If you do not get private medical insurance as part of your employment conditions you should think seriously about whether or not you need to pay for cover yourself. Many countries now have social health care provisions, but these may be subject to long waiting times or incomplete cover for an ailment or accident that may befall you.

Health insurance is a type of medical insurance that will cover: a stay in hospital, visits to your doctor, outpatient procedures and medical supplies such as prescription medicines, although most medical insurance cover will require additional payments for such items.

How do you find the best rates for the type of health cover you need?

The quickest and easiest way to book private medical insurance is to search the Internet for a suitable company. There are many insurance websites that will allow you to complete a simple form and get an almost immediate health insurance quote. When you do your search you should have at hand some basic information. This will include, the number and ages of people to be covered, any pre-existing medical conditions, whether you smoke or use tobacco and whether or not you have been refused medical insurance elsewhere.

In our opinion it is best to be scrupulously honest in your answers as any misrepresentation may come back to haunt you in the event that you make a claim and a discrepancy is discovered at that time.

Once you have your quote, you should make sure that all of the priva