Jackie

LAST EDITED ON 11-Mar-03 AT 02:53 PM (GMT) From what I have heard you may be in trouble with your insurance company if you use British standards and ring mains, like they won't pay out if your house burns down. I should contact them first. It may pay you to have a search of this site as I am sure this has come up before....Good luck...John (Jackie's other half)

Our E106s run out on January 4th 2003. We have a letter from the DHSS saying that we are not entitled to further cover from the UK by virtue of the fact that we have had E106 forms which were given to the CPAM when we arrived in France in May 2001. ( Neither of us are yet of UK retirement age). We have been to see the people at the CMU/CPAM in Niort about being adopted by the French health system. They have asked for all the usual stuff like marriage certificates and birth certificates as well as our last French income tax papers (which are for that portion of the French tax year after May 2001) and our P60s for the year 2000/2001. ( I assume so they can look at a figure for Jan, Feb, March and April 2001 not covered by the French tax forms.)Herein lies a potential problem as we were both employed up to November 2000 in my case and March 2001 in Jackie's case. I am concerned that they will evaluate our contribution based on the figures for income given on these P60s when for at least part of that tax year we were both employed and earning more than the pensions we both receive now. Has anyone any experience of this and how do you ensure that they base the contribution on the income since retirement; i.e. pensions, and not, in part before retirement. I know I may be anticipating problems but forewarned is forearmed! All replies gratefully received, worried John!

Don't know about travel insurance, but typing E111 as your key word will throw up several sites offering an E111 on-line but I think some of them are Department specific. One that doesn't appear to be is http://www.cpam74.fr/SERV/corps_e111.html. Have not actually used the system so don't know if it works. Hope this might be of some help. Jackie

For the first claim we made, we received a statement from the CPAM which we then sent to our insurance company who then made their payment direct to our bank account. However, recently we have not received a statement from the CPAM and money from them and the insurance company has automatically appeared in our bank account following submission of the forms. Jackie

hello we are looking for a hols & retirement home in the dept 71 . we have stayed near la clayette for years and feel happy there surrounded by the hills and trees. there seems to be very little for sale but we live in hope of being there at the same time as the right house comes on the market! some hope the agents say. we rather like the idea of there being very few english in the area, but nevertheless would like to know those that were near. burgundy is a big place though! where are you living? we shall go to the prop. exhib. on the 21st to get our fix of france we are early 50's with teenagers soon to flee the nest, and hope to spend half the year in france half in gb. we want a small farm with land for us and dogs. i paint and joll plays vintage tractors. jackie