Has anyone used a good travel insurance company?

[John_Mills]

If anyone has used good travel insurance could you please let everyone know what type of Vasculitis you have and which travel insurance company you used please. Also if there were any hidden problems or difficulties. Thank you

Susan

[vivdunstan Volunteer]

I've always been insured with Direct Line. I think it helps that they insured me once, and then I would say next time you insured me before, and they look up the details, and are happy again. They charge me quite a bit more than my husband, but it is still affordable, and I get full coverage including my disease. I have cerebral vasculitis but the form they have in their database is just vasculitis, so not more specific. But I'm happy with my coverage. I recently used them again for a trip to Dublin. I've never had to claim thank goodness.

[LynneJ Vasculitis UK Volunteer]

I have just booked with Staysure over 50's for the second time.

They cover 250 ordinary illnesses and have a list for you to choose from.

The vasculitis cost me £10 extra for a medical screening, I assume this just means any other thing.

It asks you things like how much medication you are taking, If you have been in hospital lately etc. It is very easy to follow.

I ended up doing it on the phone after all (reason being I don't like using my debit card on the computer) and the girl I spoke to was very nice and helpful. She then sent the policy to my email and I printed it off. Simples!!

As my husband is healthy the once only basic trip cost us £19 and change.

Worth a look I think as it seems so treat each person individually.

I too have not had to claim although we are with them for car insurance and the claim has gone through fine.

So far I would use them again.

They seem to be a broker, not a company like Saga.

[Porky]

I've just been looking at quotes and different companies, Saga gave a good competitive quote (for me) but lumped me in with SLE, Stay sure quoted me just under the hundred but did have a very comprehensive screening, I have had another medical issue so maybe that's why the quote is so high!

[Ayla Volunteer]

Try Virgin. They were the cheapest quote I had for my 3 month trip to the US. Worked out at £558 as opposed to £1500 from one or two other companies.. You need to declare every tiny ailment, of course, so that they can't say you held anything from them in case of a claim.

The main hurdle I had to jump, with all the travel insurance companies, was not declaring my kidney problem (glomerulonephritis) as a separate illness, rather listing it as a one off complication of the vasculitis. Once you have worked through a few on line requests for quotes, you see what panics them and ups the price unnecessarily!

Ayla

[Essex-jill]

I have previously used Tescos. They immediately knew what Vasculitis was. I have WG and chronic kidney failure.

Jill

[SandieB]

Hi there like Lynne i use STAY SURE as i have WG & several other things wrong with me and i find Stay Sure very reasonable and they know all about Vasculitis and many other uncommon diseases.....

[Kezzia]

I have always used Insure & Go for an annual insurance. When diagnosed with WG I rang the call centre to explain, they asked a few questions about medication/hospitalisation etc, but were happy to cover me and my illness.

[Jean9618]

We are with Virgin Money £150 for the two of us for annual worldwide. This covers my Wegener's and my partner's diabetes. We are both in our 50's.

[Cmd83]

I was diagnosed with WG at New Year and am going away to Canada & the US next week. I've tried calling a few companies for travel insurance and so far only Insure & Go will cover me - for a really high premium. I've had kidney damage as part of vasculitis which may affect whether they will cover me and also the fact it's a recent diagnosis. I'm doing really well which is the frustrating thing.

Has anyone had a similar problem or has some advice about this?

[John_Mills Volunteer]

vasculitis.org.uk/living-wi... There are some travel insurance companies on the VUK website Cmd83 and there also some in the latest newsletter if this helps at all. vasculitis.org.uk/content/d...

[AndrewT]

I have just 'Posted' about, such a Company, Please do read.

AndrewT

[AndrewT]

I 'Posted' a, little while ago, about a firm called 'Insure With'....Who were amazing. Not too many questions and, actually Very reasonable' Rates.

My Post is 'on here'....Somewhere. Love to Susan please.

AndrewT