It used to be difficult to get travel insurance pre existing conditions but now with a company that specialises in exactly this problem it could not be easier to get an online quote to cover anything from diabetes to far more chronic and even terminal illness.
Even the healthiest of us should make sure to have travel insurance but it is particularly important for those suffering an existing condition that requires regular medication.
For every horror story about a person marooned in some far flung hospital on the other side of the world unable to be released before all the bills have been paid, there are equally many people who have experienced the huge relief of having costly bills and even private flights home.
Residents within the EU are supposed to be covered no matter where they are on business or holiday but even here there are often complications or peripheral problems with additional costs such as extra accommodation and later flights home that will leave people out of pocket.
With its So Easy Travel Insurance one of the truly excellent offers is for people between radiotherapy and chemotherapy. This is a time when after a few days rest at home many people really appreciate a small overseas break.
Filling in the on-line application could not be easier but do not be tempted to be anything but totally truthful. All insurers are rightfully entitled to check facts before issuing large sums to bail you out so all pre-existing conditions and medication must be declared.
From personal experience a family member on holiday in the Far East contracted a particularly nasty bacterium that hospitalized and almost led to total kidney failure. Only the actions of a very quick thinking unknown doctor who happened to spot her distress and rushed her to the nearest hospital saved her life.
An airlift to a bigger hospital and two weeks later a private air ambulance back to the UK totalled in excess of eighty thousand pounds and this was some years ago. Her premium for the trip had been thirty pounds.
Even the healthiest of us should make sure to have travel insurance but it is particularly important for those suffering an existing condition that requires regular medication.
For every horror story about a person marooned in some far flung hospital on the other side of the world unable to be released before all the bills have been paid, there are equally many people who have experienced the huge relief of having costly bills and even private flights home.
Residents within the EU are supposed to be covered no matter where they are on business or holiday but even here there are often complications or peripheral problems with additional costs such as extra accommodation and later flights home that will leave people out of pocket.
With its So Easy Travel Insurance one of the truly excellent offers is for people between radiotherapy and chemotherapy. This is a time when after a few days rest at home many people really appreciate a small overseas break.
Filling in the on-line application could not be easier but do not be tempted to be anything but totally truthful. All insurers are rightfully entitled to check facts before issuing large sums to bail you out so all pre-existing conditions and medication must be declared.
From personal experience a family member on holiday in the Far East contracted a particularly nasty bacterium that hospitalized and almost led to total kidney failure. Only the actions of a very quick thinking unknown doctor who happened to spot her distress and rushed her to the nearest hospital saved her life.
An airlift to a bigger hospital and two weeks later a private air ambulance back to the UK totalled in excess of eighty thousand pounds and this was some years ago. Her premium for the trip had been thirty pounds.
