Cheapest Travel Insurance Discussion

Porker · 25 November 2005 at 10:16AM

List gathered from t’internet, all have specialists for medical conditions:

Columbus direct - 0800 083 9503

MakeSure - 0870 156 6679

AllClear - 0870 777 9339

Medi-cover - 0870 735 3600

Free Spirit - 0845 230 5000

Hope this helps!

monkeyspanner · 27 November 2005 at 1:07PM

We have a complementary annual travel policy with my LloydsTsb account. I can upgrade this for ski cover but the cost is more than a complete separate annual policy including worldwide ski cover.
Does anyone know of a company which will provide just the ski cover on a separate policy either on an individual or family basis?

dabbit · 22 December 2005 at 5:06PM

Does anyone know a company who will insure diabetics and those with health problems? I currently have to use the Diabetes Uk insurance service which (last year more than doubled in price). My diabetes is relatively well controlled, but I'm not stupid enough to know that I am more of a risk than someone without the condition - so realise I will pay extra, it's just making that extra as little as I can.

buglawton · 27 December 2005 at 11:56AM

Does anyone have a suggestion for a co that can do this insurance before Jan 2nd? Columbus for example exclude non-uk residents and under 17s.

This is for a cruise where the 13 year old (British but French resident) is travelling with her grandmother, so 1 day in New York. Grandmother is already insured under a scheme not available to the teenager.

Thanks!

buglawton · 28 December 2005 at 11:17AM

OK above problem is solved - Colombus and the like can insure teenagers below 17 but it has to be done by phone, not online.

sashacat · 5 January 2006 at 8:49PM

can anyone help...I am new to the site and have not posted on this bit before so please forgive me if I am in the wrong bit. I am looking forworldwide multi trip annual travel insurance to include scuba diving to a maximum depth of 50metres..I am a diving instructor and qualified to dive to this depth. I am going to Thailand for 3 weeks in March and want to dive. I have a quote of £80 from Scubasure. My usual company have gone into liquidation, I think it was because of the Tsunami

loid · 6 January 2006 at 11:50AM

Hi there,

I am travelling to New York in March and am looking at getting travel insurance for our trip.

Thing is, I have never got insurance before and I don't really understand the ins and outs of it, so was wondering whether I might be able to get any help from anyone out there? I have no idea about excess cover, etc - or anything to do with what is covered actually!!

We are going to New York for 8 days in March and are a couple, both aged 27. However, we will more than likely be travelling elsewhere in the year so was wondering whether it might be worth buying Annual cover? I read Martin's article on insurance and pretty much understood that insurance for USA is so expensive that it's usually not much more to get cover for the whole year. Did I understand correctly?

If anyone can help at all I would be most grateful. Hopefully I don't come across as being a complete philistine, but I just can't get my head around it!

Loid.

Art_2 · 7 January 2006 at 9:07AM

loid wrote:

Hi there,

I am travelling to New York in March and am looking at getting travel insurance for our trip.

Thing is, I have never got insurance before and I don't really understand the ins and outs of it, so was wondering whether I might be able to get any help from anyone out there? I have no idea about excess cover, etc - or anything to do with what is covered actually!!

We are going to New York for 8 days in March and are a couple, both aged 27. However, we will more than likely be travelling elsewhere in the year so was wondering whether it might be worth buying Annual cover? I read Martin's article on insurance and pretty much understood that insurance for USA is so expensive that it's usually not much more to get cover for the whole year. Did I understand correctly?

If anyone can help at all I would be most grateful. Hopefully I don't come across as being a complete philistine, but I just can't get my head around it!

Loid.

Hi,
Firstly, check if you can get free annual cover from your bank. I am with Lloyds TSB and they give free cover to customers.

If you can't get it free look at:
www.insureandgo.com

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Art.

balsingh · 10 January 2006 at 12:30PM

Looking for annual travel insurance for me and my wife. The above seems like a good deal with comprehensive cover. Has anybody used them before? Pros? Cons? etc. They are very cheap compared to other online insurers like insureandgo.com so I just wanted to make sure the policy doesnt have any silly clauses.

gemmaj · 10 January 2006 at 3:14PM

Now I've booked my hols, I'm after travel insurance.

I've seen 2 good (i think!) annual, couple, policies (worldwide):

The cheapest is Simple Travel Insurance, £68, linked from Martins article. Has anyone claimed from them or had any problems?

The second is Direct Travel, £72, but they don't have any Hijack or Mugging insurance. Not sure if I am getting carried away and don't need this anyway? I am going to Eygpt, so a little worried about bombing, hijacking etc.

Both cover all the "sports" I am most likely to do (planning on going scuba diving!) but Direct Travel covers a few extras - kayaking, quad biking etc which might come in handy, but might not! Its hard to plan for the next year!!

Any feedback welcome!

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