Hi all,
I am new to this community!
I have bone metastasis which was diagnosed Dec 2020 secondary to breast cancer from 2017.
i am on palbocyclib treatment since that time and my latest scans are still stable!!
we are going on holiday as a family to Canada from the 29th July for 2 weeks and the travel insurance through my bank won’t insure me. I’ve done a bit of a search and everywhere is coming back the same.
has anyone got any recent experience of where best to go for insurance please based on my diagnosis?
many thanks
Hi BrightonBelle and welcome to the community.
A holiday to Canada sounds great but as you see getting affordable Travel Insurance can be a challenge and at times the price could be higher than the cost of the holiday and some do find that no Insurance is being offered.
I had to be 2 years in remission from my incurable blood cancer before I could get any price but these decisions are often down to cancer types, treatment and the resulting risk factor put on by the insurers risk assessment - I am very open to infections so this is a high risk factor for insurers.
Comparison sites tend to use the same algorithms so getting a clear price can be difficult and it’s not that unusual to be turned down or told to call the insurers.
It’s actually more effective to call a few insurers directly as this means that you have answered all the questions correctly and in doing this a suitable policy can be offered and price given.
Full disclosure is always advisable as in the event of you developing any issues this can reduce the risk of an insurance companies wriggling out from paying out.
Do have a look through the 'recommended travel insurance' thread and this New Thread in our Travel insurance group as it's where the majority of recommendations from other forum members are. You can also look through all the individual members posts in the group as well.
All the best in your search.
