Insurance for expatriates, non UK residents and travellers who have already left their home country

World First Travel Insurance have teamed up with IMG Europe to offer an extensive range of International and expatriate health and medical insurance - providing quality cover to individuals, families and groups of any nationality living, travelling or working virtually anywhere in the world. Our products allow our customers to travel between countries, operate from multiple locations, and even seek treatment in countries outside one's place of residence. With service centres in both the United States and Europe, the IMG family of companies are here to help you when you need it most, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

IMG Europe founded 2002
Seamless service across time-zones integrated with IMG
Highly competitive and flexible products
FCA regulated and approved

GlobeHopper^SM Single-Trip Travel Medical Insurance

GlobeHopper^SM is designed to meet the needs of international travellers looking for temporary travel medical insurance coverage while traveling outside of their home country. In addition to medical benefits, the plan includes coverage for emergency medical evacuation and security and political evacuation; cremation/burial, or repatriation of remains; and a wide choice of excess and plan maximums. Cover is available from five days up to two years.

GlobeHopper^SM Multi-Trip Travel Medical Insurance

GlobeHopper^SM Multi-Trip is designed for individuals and families who travel frequently outside of their home country throughout the year. The plan offers the ease and convenience of purchasing an affordable single annual premium plan that provides coverage for trips up to 30 or 45 days in length for each trip taken during a period of 12 months. The plan provides up to $1,000,000, £600,000 or €800,000 of medical coverage and services.

GlobeHopper^SM Platinum Travel Medical Insurance

GlobeHopper^SM Platinum provides first-class protection for the discerning international traveller who wants to obtain the maximum cover available in a short-term travel medical product on the market today. GlobeHopper Platinum builds upon the core benefits of the GlobeHopper Single-Trip plan and can provide up to $8,000,000/ £5,000,000/ €6,250,000 of cover with enhanced benefits and services, including our Global Concierge & Assistance Services^SM. Short-term coverage available from five days up to two years.

GlobalFusion^SM International Medical Insurance

GlobalFusion is designed to meet your total international and expatriate long-term private medical insurance needs. It is available worldwide to any nationality and in many cases can even provide cover or treatment back in your home country. The plan range offers you the flexibility and choice to select from an assortment of unique coverage options - each with specialised covers. To accommodate your financial means, you can customise your length and area of cover with the flexibility to select from multiple annual excesses and premium payment instalment options. With your medical history in mind, the plan also provides flexible underwriting methods to extend cover to you that may be declined by other companies. Cover is available for 1 year or longer.

For more details of the full range of available products including cover for students whilst working or studying outside their home country, speciality coverage plans for evacuation only, adventure sports or medical coverage for sea captains and crew please click here.

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