Liebe KollegInnen,
I had thought it was only a minor problem but I received some 30 replies so
I feel justified to give you the solution. Also, this might be quite
relevant when advising our students going on their year abroad.
A number of colleagues have replied that one simply has to take one's
standard insurance and return to the UK every 60 days or simply not tell
the insurance about one's absence. Even though I've been living in this
country for near 20 years, when it comes to insurances I'm still VERY
German, so couldn't do that... :)
There are three easy ways:
1) www.stuartcollins.com is an insurance broker which specialises in our
problem. They will tailor-make a quote (i.e. a real person will answer your
email).
2) the Coop Insurance people offer 365-day European cover for a mere extra
£15 per year.
3) Saga Insurance offers 365-day European cover as standard but will only
insure people over 50 years of age.
I went with the Coop in the end who offered the cheapest quote, which,
however is, at £440 per year almost twice as much as I used to pay for my
insurance in the previous few years.
that's all from me!
nils
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Dr Nils Langer
Reader in German Linguistics
School of Modern Languages
University of Bristol
Bristol, England
BS8 1TE
0044-(0)117-92 89841
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