Chris Wilson

@TookaysMUA offers much reduced cover at about 30% of the cost. For most people it is a more cost effective solution unless you value evacuation cover or cover outside of Mauritius. Read More

The following are for 2 people (66 and 69) with Eagle and Discovery, paid monthly:Africa Roaming Hospital & Evac - USD 985.49Worldwide Hospital & Evac - USD1,182.58 Africa Roaming - USD 1,094.98 Worldwide - USD 1,313.98There is 5% discount ... Read More

It appears that Discovery has teamed up with Eagle"Eagle Insurance, one of Mauritius’ leading General insurers, has announced a strategic partnership with Discovery Health to introduce a new International Private Medical Insurance solution for ... Read More

We are currently having a villa designed for us in the North of the island (300 m2, single level). Because of this, I have extensive information on the initial design costs e.g. architects, structural engineer, BLUP (building and land use permit) ... Read More

Cost of International medical InsuranceI have just received 8 quotes for medical insurance for an 'average' 67 year old male and a 70 year old female. Not cheap. However if anybody wants a copy of the quote for reference then send me a PM with your ... Read More

@jewel niles.Message sent with contact details. Read More

@sharmaritachetty, I looked at the proposal form and there is nothing to suggest that it is not available to non-residents, they ask for your Mauritian or passport. I have sent you a message with their contact details as I don't want to be caught ... Read More

@jewel nilesThey had a variety of levels but the top one was Rs18K per month - This was for two people aged 66 and 69. The annual hospital benefit was capped at Rs3M and the day to day was capped at Rs60K, there were some sub-limits within that. The ... Read More

The policy is with MUA and is called excellence-senior and has a number of possible levels of insurance. I thought the higher levels offered better value. It covered both in hospital and out of hospital events with obvious limits. Out of hospital ... Read More

@DeepteshnThanks but have managed to make some progress with this. I contacted a number of specialists. Many of them wanted 0.6% which includes the complementary AIT Pin and either use Capitec or Investec. Currently planning on using a company ... Read More

@IntermezzoThanks for the recommendation, much appreciated. I have also contacted Reneworld for a proposal to include both solar panels, battery and potentially charging point for n EV car Read More

I now have a proposal for medical insurance for a 66 and 69 year old from MUA. The proposal covers a number of options but monthly costs for two people range from Rs7K to Rs18K. The proposal is a PDF so I can't readily post it. However if anybody ... Read More

I am 67. However you do have access to the public hospitals, and I have heard some good reports. Out of hospital services are reasonable. We are currently deciding on whether to take out some local insurance for in hospital care or just pay as you ... Read More

I have just asked for a quote from MUA for a hospital plan with a large excess for a 66 and 69 year old. I would expect to get the quote over the next day or so. International plans seems to be very expensive about four times the cost of Discovery. Read More

Hi Cheryl, I was surprised that we never got any recommendations. We are in Mauritius at the moment and looking. We have made progress with furniture but nothing else at the moment. I have a meeting with our architect next week and I hope he can ... Read More