Get a Quote

The SilverLite Plan

If you’re a digital nomad travelling across multiple countries, our SilverLite plan is designed to give you cost-effective cover against serious health issues. This plan aims to keep costs down by focusing on what’s most important.

Our plans

The SilverLite Plan

Our SilverLite plan is a popular choice, for healthy travellers who want the peace of mind to be covered for everyday medical costs on a reliable yet low-cost international health plan.

As standard, the SilverLite plan includes:

  • Annual benefit limit US$1.5m
  • Hospital costs
  • Cancer treatment
  • Trips to the doctor
  • Medical evacuations
Get a Quote
William Russell brand illustration showing a couple taking selfie in the city
Benefits

What am I covered for?

Our SilverLite plan covers you for the below essential benefits:

Inpatient medical treatment at a top-rated hospital or medical clinic of your choosing

Cover for cancer treatment, including cover for cancer genome testing

Cover for post-hospital doctor visits, specialist consultations, and diagnostic tests

Evacuation for treatment of emergency life or limb-threatening conditions when not available locally

Find out more about the essential benefits that come as standard on our SilverLite plan:

When people think of health insurance, they tend to think about hospital and hospital treatment. Some insurance providers have their own network of hospitals, which means you can only use the hospitals permitted by your provider. We don’t place any such restrictions on where you receive your medical treatment. This means you’ll always have access to the top-rated hospitals and medical clinics within your coverage zone.

If you’re admitted to hospital you are covered for:

  • Pre-admission tests
  • Your accommodation costs
  • Surgeon, anaesthetist & doctor’s fees
  • Nursing care
  • Drugs & surgical dressings
  • Operating theatre charges
  • Intensive care
  • Pathology, X-rays, scans & diagnostic tests
  • Physiotherapy
Learn more about Hospital Care

Cancer can affect you anywhere, at any time. We’re committed to providing the strongest benefits to give you the best chance of overcoming cancer. We’ll also cover you for cancer genome testing, which sequences the genes of your cancerous cells to help determine the best course of treatment for you.

Finally, cancer is a condition that patients must often learn to live with. So we give you benefits for wigs following chemotherapy, counselling with a psychologist, and consultations with a dietitian.

Cancer cover includes:

  • Tests, scans, and cancer drugs
  • Chemotherapy
  • Radiotherapy
  • Immunotherapy
  • Genome testing
  • Consultations (both as an outpatient and an inpatient)
  • Restorative dental treatment following chemotherapy or radiotherapy
  • Reconstructive surgery to restore your appearance (that you receive in the 90-day period following your discharge from hospital)
Learn more about Cancer Care

International health insurance isn’t just for serious health issues. What about when you just want to pop to the local doctor’s surgery or the pharmacy? With SilverLite you have basic cover outpatient treatment (i.e. medical treatment for which you don’t need to be admitted to hospital) with the option to increase the limits on this cover.

You’re covered for:

  • Doctor visits & specialist consultations
  • Diagnostic tests (X-rays, MRI scans, CAT scans)
  • Emergency treatment you receive in the emergency ward of a hospital
  • Physiotherapy
Learn more about Doctors Visits

If you have a medical emergency and the treatment that you urgently need isn’t available locally then we will arrange emergency medical evacuation.

We’ll evacuate you by road, sea or air if you suffer a life-threatening or limb-threatening condition that requires an immediate hospital treatment that is not possible locally.

  • Emergency medical evacuation
  • Access to a 24-hour medical assistance helpline
  • Return airfare to your country of residence following your evacuation
  • Travel & accommodation expenses of a companion while you’re hospitalised following your emergency
Learn more about Medical Evacuations
Think you might need more cover?
Find out more about our Silver Plan
Cover level

How much cover do I have?

The detailed table below shows the level of coverage you have on our SilverLite plan:

SilverLite
Annual benefit limit US$1,500,000
Hospital costs
Hospital accommodation Semi-private room (option to upgrade to a private room)
Hospital treatment
Parent accommodation
Local ambulance Up to US$1,600
Hospital cash benefit Up to US$200 per night (maximum of 60 nights)
Advanced diagnostic tests
Cancer treatment
Cancer treatment
Cancer genome tests
Cash benefit upon diagnosis of cancer
Wigs Lifetime limit of US$150
Counselling Lifetime limit of US$500
Dietitian Lifetime limit of US$100
Organ, bone marrow or tissue transplants
Transplants and related treatment
Donor costs (per transplant) Up to US$25,000
Kidney dialysis
Kidney dialysis
Reconstructive surgery
Reconstructive surgery
Congenital or hereditary conditions
Treatment for congenital and hereditary conditions Up to US$60,000
Mental health treatment
Lifetime limit for mental health treatment
Inpatient and daypatient mental health treatment
Outpatient mental health treatment
Outpatient mental health medication
HIV/Aids treatment
HIV/AIDS treatment (24-month waiting period) Up to US$5,000
Medical appliances
Medical aids
Prosthetic implants
Prosthetic devices Up to US$1,000 per device
Outpatient treatment
Annual limit for outpatient treatment US$5,000 (option to extend to US$7,500 or US$10,000)
Primary medical care US$1,500 (option to extend to US$2,500 or US$3,500)
Emergency ward treatment Up to the annual limit for outpatient treatment
Complementary treatments
Hormone replacement therapy
Traditional Chinese medicine
Physiotherapy Up to US$250, subject to the annual limit for outpatient treatment

= Full cover
= No cover

Full information on SilverLite plan coverage, full T&Cs, limitations and exclusions that would apply to your policy can be found in your plan agreement should you decide to purchase a plan. Some benefits are optional, and can be added to your plan using the online quote tool. The information is accurate for health plans starting between 01 January 2024 and 31 December 2024.

At William Russell, we are proud of our reputation for great customer service
Click here to find out what excellent customer service means to us and why it matters
Compare our plans

Compare the SilverLite plan

Take a look at how the level of cover compares on our SilverLite plan against our other plans:

Compare plans
Need help?

Get in touch with us

The quickest way to reach us is by email.

Add-ons

Customise your plan

Make your SilverLite plan work for you by customising it with our range of optional benefits, including:

As standard, the SilverLite plan offers semi-private accommodation if you’re admitted to hospital, with semi-private en-suite bathroom or shower room.

You can opt to select the private hospital room option, meaning you’ll have cover for a private room with an en-suite bathroom or shower room for the duration of your stay in the hospital.

Learn more about Hospital Cover

All plans come with some cover for dental treatment, but with SilverLite you can choose to enhance your dental cover with Dental Basic.

This gives you cover for screening, scaling, polishing, sealing, filling, simple extrations and root canal treatment (subject to a 6-month waiting period).

Learn more about Dental Care

Emergency medical evacuation is a vital part of any expat’s medical coverage. Adding Medevac Plus gives you greater peace of mind for your life abroad.

Additional benefits include a lower threshold for evacuation for cancer tests and treatment that cannot be provided locally, advanced repatriation to your country of residence if within your coverage zone and additional costs for a companion to ensure you have a loved one with you for support.

Learn more about Medevac Plus

Cashless access to outpatient treatment is an arrangement by which we settle your medical bills directly with your hospital or treating doctor, ensuring that you won’t be left out-of-pocket for your treatment, and you won’t have to submit a claim to us.

You can opt for cashless access with everyday medical costs such as doctor visits, specialist consultations and other outpatient treatments with a William Russell membership card.

Learn more about Cashless Access

Adding the optional personal accident plan cover is a great way to increase the cover provided by your health plan without breaking the bank.

With the personal accident plan, we’ll pay you a cash lump-sum benefit if an accident results in your death, loss of sight, loss of limb or your permanent and total disablement within 2 years of the accident.

Learn more about Personal Accident Cover
All our plans come with a 30-day money back guarantee
If you’re not happy with your health plan or the service we provide, and you haven’t made a claim, we’ll refund the premium you have paid without question
Your plan your way

Tailor your plan

On a budget? At William Russell, we help you build a plan tailored specifically to you, to help you control your premium. There’s a range of tools you can use to tailor your SilverLite plan to your needs.

They will help you put the finishing touches to your health plan, and can help you reduce the amount you spend on international health insurance each month or year.

Five ways to reduce your premium

Notes on our health plans

All the benefits on this webpage are per member per policy year, unless we state otherwise. We show the benefit limits in US dollars, but we can also denominate your policy in pounds sterling or Euros. You won’t find complete information for our plans on this webpage, nor the full T&Cs, limitations, and exclusions that would apply if you purchase a health insurance policy. You can find complete information in the plan agreement, which we suggest you read together with this webpage. We work hard to ensure the information we provide on this webpage is accurate and up-to-date, but inaccuracies are possible. We rectify errors as soon as we become aware of them. The T&Cs that apply to your policy are those found in your plan agreement.

Wherever you go, go with total peace of mind

At William Russell, we have over 30 years’ experience of helping expatriates move abroad and settle into their new lives overseas by providing world-class international health insurance.

Profile picture of Joe Holden

Joe Holden
Global Relationship Manager

If you’re ready to see prices for health insurance, click on ‘Get a Quote’ below to head on over to our online quote tool.

We’ll ask you a few details (your age, your location), and then we’ll show you prices—it only takes a few minutes!

A couple of days after you’ve received you quote, Joe will email or call you to find out how we can help you further. Joe won’t bug you, and you can opt out at any time.

Get a Quote

Read our blog

It’s filled with handy information and tips for expats.

Read More
William-Russell-Blog-What-You-Need-to-Know-About-COVID-19-and-Insurance-covid-flight-in-face-mask

Which Countries Require Health Insurance For Entry?

If you’re moving abroad, it’s important to know which countries require you to…
Read More
International Health Insurance Comparison How To Compare Plans

International Health Insurance Comparison: How To Compare Plans

There are so many options when it comes to international health insurance plans – we…
Read More
How To Find The Best Health Insurance While Living Abroad

How To Find The Best Health Insurance While Living Abroad

Looking for the best health insurance for living abroad? Here’s how to get the best…

We were one of the first insurance providers to cover people living abroad, and we’ve earned a reputation for our wonderful customer service.

Allianz

The insurer behind our policies is part of the Allianz group

Why it matters
Feefo Trusted Logo

We’re proud of our award-winning service and our members rate it highly

See more reviews
William Russell Policy Team

You will get your own dedicated adviser when you join

Meet the team
Money back guarantee 30 days

Trial your policy for 30 days

If you’re not happy with your health insurance policy or the service we provide, and you haven’t yet made a claim, then we’ll refund the premium you’ve paid—no questions asked.

Back to top