Travel insurance???

[Captain Kong]

Thank you so much Gentlemen for all your assistance in this insurance problem. I will try them tomorrow morning. I am away tomorrow evening for two days , I will let you all know the results.
Cheers
Brian.

[Ivan Cloherty]

Hi Ivan just tried it,


£1,115.71 per person = £2,231


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Bl--dy Hell, how did they work that out, we have unlimited trips, each max 59 days, who can fathom out Insurance Companies.Good luck in your search

AS for the last dance, just had three hours of Ceroc nearly was my last dance

[Lou Barron]

hi brian why not try to get a pier head jump no insurance yes its a bit of a problem every time my wife and went to the uk it went up hundreds of dollars and if you are on medical pills it makes it more so but it is a thing you have to have these days its not like our seafaring days when we got to see the world on pay hope you are keeping well

[corrientes]

Like Robpage, I have had the same issues but am now covered by Staysure. Age,blood pressure and any mention of hospital visits & especially reference to cancer consigns you to the travel insurance trash can.
I too am as fit as a fiddle and still working almost seven days per week but they pay no attention to that.

[happy daze john in oz]

Hi Ivan just tried it,


£1,115.71 per person = £2,231


Area Covered Worldwide No. of trips allowed 1 unlimitedMax Trip Duration 54 days Maximum days Medical Expenses £15 million £5 million £10 million £15 million
- Funeral Overseas £2,000 £2,000 £2,000 £2,000
- Dental £200 £200 £200 £200
Cancellation £7,500 £1,000 £4,000 £7,500
Curtailment £7,500 £1,000 £4,000 £7,500
Baggage £2,500 £1,000 £1,500 £2,500
- Single Item Limit £250 £100 £200 £250
- Valuables Limit £300 X £250 £300
- Delayed Baggage £75 £25 £50 £75
- Beach £100 £50 £75 £100
- Glasses £50 £50 £50 £50
Cash & Documents £500 X £300 £500
Cash Only £100 X £75 £100
Loss of Passport £500 £150 £250 £500
Scheduled Airline Failure £5,000 £5,000 £5,000 £5,000
Missed Departure £1,500 £300 £500 £1,500
Personal Accident £25,000 £15,000 £20,000 £25,000
- Permanent Disability £25,000 £15,000 £20,000 £25,000
- Death/Limb/Eye £10,000 £10,000 £10,000 £10,000
Personal Liability £3 million £1 million £2 million £3 million
- Sports Personal Liability X X X X
Piste Closure X X X X
- per 24 hours X X X X
Winter Sports Equipment X X X X
- Hired X X X X
- Single Item Limit X X X X
Winter Sports Equipment - Hired X X X X
- per 24 hours X X X X
Winter Sports Pack X X X X
- per 24 hours X X X X
Hijack £5,000 £1,000 £2,000 £5,000
- per 24 hours £300 £100 £200 £300
Travel Delay £200 £100 £150 £200
- per 12 hours £20 £10 £15 £20
Abandonment £7,500 £1,000 £4,000 £7,500
Hospital Benefit £2,000 £1,000 £1,500 £2,000
- per 24 hours £25 £15 £20 £25
Legal Expenses £50,000 £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Standard Excess £60 £60 £60 £60
Volcanic Ash Cover X X X X
Emergency Travel Arrangements Cover X X X X
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£1,115.71 £282.89 £386.66 £666.44
Select a Policy
Area Covered Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide
No. of trips allowed 1 unlimited unlimited unlimited
Max Trip Duration 54 days 31 days 45 days 45 days
Maximum days Ski X X X X
Medical Expenses £15 million £5 million £10 million £15 million
- Funeral Overseas £2,000 £2,000 £2,000 £2,000
- Dental £200 £200 £200 £200
Cancellation £7,500 £1,000 £4,000 £7,500
Curtailment £7,500 £1,000 £4,000 £7,500
Baggage £2,500 £1,000 £1,500 £2,500
- Single Item Limit £250 £100 £200 £250
- Valuables Limit £300 X £250 £300
- Delayed Baggage £75 £25 £50 £75
- Beach £100 £50 £75 £100
- Glasses £50 £50 £50 £50
Cash & Documents £500 X £300 £500
Cash Only £100 X £75 £100
Loss of Passport £500 £150 £250 £500
Scheduled Airline Failure £5,000 £5,000 £5,000 £5,000
Missed Departure £1,500 £300 £500 £1,500
Personal Accident £25,000 £15,000 £20,000 £25,000
- Permanent Disability £25,000 £15,000 £20,000 £25,000
- Death/Limb/Eye £10,000 £10,000 £10,000 £10,000
Personal Liability £3 million £1 million £2 million £3 million
- Sports Personal Liability X X X X
Piste Closure X X X X
- per 24 hours X X X X
Winter Sports Equipment X X X X
- Hired X X X X
- Single Item Limit X X X X
Winter Sports Equipment - Hired X X X X
- per 24 hours X X X X
Winter Sports Pack X X X X
- per 24 hours X X X X
Hijack £5,000 £1,000 £2,000 £5,000
- per 24 hours £300 £100 £200 £300
Travel Delay £200 £100 £150 £200
- per 12 hours £20 £10 £15 £20
Abandonment £7,500 £1,000 £4,000 £7,500
Hospital Benefit £2,000 £1,000 £1,500 £2,000
- per 24 hours £25 £15 £20 £25
Legal Expenses £50,000 £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Standard Excess £60 £60 £60 £60
Volcanic Ash Cover X X X X
Emergency Travel Arrangements Cover X X X X
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£1,115.71 £282.89 £386.66 £666.44
Select a Policy
Area Covered Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide
No. of trips allowed 1 unlimited unlimited unlimited
Max Trip Duration 54 days 31 days 45 days 45 days
Maximum days Ski X X X X
Medical Expenses £15 million £5 million £10 million £15 million
- Funeral Overseas £2,000 £2,000 £2,000 £2,000
- Dental £200 £200 £200 £200
Cancellation £7,500 £1,000 £4,000 £7,500
Curtailment £7,500 £1,000 £4,000 £7,500
Baggage £2,500 £1,000 £1,500 £2,500
- Single Item Limit £250 £100 £200 £250
- Valuables Limit £300 X £250 £300
- Delayed Baggage £75 £25 £50 £75
- Beach £100 £50 £75 £100
- Glasses £50 £50 £50 £50
Cash & Documents £500 X £300 £500
Cash Only £100 X £75 £100
Loss of Passport £500 £150 £250 £500
Scheduled Airline Failure £5,000 £5,000 £5,000 £5,000
Missed Departure £1,500 £300 £500 £1,500
Personal Accident £25,000 £15,000 £20,000 £25,000
- Permanent Disability £25,000 £15,000 £20,000 £25,000
- Death/Limb/Eye £10,000 £10,000 £10,000 £10,000
Personal Liability £3 million £1 million £2 million £3 million
- Sports Personal Liability X X X X
Piste Closure X X X X
- per 24 hours X X X X
Winter Sports Equipment X X X X
- Hired X X X X
- Single Item Limit X X X X
Winter Sports Equipment - Hired X X X X
- per 24 hours X X X X
Winter Sports Pack X X X X
- per 24 hours X X X X
Hijack £5,000 £1,000 £2,000 £5,000
- per 24 hours £300 £100 £200 £300
Travel Delay £200 £100 £150 £200
- per 12 hours £20 £10 £15 £20
Abandonment £7,500 £1,000 £4,000 £7,500
Hospital Benefit £2,000 £1,000 £1,500 £2,000
- per 24 hours £25 £15 £20 £25
Legal Expenses £50,000 £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Standard Excess £60 £60 £60 £60
Volcanic Ash Cover X X X X
Emergency Travel Arrangements Cover X X X X
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Brian mate with all of those you could become a millionaire, hijack looks a good rate as does abandonment. But who do you have to abandon to get it.

Mate i use my gold credit card for all travel insurance, it works as we once had to claim, very easy all we had to do was pay the first $100. In Oz it is unheard of for anyone still alive to be refused travel insurance.

[john sutton]

having spent 35 yrs in the insurance industry i learned the secret.Money must only travel one way(towards the insurance company) any indication that it could travel in the other direction upsets them.
My advice would be to try to find a local insurance broker who might be able solve your problem
john sutton

[Captain Kong]

I have just contacted STAYSURE, the price was good, £297. BUT because I am over 75 they do not insure for more than 31 days. My trip is for 54 days.
I will keep on seaching .
Cheers
Brian.

[Russ Kennedy]

Hi Brian,
M&S have free insurance with their account card if you upgrade it. They list all the medical conditions that they cover. Might be worth taking a look at their website. I used Age concern for our last cruise (I have HBP, had a heart attack, high cholesterol etc etc, but then I'm only 71!!!). The mind boggles, it is getting absolutely ridiculous. Hope you get sorted!
Regards Russ Kennedy

[Captain Kong]

Thanks Russ. I am very fit, had my annual test,
Low Chloresterol,4.0
Heart, ECG, good,
Kidney scan , good
Liver scan , good.
Blood tests , good.
Electrolytes , good.
Lung function test, Good, I blew it off the scale, my doctor only did half that when he tried.
joints, good.
muscles , good.
I am a superfit hero, with a little blood pressure,
I dont do bungy jumping, Skiing, diving, hang gliding, no smoking, very little drink , just a glass of wine at the weekend.Not leaping from my balcony into a girls balcony, So what is their problem, ?

BUT because I am 76 I cannot get any for 54 days.
As I said to the last woman on the phone, at least Al Capone was Honest, he admitted he was a Gangster, Insurance Companies dont.
Cheers
Brian.

[Albert Bishop]

Insurance never seems to be a problem for people visiting the UK does it? If they take ill, our international health service looks after them, and if by chance they get a bill, they just go home and ignore it. Like Brian I have had problems with holiday insurance even though i'm basicaly fit. Maybe its time we had an EU bill against ageism, Albi.