Impossible to obtain Insurance

Hi Helen

In my particular circumstances with H&N cancer, which has been recently treated I bank with Nationwide and have insurance through my flex+ account.  They will cover me EXCLUDING the cancer.  I am in the same position as your husband insomuch that there is no chance of me needing treatment abroad for this cancer.  There is a chance that I may get a reoccurrence and need to cancel, but that is a risk I mitigate by last minute booking.  I am off to the USA in a couple of weeks. 

Maybe this would work for you?  Before I transferred my account to the a few months ago I did ring and had it confirmed that they would cover me so you could try calling before taking the plunge.

Good luck!

Dear Peter,

Thank you very much for this info. I do believe that we have finally found an American insurance company that will insure him excluding the melanoma…which is fine with us. It is about a 1/3 the cost of the UK ones that would even quote us a a figure, of what it might be would they insure him the company is https://www.insubuy.com/atlas-premium-america/

All the best,

Helen

Hi Helen could you please advise which American insurance company you contacted, willing to try anything to get our insurance.

many thanks Sandra 

. https://www.insubuy.com/atlas-premium-america/ 

Try the link above. Best wishes.

Sheffield

Hi Sandra and a very warm welcome to the online community

As you have probably found it can be more difficult to find reasonably priced travel insurance when you've had a cancer diagnosis.

I don't know if you've had chance to look through the 'recommended travel insurance' thread yet, as it's where the majority of recommendations from other forum members are. If not, clicking on the link I've created will take you straight there. You might also want to look at this thread as it includes a link to a Travel Insurance Directory.

Lots of people here recommend that 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. 

Make sure that 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 GP.

Do come back and let us know how you get on

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Hi. Yes thank you. We have tried every phone number known to man and spent weeks on the computer and the phone. There is NO British insurance company that will insure if you have had malignant melanoma and are presently receiving immunotherapy….even though you are considered cancer free. We have had numbers of “perhaps £4000. IF we would insure you…for three weeks! We finally found a US company that will insure minus the cancer coverage…which is absolutely fine as there is zero chance we would need insurance for the cancer.

www.insubuy.com/.../

Hi Helen of Suffolk

I'm glad to hear that you've successfully obtained insurance and I hope you have a great trip.

My message was addressed  to Sheffield as I know from speaking to you before that you haven't been able to get insurance with a UK based company.

All the best

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