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Are there any countries where I cannot buy health insurance?
There are certain countries where we cannot provide health insurance. Please note that the rules are slightly different for new members and existing members.
If you’re considering purchasing health insurance with William Russell
You can’t purchase health insurance with us if you live in one of the countries listed below.
Iran, Libya, North Korea, South Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, Yemen, Republic of Ireland, United States of America, Venezuela, Lebanon, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus.
Our online quote tool won’t give you a quote if you select on of these countries as your countries of residence.
If you’re already a member with William Russell
If you already have health insurance with William Russell, we can’t renew your health insurance plan when you move to one of the following countries.
Iran, Libya, North Korea, South Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, Yemen, Republic of Ireland.
Our plans are annual, so at the end of your period of cover we’ll cancel your plan and we won’t offer you a renewal plan.
Why are there problems with purchasing health insurance in these countries?
For some of these countries, the reasons are obvious. Sanctions prevents us from providing insurance to people in countries like Iran and Libya. You might wonder, however, why we cannot provide insurance to people living in Switzerland and Ireland. Those are seemingly safe countries, after all! For those two countries, the reason is compliance. The governments of Switzerland and Ireland place requirements on health insurance that our plans don’t meet. As for the USA, we’ve never operated there because the health insurance market is so complex. We’re just not set up to do business there.
