ALC Health launches online purchasing

The UK-based international medical insurance provider, ALC Health, has just launched an online quote and buy facility, making it one of the few insurers to offer an immediate buy online capability within the private medical insurance sector. Their service allows you to buy instant medical cover in the same way that home or motor insurance can be bought online.

Most insurance companies provide an online quote facility, which is then followed up by a sales call; however, ALC Health allows visitors, including companies, to its website, alchealth.com, to purchase international private medical insurance cover instantly, throughout the day.

Andrew Apps, director at ALC Health, said We have taken the decision to offer an instant buy online facility because of the nature of our business and our international clientele. Customers from around the world, including corporate customers, from within any time zone, can now go online to buy their medical insurance and get instant cover. This avoids waiting for a call back, sometimes not until the next day because of time differences, as well as cutting out the need to fax agreements back to us.

The facility allows people to organise their cover quickly and easily, although some people still prefer human intervention, so the company still offers the option to speak directly to a customer service representative.