{"id":3968,"date":"2025-11-03T17:02:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medal.pt\/?p=3968"},"modified":"2025-11-03T17:09:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:09:44","slug":"medal-at-blip-expo-2025-a-weekend-of-connection-and-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medal.pt\/en\/blog-news\/medal-at-blip-expo-2025-a-weekend-of-connection-and-trust\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDAL at BLiP Expo 2025 \u2013 A weekend of connection and trust"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>25th edition of the BLiP Expo<\/strong> (Better Living in Portugal), organised by afpop, took place on <strong>11\u201312 October<\/strong> at the Portim\u00e3o Arena, once again confirming itself as the leading event bringing together <strong>businesses, residents, and the expatriate community<\/strong> in the Algarve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MEDAL<\/strong> was proud to be part of this important occasion once again, reinforcing our long-standing commitment to <strong>personal service, trust, and excellence in insurance mediation<\/strong> &#8211; values that have guided us for nearly 30 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a pleasure to welcome so many clients and friends to our stand, exchange experiences, answer questions, and present our <strong>tailored insurance solutions<\/strong>, designed to meet the needs of those living in Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who visited us and to <strong>afpop<\/strong> for organising yet another successful event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recap video of this edition can also be viewed on MEDAL\u2019s YouTube channel: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4UZ5EMfinkA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 25th edition of the BLiP Expo (Better Living in Portugal), organised by afpop, took place on 11\u201312 October at the Portim\u00e3o Arena, once again confirming itself as the leading event bringing together businesses, residents, and the expatriate community in the Algarve. 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