simple picture as proof of payment, you are quickly reimbursed at a suitable price for your family. Therefore I would have no hesitations in recommending the Opal insurance.
When my third child was born, we had to change our health insurance. I was worried at first but I’m very happy now. The online platform to send bills is very easy to use and refunds are very quick. Until now, Opal has taken care of all the health care expenses we submitted (pediatricians, general practitioners, physiotherapists and even speech therapist).
When we arrived in Italy, my husband’s status forced us to take a local insurance. It was very expensive and not very efficient so we quickly regretted our choice and then opted for Opal. With a wide range of health care to choose from and quick support, it is the ideal solution for families and you can be sure you’re going to get good treatment no matter what happens.
I lived in a complicated family situation with heavy and expensive health care. Without an effective insurance, we would certainly have had to go back to France. With Opal, we had the guarantee of having access to specialists and get an optimal coverage even in the worst-case scenario.
Emigration and expatriation in today’s globalized world are two societal trends. More than a trend, we can even speak of a real phenomenon : according to the annual Expat Insider study, the number of expatriates in the world is estimated at around 56-57 million, of which 56% are women and 44% men. Emigration is also a trend in Switzerland, with figures rising every year and a Swiss diaspora reaching 760,200 people in 2018.
Switzerland is an exceptional playground for winter sports, but many residents do not hesitate to cross borders to discover new areas. According to a recent survey conducted by the Belgian website European Best Destination among 110,000 holidaymakers, Alpe d’Huez was named the best ski area in Europe, followed by Brixental in Austria and Val Thorens in Savoie, which complete the podium. The Swiss resorts reach 5th place only with Crans-Montana, then further on Zermatt getting the 11th place… This shows the attractiveness of the resorts – especially – French! More than the reasons (budget, second home…) we are interested here in the consequences – sometimes dramatic – of such a choice in the event of a problem, such as an accident.
When you arrive in a country where – from language to currency – the differences are significant, which insurance system to choose in order to be guaranteed to have coverage at least equal to that of the country of origin? Combined with a random length of stay, a sometimes complicated medical “passive”, or – quite often – children to bring into the equation, which is sometimes a vital necessity, can quickly become an unnamed puzzle. With the risk of making the wrong choices!
Today’s world is made up of exchanges, networks and links, with an international dimension that has never before been achieved. Everything is now linked in one way or another to another: globalization of the economy, trade, transport, communications, commodities, trends… In this context, people themselves are becoming globalized, through their travels, their change of domicile from one country to another, their new professional assignment. What impact does this globalized world have on health?
From the Erasmus programmes perceived a few years ago as an originality in the school career, we are now confronted with an increasingly pronounced student mobility. Which insurance should I choose as a student, or for my children in school? How can we be sure to make the right choice, without a long-term vision of our future location?
