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  • December 7, 2011 at 10:54 pm #74115
    travel insurance

    Hi

    Wonder if anyone could give me their experiences of obtaining travel insurance with a muscle condition. I am going to visit friends abroad for New Year and had one hell of a hassle sorting my insurance and wondered if I was going wrong somewhere.

    I was repeatedly declined or the very few who were prepared to consideration my application gave quotes of £1000 for very basic cover which did not include my condition.

    Eventually had to sign up to a gold bank account which has a monthly subscription but has insurance as a benefit but still had to pay an extra premium to get my condition covered.

    Think its dreadful how much people with medical conditions/disabilities are made to suffer when trying to live their life!!

    Thoughts most welcome

    Gill

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    December 8, 2011 at 2:01 pm #83278
    Re: travel insurance

    Have you tried Fish Insurance? They specialise in insurance for people with disabilities. Though I have to admit I found their quote for me for holiday travel insurance more expensive than I’d expected. And I was a bit surprised, when explaining to them my unusual diagnosis, that their system put me down as having Duchenne… at 52 years old at the time.

    Anyway, if you want to have a look, they’re here: http://www.fishinsurance.co.uk/

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    December 9, 2011 at 11:38 am #83279
    Re: travel insurance

    hiya
    i found the same problem a few years ago when we were going to gran canaria for a holiday …rung round lots of insurance companies who were quoting ridiculaous prices, then i remembered my brother who is an insurance broker for A- plan . I rung him and he put me through to their travel insurance department and if i can remember correctly i paid only £47 …if it is any help i can find out more for you

    rach x

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    December 9, 2011 at 12:18 pm #83281
    Re: travel insurance

    @rachelmurphy wrote:

    …if it is any help i can find out more for you

    rach x

    That would help loads of us who need insurance to travel. I may have a stateside journey next year.

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    December 9, 2011 at 4:35 pm #83280
    Re: travel insurance

    just phoned my brother and he gave me a number to phone ….A-plan farnham travel 01252 728316 hope this is some help

    rach x

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    September 6, 2012 at 12:15 pm #83282
    Re: travel insurance

    Give World first Travel Insurance a try as i have used them without problems

    Good company who specialise in Medical Travel Insurance

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    September 6, 2012 at 3:41 pm #83283
    Re: travel insurance

    i usually use the post office. on the back of the form theres a number to ring for medicle conditions not covered. i usually pay 30.00 on top of my policy to cover me for TIA’s and the pacemaker.

    stefan

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