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I am trying to get life insurance today when i was going though health questions, I was asked about thyroid i told them 2002 i had it removed due to goietre multi nodel abnormal cells. They told me they wouldn't be able to offer me insurance. Has anybody eles had thus problem

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I have been refused too. I have hyper nodule and take carbimazole. I think it because they have certain boxes to tick & the algorithm isn't set up for it. I was told to go to specialist broker.. which is on my to do list.

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buzzjess in reply toPurpleNails

Thank you I will try that just annoying 22 years ago and had all clear just dosnt make since

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annnsandell

How rediculous. Look for a policy that doen't need in detail medical questions.

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Dizzy444

Have you tried Staysure ? My husband has had cancer, I have UAT and we have a yearly policy with them, never had any problems.

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bikebabe

that’s so ridiculous. It’s the algorithms that they use not the person - I’ve had many an argument. Try one of the ones that does their own personalised screening - there’s a list on the assoc British insurers or ring the ABI

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A word of caution. Avoid Staysure and Avanti and any company underwritten by Ergo Travel Insurance Ltd. I had a bad experience with Staysure. I had the misfortune to become very ill in the Far East. I had to pay the £8000 medical bill and it took over 4 months to be reimbursed.

Staysure pass the buck to Ergo Travel who pass the buck to Davies Group Ltd. Very difficult to deal with,

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