travel insurance????

Jeannine

Definitely worth trying EGG. My mum's 73 and was charged £15 for a week in Europe this summer - not bad!

di1606

homealone wrote:

my family are taking my recently widowed mum with us on our hols to turkey this year. we assumed it would be a simple case of adding her on our usual annual policy with a small additional premium. i was stunned it would cost another £100. my mum will be 68 when we fly. can someone recommend somewhere to go where i can get insurance for her seperately that do a good rate

thanks

Try Lloyds TSB as I managed to get insurance last November for a world wide cruise for my parents (both in their 80's) for 23 days at the bargain price of £77 for the 2 of them. Good luck

Edinburghlass_2

please try reading martin's article and linking through to the comparison websites from there as this gives mse a small amount which enables martin to run the forums, keep the website ad free and donate large amounts to charity

Edinburghlass_2

Martin's article, contacts at the end

Travel Insurance

Tojo_Ralph

nqsenile wrote:

Not a recomendation for action, but I've found that if you have a Lloyds Bank "Gold Saver Account" you get FREE world wide travel insurance for upto 31 days and upto 79 years age. Catch ? There is an annual service charge unless you keep £2k balance. But even if you get 3% net that only £60 pa. loss of interest. You get also FREE AA breakdown cover - worth say £35 pa, and c.6.5% discount on holiday bookings and better prices for purchases.

DITTO ..... Have had since day one.

Note also, the travel insurance includes Husbands/Wives and it cost £17 annually to add son, and whats more, your partner is covered when travelling without you.

I keep the balance above £2,000, so the account only costs the approx £60 annually in lost interest, and along with the FREE world wide travel insurance and FREE AA cover you also get free mobile phone insurance, (son's one) and a free 2nd year insurance on household goods purchased.

Add to that the fact that they have never charged me a penny for the odd bounced EBay cheque, and all in all, it's a great deal.

Tojo_Ralph

Failing that..... For those with health problems.... The Post Office don't ask health questions.... .... And pretty much cover anyone at an excellent flat rate.

ET03

I always find travel insurance expensive as I travel with my son who is 27 and disabled, I've always been using direct line but will certainly follow up suggestions here

N9eav

I tried loads of sites for assisting a74 yr old from church with insurance for the USA.
https://www.flexicover.com was the cheapest. this was one of Martins' tips on the insurance site.
However USA is the most expensive cover.

£58 for 9 days. ouch! The benefits of being over 65, was a cheaper flight and cheaper bus and cheaper hotel! So not all bad?

Porker

the post office can be a good bet for medical conditions (they certainly used to be anyway) or you could try https://www.allcleartravel.co.uk - they cover both older travellers and medical conditions.

theloft

Porker wrote:

the post office can be a good bet for medical conditions (they certainly used to be anyway) or you could try https://www.allcleartravel.co.uk - they cover both older travellers and medical conditions.

I have a friend who is over 70 and had a heart attack a few years ago. The Post Office were hideously expensivewhen he tried them, so as he is not on the web, thought I would check out 'all clear travel' and send him their address and telephone number. Guess what? Like other companies who seem to not wish to disclose their whereabouts, no contact numbers or address is given on their website. They do not even have a "Contact Us" section.