insurance

[kapre]

hi I wonder if anyone can help I have been trying to get travel insurance for my self and my husband who had been diagnosed with prostate cancer he has just had a check up and its under control I get quotes but they are more than the holiday, can anyone make a suggestion please

[Puffthemagicdragon]

Type " holiday insurance " in the search box. There are quite a few posts about it.

Some do recommend companies they've used.

[peege]

Hi, you could put 'insurance' in the search bar above & hopefully all the past posts & replies will come up.

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[Puffthemagicdragon in reply to peege]

Great minds think alike !

[peege in reply to Puffthemagicdragon]

I like the 'great'! X

[Puffthemagicdragon in reply to peege]

[Puffthemagicdragon]

Also Google " pre existing medical conditions "

[Jjude]

Saw this from BLF on my Facebook feed today

blf.org.uk/Page/Insurance-S...

[HampshireLass]

Try Avanti.

[Jinty65]

I tried medicaltravelcompared.co.uk... . The quotes varied from £73 to over £300 for exactly the same conditions. I have 5 conditions( including Breast cancer, kidney infection, pulmonary fibrosis) and my husband 3. in the end went with Avanti. About £175. Although not the cheapest They seem to give better and higher cover for things like cancellation and medical care. I do think it depends on how recently you've been hospitalised, diagnosed, treated etc and how you respond to the questions about your conditions. It's important to be absolutely honest otherwise it can be invalidated. The quote was for 2 weeks (Europe) all the questions seem to be pretty standard across all the insurance companies and you can do it online. Cruising is more expensive because of the cost of airlifting to a mainland hospital. Hope this helps and you get something reasonably priced. It's so disheartening to get a "sorry we can't cover you" response but I could never contemplate going without insurance. Too risky! Xx

[kapre in reply to Jinty65]

thankyou for your help but we are still getting quotes of £1000, so its back to the drawing board

[Jinty65]

Have you tried calling the insurance company? I believe Avanti are quite helpful on the phone. Sometimes it's tricky to know how to answer a question online. It's a tedious business trying to get insurance and not what we need when we've health stuff to contend with as well. I sympathise

[Jinty65]

A useful article on MSE website moneysavingexpert.com/insur...

[sploge]

hi i bank with nationwide and get free travel insurance but you must bank with them see if they can help

[HuwieHex in reply to sploge]

It won't cover pre-existing conditions.

[redted]

Have you tried All Clear insurance,worth a call.

[kapre]

thankyou all for your tips and advise but we have just gone around and around in circles so thanks again, it looks as if we will be staying at home thanks again from both of us

[PompeyBob]

Best I have found is Staysure if you have insurance through your Bank account it will not cover you if you have a pre-existing condition.

[wftristan]

Hello Kapre

We should be able to help you with that - We would need to do a medical screening for your husband first but we should be able to help - not sure if i am allowed to post a link here but its World First Travel Insurance - please let me know how you get on and just drop me a message if you need help

Tristan

[carlo]

We've been having the same problem and have found

Free Spirit

freespirittravelinsurance.com

very good annual cover for less than £300.00.

[Auntypooh in reply to carlo]

Just been online for a quote from Free Spirit and for a single journey in May they want £750+.  Told them to scrap all my details, not interested and not taking it any further.  It is because I am on oxygen, that is the only reason.  So be warned, if you are on oxygen.