Medellin Guru partnered with an insurance agent to offer Colombian insurance services to foreigners including health insurance, auto insurance, homeowners’ insurance, travel insurance and life insurance. You can get any type of insurance in Colombia from this partnership.
Many Medellin Guru readers have asked about health insurance and other types of insurance. So, we partnered to offer Colombian insurance services to readers, which has helped over 75 Medellin Guru readers obtain insurance in 14 months.
Angela Berrio
Fill out this short form and Angela Berrio will contact you about your insurance needs.
Features of the Medellín Guru Insurance Service
We partnered with Angela Berrio, who is a bilingual insurance agent who speaks English and Spanish. And she has many foreigner clients.
Features of this Colombian insurance service include:
- Office in El Poblado in Medellín.
- Bilingual – English and Spanish.
- Online quotes.
- Free consultations.
- Offers health insurance, travel insurance, auto insurance, homeowners’ insurance and life insurance.
Angela’s company offers insurance services to all foreigners and Colombians who need assistance in their process of finding the best insurance protection while living in Colombia. With over ten years of experience, they design the plan that best fits your needs allowing you to enjoy your life abroad.
Medellin Guru’s Colombian Insurance and Healthcare Articles
The Medellin Guru website has some very popular articles about Colombian insurance and healthcare services:
- Health Insurance in Colombia: How to Sign up with SURA Insurance
- Travel Insurance: Meets the Heath Insurance Requirement for Colombia Visas
- Auto Insurance in Colombia: A Guide to Colombian Auto Insurance
- Homeowners Insurance in Colombia: A Guide to Colombian Homeowner Insurance
- Medellin Guru Insurance Service: Providing Colombian Insurance
- Colombia has 24 of the Best Hospitals in Latin America
- Healthcare Colombia: Offering Services to U.S. Veterans in Colombia
Also, we plan to publish additional articles about insurance and healthcare in Colombia .
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Hey Jeff
I know that right now with coronavirus there are a number of restrictions anywhere in the world for travelers who enter any country. Colombia is no exception.
However, have you thought about putting any posts about international students who want to study in Colombia? Either for those younger then university? or those who ware targeting university? I am sure, with proper safeguards, Colombia would love to have more international students studying in its universities.
I seek your take on this.
Just a note to let older people looking for health insurance know that any Insurance Agents in Colombia do not receive any commissions for selling SURA EPS.
After a certain age, getting private health insurance can be either prohibitably expensive or simply unavailable due to the rising health risks facing older people.
However, SURA EPS takes everyone. But a Colombian insurance agent cannot make any money in commissions getting you SURA EPS coverage. And it isn’t fair to Colombian insurance agents to expect them to work for free. Selling insurance is how they make their living.
So I cannot recommend the Medellín Guru program for SURA EPS. The program is an excellent resource for anything else insurance related, like property insurance, travel insurance, motor vehicle insurance, life insurance, business insurance or private health insurance if you are lucky enough to be younger and therefore qualified to participate in private health insurance programs.
This is not any criticism of Angela. She is an excellent insurance professional and tries to help, but it really isn’t worth her time to get involved in SURA EPS. But it is not easy to tell people that need SURA EPS that she has too much other business on her plate to do SURA EPS. It is just not her thing. Kind of like hiring a top-notch divorce attorney to defend you in a criminal case.
The SURA EPS system is difficult to navigate, especially if your Spanish isn’t excellent. SURA EPS does nothing in English. So, the best course of action for those older than 65 who have a cedula and want to get covered by SURA EPS is to hire someone such as an attorney or a person that specializes in and has significant experience in getting expats signed up on SURA EPS. Someone who is bilingual and knows their way around the SURA system.
It took me over a year to find out how to pay online via PSE. I still don’t totally understand the system. I know that my payments go through third-party companies who make the actual payments to SURA. Furthermore, I also learned that many doctors do not accept the low compensation that SURA EPS pays. But all the hospitals, including the ones highly rated, do accept SURA.
My first year, I had to pay my SURA in cash and in person with a form containing a barcode that I’d take to Carulla, Baloto or Banco Ocidente. I could only make one monthly payment per day. In January, when I tried to pay, I was told my account didn’t exist. (The account at the payment company, PAGO SIMPLE, not at SURA EPS.)
I am now almost set-set up with an online payment company, but still need to solve a problem with my Bancolombia account passcode that is keeping me from the last step, payment through PSE.
Thanks for the info. I can echo what you said about Angela. I am older so she couldn’t help me but she was very professional with me. I finally paid Expat Group to do it because I was overwhelmed. My Spanish is intermediate. I can communicate but buying insurance is a little more advanced. I am still waiting for the insurance by the way.
I got registered last year but my payment registration expired. My lawyer got me set up online for 2021 so if I start traveling again, I can pay my SURA from anywhere online.
For some reason the contact us button is not working, would like to get contact to get insurance to travel to Colo. Best, CD
What “contact us” button is not working?
Fill out the form on the page with your name, email, phone number and type of insurance you need.
I tried but from my computer did not work. No biggie, just need the info. in order to complete the purchase. Good Morning!
Works for us. Will send your contact information to the insurance agent.