travel insurance for kidney dialysis patient

looneyleo

My FIL is going abroad (Europe) in June and needs travel insurance. He has had a kidney removed (cancer) and is currently on dialysis (at home type - 4 times a day). Using the hospital suggested providers he has had a quote of £230.00 for 2 weeks. Does anyone know of any cheaper providers??? Obviously can't use the usual internet comparison sites as they don't cover this sort of thing...

many thanks...looneyleo...

davek1

apologies if im in the wrong age bracket but if he is over 50 he could try saga who are good at taking into account pre exisiting conditions, also try age concern they do travel insurance with favourable conditions etc.

Link here to National Kidney federation who give advice etc for insurance:

http://www.kidney.org.uk/holidays/tips.html

this is a link to british heart foundation recommended insurers who will aloow pre existing conditions:

http://www.bhf.org.uk/questions/index.asp?secondlevel=1170&thirdlevel=1368#6367

i googled insurance for kidney dialysis patients and came up with the links below. I don't know anything about the companies though:

http://www.the-insurance-surgery.co.uk/illness/kidney_disease/insurance.php?ref=200

Hope this helps and he has a good trip

Dave

deva

i think i used to recommend swintons when i worked in the travel agents- it would be worth a try

looneyleo

Thank you very much for your help. Will look into all of these and hopefully reduce the price!

Hagar_uk

looneyleo wrote: »

My FIL is going abroad (Europe) in June and needs travel insurance. He has had a kidney removed (cancer) and is currently on dialysis (at home type - 4 times a day). Using the hospital suggested providers he has had a quote of £230.00 for 2 weeks. Does anyone know of any cheaper providers??? Obviously can't use the usual internet comparison sites as they don't cover this sort of thing...

many thanks...looneyleo...

Worth checking out colubus direct. Not sure about that exact condition, but I am diabetic and was looking for annual insurance and was getting quotes of £200 but got that down to £88 with the conditions included. But these have to be disclosed