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MAKING A DECISION

Your checklist before buying health insurance

Eight questions to take to an insurer or authorised broker.

Your cover

1. What is the exact name of the policy? 2. Are diagnosis, treatment and follow-up all included? 3. What exclusions would apply to me?

Your access

4. Which hospitals and consultants could I use? 5. Do I need a referral or pre-authorisation for each stage of treatment?

Your cost

6. What is the full annual premium and how does the excess work? 7. Which benefits have separate limits, and what might I have to pay myself?

Your next year

8. What can change at renewal, and what happens if I want to switch? Save the written answers with the policy schedule. Do not rely on a comparison headline to answer a question specific to your medical history.

Sources & further reading

Checked 26 September 2026. Policy terms and source ratings can change.

Prepared from the linked sources. Not a personal recommendation or a claims-tested review. Confirm current terms with an insurer or authorised broker.

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