I'd like to tap into the collective experience on TZ about who may have insured your travel needs with medical cover.
I had a heart attack in May 2020, had a single stent fitted and now take Aspirin and a few other smarties every day to keep the balance right. I'm 55 yrs old.
We've planned trips to Holland in September and New York in October and obviously I'll need insurance to accompany these.
My first (and thus far only) port of call was the Post Office. They're coming back to me with around 650 quid for my younger partner and I to cover us for these two week long trips.
Initially, I thought that was a bit loaded but Hey, it could be the going rate.
Can anybody offer me alternatives they may have used before I immerse myself in the Google thing ?
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Hi there, I think I can offer something useful.
Four years ago, I had a heart attack and had two stents fitted, like you I take aspirin and the various smarties. I took out a annual travel insurance policy in June this year for my 60 year old wife and myself,(European with no winter sports) all medical history declared in full. One significant difference between us is that I am 70
therefore I would expect to pay considerably more than you and the policy I found was with the AA and the premium for my wife and myself was a total of
£238.54 which I thought was fair value and it makes your PO quote look a greedy nonsense!
I know we are not ‘like for like’ but even with your New York trip, I would expect you to be able to find a policy for a lot less than your PO quote!
It shows the value of shopping around and I hope you get sorted to your satisfaction.