Travel Insurance/Illness in transit advice Please

[Guest EM&M]

Hi everyone,

 

I hope someone can help. Does anyone know a company that does specialises in insurance for pre existing medical conditions?? My parents both have medical problems, but my mam has been told from a couple of insurance companies (inc Saga) that as she is on a waitlist for a hand operation that they will not insure her, they will not even exclude this from the policy they just cannot insure her full stop.

 

Can anyone suggest anything, she knows that when she is Oz she will have some sort of emergancy medical cover with the reciprical agreement but she is concerned incase they take ill during flight or at one of the airports.

 

Has anyone ever been in this situation or knows what would happen if they were ill in transit.

 

Really deflated as my mam is really trying get here and she cannot travel if she cannot get any insurance.

 

Thanks everyone

 

Em x

[Guest Toutys]

Hi Em&m,

 

I have a pre-existing medical condition (Type 1 Diabetic) and i got my travel insurance from the Post Office. i paid around £13 for their standard cover, they then put me through to a company called Fortis, i then had to pay an additional premium of £25 to cover me for my pre-existing condition. I hope this helps.

 

Rach x

[Guest claire&fred]

Hi

 

My mum had a small heart attack on October last year. She was due to fly off to Kenya today and had to amend all her travel insurance. She is with Greenbee who are part of Waitrose/John Lewis. They have been really good and she has not had to pay much difference. She is now off to Egypt instead and off to Oz in March and they are aware of all of this and do not have a problem with it.

[Guest EM&M]

I will give them a go thanks. It seems that the problem is if you are on a waiting list for a operation (even tho its a small one on her hand) you cant get insured!

 

I wont be beaten yet, I will get her on that plane weather she likes it or not lol

 

Em x