Claiming on a travel policy

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Hi has anyone who has cancer been able to find a travel insurance company who will payout if necessary.

thanks for any replies

  • Hi  

    I have had to claim twice since my first cancer diagnosis. The first time I had to cancel my booked holiday because I'd developed a second cancer, the second time was because I fell over and badly hurt my back.

    Anne

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  • Thank you . Who was your insurance

    Company ? And was it easy to go ?

    Lady

  • My first claim was with HSBC Bank, as the insurance was provided with the type of bank account I had at the time. The second claim was with Nationwide Building Society, again through my bank account.

    Both were easy to do online, although I did have to download and print out forms for my GP to complete. From memory, the claim through HSBC took about 8 weeks to pay out from start to finish and about 4 weeks for Nationwide.

    Just to add that as long as you have declared ALL pre-existing medical conditions and answered all questions truthfully when applying for travel insurance, there is no reason why any insurer shouldn't pay out if you have to claim.

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