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Cigna Global Private Health Plans to Cover You when Residing Outside Your Home Country at Least 3 Months

In addition, you will be covered for a total of 6 months in your country of Citizenship for each plan year you have Cigna.

Cigna International Medical plans comprise of 3 distinct levels of cover: Silver, Gold and Platinum. They are specifically designed expat health insurance options to meet your needs, as well as to give you the flexibility you desire. Choose your level of cover and All amounts apply per beneficiary and per period of cover (except where otherwise noted).

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International Health Insurance is your essential cover for inpatient, day patient and accommodation costs, as well as cover for cancer, psychiatric care and much more. Our Gold and Platinum plans also give you cover for maternity care.

Cigna has worked in international health insurance for more than 30 years. Today, Cigna has 60 million customer relationships around the world. Looking after them is an international workforce of 30,000 people, plus a network of more than 1 million hospitals, physicians, clinics and health and wellness specialists.

Cigna’s full-time, clinical team is led by physicians. They have years of experience in dealing with varied and unique clinical and service situations worldwide. Their vast experience means they provide high standards of healthcare, regardless of where you are in the world.

Cigna’s Global Health Mission

Everything we do is around our mission to help improve your health, wellbeing and sense of security.

Cigna’s customer care promise

  • You can seek help for free any hour of the day or night
  • You can talk to the right person at the right time. Our customer care team will direct your call to one of our healthcare experts
  • You will have instant and easy access to healthcare facilities and professionals around the world.
  • You’ll be reimbursed, wherever possible, within five days of receiving your claim. On the rare occasion you have to pay for your treatment directly
  • You can receive payment in over 135 currencies

Cigna Global Private Health Insurance Plans

Choose your level of cover from the table below. All amounts apply per beneficiary and per period of cover (except where otherwise noted). International Medical Insurance is your essential cover for inpatient, outpatient and accommodation costs, as well as cover for cancer, mental health care and much more. Our Gold and Platinum plans also give you cover for inpatient and daypatient maternity care. Click here to get Your Customized Cigna Global Health Plan quote.
Benefits Silver Gold Platinum
Annual beneft – maximum per beneficiary per period of cover. This includes claims paid across all sections of International Medical Insurance.
  • $1,000,000
  • €800,000
  • £650,000
  • $2,000,000
  • €1,600,000
  • £1,300,000
  • Unlimited
Hospital charges for: Nursing and accomodation for inpatient and daypatient treatment and recovery room Paid in full for semi-private room Paid in full for a private room Paid in full for a private room
Hospital charges for:

  • Operating theatre.
  • Prescribed medicines, drugs and dressings for inpatient or daypatient treatment.
  • Treatment room fees for outpatient surgery.
Paid in Full Paid in Full Paid in Full
Intensive care

  • Intensive therapy.
  • Coronary care.
  • High dependency unit.
Paid in Full Paid in Full Paid in Full
Surgeons’ and anaesthetists’ fees
Where surgery is provided on an inpatient, daypatient or outpatient basis.
Paid in Full Paid in Full Paid in Full
Specialists’ consultation fees
Paid in full for regular visits by a specialist during stays in hospital including intensive care by a specialist for as long as is required by medical necessity.
Paid in Full Paid in Full Paid in Full
Hospital accommodation for a parent or guardian
Up to the maximum amount shown per period of cover.
If a beneficiary who is under the age of 18 years old needs inpatient treatment and has to stay in hospital overnight, we will also pay for hospital accommodation for a parent or legal guardian, if:

  • accommodation is available in the same hospital; and
  • the cost is reasonable.
  • $1,000
  • €740
  • £665
  • $1,000
  • €740
  • £665
Paid in Full
Transplant services for organ, bone marrow and stem cell transplants
We will pay for inpatient treatment directly associated with an organ transplant, for the beneficiary if:

  • the transplant is medically necessary, and the organ to be transplanted has been donated by a member of the beneficiary’s family or comes from a varified or legitimate source.
Paid in Full Paid in Full Paid in Full
Kidney dialysis
Where treatment is provided on an inpatient, daypatient or outpatient basis.
Paid in Full Paid in Full Paid in Full
Pathology, radiology and diagnostic tests (excluding Advanced Medical Imaging)
Where investigations are provided on an inpatient or daypatient basis.
Paid in Full Paid in Full Paid in Full
Advanced Medical Imaging (MRI, CT and PET scans)
Up to the maximum amount shown per period of cover. We will pay for these scans whether received on an inpatient, daypatient or an outpatient basis.
  • $5,000
  • €3,700
  • £3,325
  • $10,000
  • €7,400
  • £6,650
Paid in Full
Physiotherapy and complementary therapies
Up to the maximum amount shown per period of cover. Where treatment is provided on an inpatient or daypatient basis.
  • $2,500
  • €1,850
  • £1,650
  • $5,000
  • €3,700
  • £3,325
Paid in Full
Home nursing
Up to 30 days and the maximum amount shown per period of cover.
  • $2,500
  • €1,850
  • £1,650
  • $5,000
  • €3,700
  • £3,325
Paid in Full
Rehabilitation
Up to 30 days and the maximum amount shown per period of cover.
  • $2,500
  • €1,850
  • £1,650
  • $5,000
  • €3,700
  • £3,325
Paid in Full
Hospice and palliative care
Up to the maximum amount shown per lifetime.
  • $2,500
  • €1,850
  • £1,650
  • $5,000
  • €3,700
  • £3,325
Paid in Full
Internal prosthetic devices/surgical and medical appliances
We will pay for:

  • a prosthetic implant, device or appliance which is inserted during surgery.
Paid in Full Paid in Full Paid in Full
External prosthetic devices/surgical and medical appliances
Up to the maximum amount shown per period of cover. We will pay for:

  • a prosthetic device or appliance which is a necessary part of the treatment immediately following surgery for as long as is required by medical necessity.
  • a prosthetic device or appliance which is medically necessary and is part of the recuperation process on a short-term basis.

For adults, we will pay for one external prosthetic device. For children up to the age of 16, we will pay for the initial prosthetic device and up to two replacement devices.

  • $3,100 (for each prosthetic device)
  • €2,400 (for each prosthetic device)
  • £2,000 (for each prosthetic device)
  • $3,100 (for each prosthetic device)
  • €2,400 (for each prosthetic device)
  • £2,000 (for each prosthetic device)
  • $3,100 (for each prosthetic device)
  • €2,400 (for each prosthetic device)
  • £2,000 (for each prosthetic device)
Local ambulance and air ambulance services
Medically necessary travel by local road ambulance or local air ambulance, such as a helicopter, when related to covered hospitalisation.
Paid in Full Paid in Full Paid in Full
Inpatient cash benefit
Per night up to 30 nights per period of cover. We will make a cash payment to the beneficiary when they:

  • receive treatment in hospital which is covered under this plan;
  • stay in a hospital overnight; and
  • have not been charged for their room, board and treatment costs.
  • $100
  • €75
  • £65
  • $100
  • €75
  • £65
  • $200
  • €150
  • £130
Emergency inpatient dental treatment
Dental treatment in hospital after a serious accident.
Paid in Full Paid in Full Paid in Full
Mental health care
Up to the maximum amount shown per period of cover
Subject to the limits explained below we will pay for:
• the treatment of mental health conditions and disorders; and
• the diagnosis of addictions (including alcoholism);
  • $5,000
  • €3,700
  • £3,325
  • $10,000
  • €7,400
  • £6,650
Paid in Full
Cancer care
› Following a diagnosis of cancer, we will pay for costs for the treatment of cancer if the treatment is considered by us to be active treatment and evidence-based treatment. This includes chemotherapy, radiotherapy, oncology, diagnostic tests and drugs, whether the beneficiary is staying in a hospital overnight or receiving treatment as a daypatient or outpatient.
› We do not pay for genetic cancer screening.
Paid in Full Paid in Full Paid in Full
Routine maternity benefit care
(Gold and Platinum plans only)
Up to the maximum amount shown per period of cover. Available once the mother has been covered by the policy for 12 months or more.
› We will pay for the following parent and baby care and treatment, on an inpatient or daypatient basis as appropriate, if the mother has been a beneficiary under this policy for a continuous period of at least 12 months or more:
• hospital, obstetricians’ and midwives’ fees for routine childbirth; and
• any fees as a result of post-natal care required by the mother immediately following routine childbirth.
› We will not pay for surrogacy or any related treatment. We will not pay for maternity benefit care or treatment for a beneficiary acting as a surrogate or anyone acting as a surrogate for a beneficiary.
Not covered
  • $7,000
  • €5,500
  • £4,500
  • $14,000
  • €11,000
  • £9,000
Complications from maternity
(Gold and Platinum plans only)
Up to the maximum amount shown per period of cover. Available once the mother has been covered by the policy for 12 months or more.
› We will pay for inpatient or outpatient treatment relating to complications resulting from pregnancy or
childbirth if the mother has been a beneficiary under this policy for a continuous period of at least 12 months or more. This is limited to conditions which can only arise as a direct result of pregnancy or childbirth, including miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy.
Not covered
  • $14,000
  • €11,000
  • £9,000
  • $28,000
  • €22,000
  • £18,000
Homebirths
(Gold and Platinum plans only)
Up to the maximum amount shown per period of cover. Available once the mother has been covered by the policy for 12 months or more.
› We will pay midwives’ and specialists’ fees relating to routine home births if the mother has been a beneficiary under this policy for a continuous period of 12months or more.
› Please note that the Complications from maternity cover explained above does not include cover for home childbirth. This means that any costs relating to complications which arise in relation to home childbirth will only be paid in accordance with the home childbirth limits, as explained in the list of benefits.
Not covered
  • $500
  • €370
  • £335
  • $1,100
  • €850
  • £700
Newborn care
Up to the maximum amount shown for treatment within the first 90 days following birth. Available once at least one parent has been covered by the
policy for 12 months or more.
› Provided the newborn is added to the policy, we will pay for:
• up to 10 days routine care for the baby following birth; and
• all treatment required for the baby during the first 90 days after birth instead of any other benefit; if at least one parent has been covered by the policy for a continuous period of 12 months or more prior to the newborn’s birth.
  • $25,000
  • €18,500
  • £16,500
  • $75,000
  • €55,500
  • £48,000
  • $156,000
  • €122,000
  • £100,000
Congenital conditions
Up to the maximum amount shown per period of cover.
› We will pay for treatment of congenital conditions on an inpatient or daypatient basis which manifest
themselves before the beneficiary’s 18th birthday if:
• at least one parent has been covered by the policy for a continuous period of 12 months or more prior
to the newborn’s birth and the newborn is added to the policy within 30 days of the birth.
• they were not evident at policy inception.
  • $5,000
  • €3,700
  • £3,325
  • $20,000
  • €14,800
  • £13,300
  • $39,000
  • €30,500
  • £25,000
Deductible (various)
A deductible is the amount which you must pay before any claims are covered by your plan.
  • $0 / $375 / $750 / $1,500 / $3,000 / $7,500 / $10,000
  • €0 / €275 / €550 / €1,100 / €2,200 / €5,500 / €7,400
  • £0 / £250 / £500 / £1,000 / £2,000 / £5,000 / £6,650
  • $0 / $375 / $750 / $1,500 / $3,000 / $7,500 / $10,000
  • €0 / €275 / €550 / €1,100 / €2,200 / €5,500 / €7,400
  • £0 / £250 / £500 / £1,000 / £2,000 / £5,000 / £6,650
  • $0 / $375 / $750 / $1,500 / $3,000 / $7,500 / $10,000
  • €0 / €275 / €550 / €1,100 / €2,200 / €5,500 / €7,400
  • £0 / £250 / £500 / £1,000 / £2,000 / £5,000 / £6,650
Cost share after deductible and out of pocket maximum
Cost share is the percentage of each claim not covered by your plan.The out of pocket maximum is the maximum amount of cost share you would have to pay in a period of cover.The cost share amount is calculated after the deductible is taken into account. Only amounts you pay related to cost share contribute to the out of pocket maximum.
  • First, choose your cost share percentage: 0% / 10% / 20% / 30%
  • Next, choose your out of pocket maximum:
  • $2,000 or $5,000
  • €1,480 or €3,700
  • £1,330 or £3,325
  • First, choose your cost share percentage: 0% / 10% / 20% / 30%
  • Next, choose your out of pocket maximum:
  • $2,000 or $5,000
  • €1,480 or €3,700
  • £1,330 or £3,325
  • First, choose your cost share percentage: 0% / 10% / 20% / 30%
  • Next, choose your out of pocket maximum:
  • $2,000 or $5,000
  • €1,480 or €3,700
  • £1,330 or £3,325

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Cigna Global Health Options helps you create a health insurance plan that’s perfectly tailored for the needs of you and your family by offering you the reassurance of comprehensive core cover, and the flexibility of additional modules to build a plan which fits your needs.

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