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Cigna Global Health Insurance.
Medical insurance specifically designed for expats. With Cigna, you won't have to rely on foreign public health care systems, which may not meet your needs. Cigna allows you to speak to a doctor on demand, for consultations or instant advice, wherever you are in the world. They also offer full cancer care across all levels of cover, and settle the cost of treatments directly with the provider.
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I can recommend opening a local HSBC account in Dubai (in which your salary is paid) and then also opening an account in the Channel Islands or in Jersey. Then when the exchange rate is good you can freely transfer money into the offshore account, and otherwise, you can use your Dubai account for day-to-day financing. The offshore account also allows you to pay any accounts you may still have in your home country (meaning the UK) - through debit order...
By keeping your savings offshore you also avoid the UAE government confiscating it in the case of death. A bit bleak, I know, but it is something you should educate yourself as an expat. In the UAE, your account is frozen until everything is paid off at the time of death. But accounts in other countries are not subject to this.
Also note that you will not be able to get credit cards or loans without a UAE bank account. Also, you will need to be able to write checks for your apartment rent, which you won't be able to do without a local account.