Optimum Global

Optimum Global sells international private medical insurance (IPMI) for individuals and groups living or working abroad. Its covers include group medical cover, cancer cover, evacuation and repatriation, and in-patient and out-patient options. The website states that claims are assessed within 14 working days and that multilingual support is available 24/7.

Customers include expatriates, solo professionals, families, remote employees, mid-sized firms, large corporations, non-profits and government agencies. The company sells policies directly and also works with a small number of brokers and distributors. Published individual plans are priced at $200, $500 and $800 per month. Partners include AXA PPP healthcare, which reinsures its medical products, AXA Assistance for evacuation and repatriation, Lloyd's of London for life, disability and income protection cover, and MSO International for services in Africa.

The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, United Kingdom. It is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority for insurance mediation activities.

Product: International private medical insurance plans, including group medical, cancer, evacuation and repatriation cover