Travel Insurance

[Martpad]

Hi, My wife had a heart attack & cardiac arrest in June. Does anyone have experience of acquiring (worldwide) travel insurance with these conditions and associated medication? Recommendations most welcome! Many thanks.

[Numberone1]

Look at All Clear or Good to Go

[Helen_BHF]

Hi Martpad - there's been a few threads recently on insurance which you might find helpful: healthunlocked.com/bhf/post.... I'm sure others will jump in with their recommendations.

Hope this helps!

[Hidden]

Hi I got mine through. insurance with. Com, they are a specialist company for people with pre existing conditions, I was £112 for an annual policy with no excess , I have heart failure, it is European only, but they also do worldwide, char x

[stevejb1810]

There are a number of companies who will insure you and your wife. You can actually get quotes through some of the comparison sites and the BHF site also lists a number of companies who will be 'sympathetic'. A word of warning however, be prepared for some big numbers compared to pre heart attack days - £300 was very much a low end starting point for me (triple bypass some 6 weeks ago).

Steve

[Carokai]

John Lewis were the cheapest company for me.

I tried all the specialist companies, some refused and others quoted ridiculous amounts. JL were not cheap but definitely the best.

[Martpad in reply to Carokai]

Thank you. Would never have thought of John Lewis.

[Martpad]

Thanks all for your help. Much appreciated.

[Martpad]

Hope this is of help to others! On further recommendation from a ‘Cruise Buddy’ and fellow heart attack victim, I finally went with MIA Travel Insurance. Not by any means the cheapest for worldwide annual multi-trip – ex USA, Caribbean, Canada & Mexico (£450). However, they did listen and asked for the names of prescribed medication and tailored as best they could the insurance.

Thanks once again for your help.