travel insurance

blinko

hi all im going to america in around march next year and was just wondering i need to get some travel insurance for a year or something when i get over there.

does anyone have any recommendations as to which companies are good etc ?? and what packages to get thanks

thanks

IvanOpinion

I have just purchased annual cover from travelinsureweb. I looked at insuretogo (which were more expensive) and moneysupermarket (were cheaper but they didn't seem to offer as comprehensive a cover). Be careful about some of the cheap policies though .. some of them cover very few activities, make sure you are covered for what you intend to do.

Don't forget Martins article ... I went down most of the companies he lists ... and a few others.

Ivan

N9eav

Don't even think of looking for anything over there, it will be very expensive. I presume this is a holiday or are you going to live there for a year? It will make a big difference on the policy. Most holiday cover is for a maximum period of days, and not the entire year away.

mystic_trev

If you want to purchase an ANNUAL policy for a trip to the US Expect to pay a premium of around £250.

blinko

im only going for week !! to be honest i saw some current accounts are offering travel insurance are they any good

mystic_trev

blinko wrote:

im only going for week !! to be honest i saw some current accounts are offering travel insurance are they any good

Yep some current accounts include free Travel Insurance, otherwise, for a week in the States you shouldn't have to pay more than 20 quid.

buglawton

IvanOpinion wrote:

I have just purchased annual cover from travelinsureweb. .....

Googled for "travelinsureweb" but only found a spam website. Any more exact details?

(Looking for World excl. USA cover, 1 month commencing Jan and others are quoting around £35.)

IvanOpinion

buglawton wrote:

Googled for "travelinsureweb" but only found a spam website. Any more exact details?

(Looking for World excl. USA cover, 1 month commencing Jan and others are quoting around £35.)

Apologies, I had abbreviated the name (because I am a lazy typist) .. the URL that I used is http://www.travel-insurance-web.com/

Ivan

K9cuddles

I bought my travel insurance via a Qudio co link and got £10 back! Annual cover no excess £60.

moonrakerz

Many travel policies, even the annual ones, only cover you for a maximum period of, say three months. They are designed for people who take several holidays a year, not for people who take one very long holiday.
As ever - read the small print

buglawton

IvanOpinion wrote:

..... the URL that I used is http://www.travel-insurance-web.com/

I had to proceed using colombus-direct as we had purchased the air ticket and needed immediate cancellation cover. But the above link quoted 25% less (single trip) than Colombus so something to remember for the next time.