Cheapest Travel Insurance Discussion

vanoonoo

hiya - have you checked out martins article? http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?newsid1083570446,24889,

vanoonoo

hi there - if its ok I am going to merge this in with the general discussion on insurance as you may get more responses that way - hope thats ok!

gemmaj

Thanks! Trust me to get it in the wrong place today! I'm going in circles sorting this holiday out!

UKHCGirl

Im going on holiday in March to america for 37 days.

While I was pretty happy with the general easiness of claiming with marks and spencers travel insurance which was recommended to me by a friend, i was unhappy with the fact that i lost out on £200 that i had claimed to recoup for a flight as i had come early when i was sick (they said that i had to have a letter from the hospital i went to saying that i had to go home.. what?!?! i went to hospital. OBVIOUSLY i had to go home) so i dont want to go with them again.

I need annual insurance as i do travel alot. I dont trust insure and go because it is simply TOO cheap and im pretty sure there is small print that i am missing out on. I am also not willing to pay more than £65 for it.

Thanks for your time!

buglawton

Noticed that the free Premier Insurance with Alliance & Leicester is reducing to EU only for new renewals this year and it will be £80 for worldwide cover.

Art_2

buglawton wrote:

Noticed that the free Premier Insurance with Alliance & Leicester is reducing to EU only for new renewals this year and it will be £80 for worldwide cover.

They're not offering much for free are they? If you want free worldwide cover look at Lloyds TSB who offer it on a number of their accounts.

Alternatively, you can get very competitive worldwide cover for reasonable cost at:

www.insureandgo.com

Regards,
Art.

Art_2

UKHCGirl wrote:

Im going on holiday in March to america for 37 days.

While I was pretty happy with the general easiness of claiming with marks and spencers travel insurance which was recommended to me by a friend, i was unhappy with the fact that i lost out on £200 that i had claimed to recoup for a flight as i had come early when i was sick (they said that i had to have a letter from the hospital i went to saying that i had to go home.. what?!?! i went to hospital. OBVIOUSLY i had to go home) so i dont want to go with them again.

I need annual insurance as i do travel alot. I dont trust insure and go because it is simply TOO cheap and im pretty sure there is small print that i am missing out on. I am also not willing to pay more than £65 for it.

Thanks for your time!

Some policies have a limit of 31 days on cover for any trip so make sure you buy a policy that covers your length of stay.

I note your comments about Insure and Go. They have been around a long time and I have heard a lot of good reports about their service. Many posters on this thread recommend them.

Regards,
Art.

buglawton

Any good deals out there for families with student offspring? Ideally, one competitive annual bill for 3 persons of adult age to be able to travel worldwide individually. This prices up at £180-ish at the moment and I'm looking for better!

Finishrich

buglawton wrote:

Any good deals out there for families with student offspring? Ideally, one competitive annual bill for 3 persons of adult age to be able to travel worldwide individually. This prices up at £180-ish at the moment and I'm looking for better!

http://www.direct-travel.co.uk are quoting £87 for 2 adults & 1 Student (19 - 23yrs)for Standard WW policy or £114 to include winter sports.

jondoe_3

I have taken the advice on this site and bought some very reasonable travel insurance from a company called Simple - However in an idle moment I looked at ther company details details and they seem to be based entirely in Bermuda and none of the names of their affiliated companies ring any bells. I am now concerned about whether they will, turn out to be OK if a claim is made. Are they regulated in the UK?