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A Brit abroad needs insurance too – Part Two

“Because insurance is defined as the equitable exchange of risk for a payment, the insurance companies are undertaking some risk in exchange for your payment. When calculating the premium, it’s quite a different formula for an international plan and a local plan.” Jenkin Au concludes his look at health insurance with an examination of how you can keep the costs down and still maintain high coverage.

Perspectives on Parkinson’s

On discovering that the prospective subject of a BE interview has Parkinson’s Disease, Kay’s spurred on to find out more about this condition and what it means for the sufferers and those close to them.

Canada’s scent-free spaces

“Canadian Human Rights legislation requires that people with diagnosed environmental sensitivities must be accommodated in their workplaces. Consequently, scent-free workplace policies have been implemented to minimise allergic reactions to scented products.” Your perfume or aftershave may smell great to you, but others may not be so keen – with legal implications, as Thelma explains.