Travel Insurance

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Has anyone any recent experience of obtaining travel insurance after being diagnosed with cancer.Most responses on community blog are old posts.

Your help would be appreciated.

  • Hi  and a very warm welcome to the online community

    Can I recommend that you join the travel insurance group where you can see recommendations from others who have successfully obtained travel insurance.

    To join just click on the link I've created and then choose 'click to join' or 'join' (depending on the device you're using) on the page that opens. You can then introduce yourself and post in the same way as you did here and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'. 

    Once you've joined the travel insurance group, look for the thread called 'recommended travel insurance', which is always on the first page of the discussions list, as it's where the majority of recommendations from other forum members are. Although there may be very few new posts over the last year, for obvious reasons, the recommendations are still valid.

    It's best to phone the insurance companies rather than try and do online quotes as often at the end of the online quote it will tell you to phone the company and you'll then have to go through all the information again. Also sometimes the broker can refer to the underwriters to see if they would provide cover when an online quote might just give you a straight refusal. 

    Also make sure you have all the information to hand about your diagnosis and treatment before contacting the insurers. This is a list of things an insurance provider might want to know when you're applying for insurance. Some providers might ask for a letter from your doctor saying that you are well enough to travel. This could come from your cancer team or from your GP and it might save time if you get the letter before contacting insurance providers.

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