Hi, I'm looking for travel insurance to go abroad to Spain?. I have just been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and wont likley start any treatment until August after my biopsy. Has anyone got any details of where to go and waht the likeely costs will? Thanks.
Hi Waldo58 I see it’s your first post so welcome to the Community.
I have a totally different type of cancer and don’t normally post in this group but I noticed your post and as you wait for any group members to pick up on your post I thought you may want to have a look through this > recommended travel insurance discussion thread (do go to the bottom of the thread and hit the >> to take you to the newest posts) 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 of posts in the group as well.
As a Macmillan Volunteer I am not allowed to recommend any companies but based on my experience navigating this challenge……
Getting any price is often all down to cancer types, treatment, prognosis and the resulting risk factor put on by the insurers risk assessment.
I am very open to serious infections due to a reduced immune system so this is seen as a high risk factor for insurers and I also had to be 2 years in remission and not on any cancer related treatment for my type of incurable blood cancer before I could get any price.
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 is actually more effective to call a few insurers directly (see the companies in the discussion thread above) 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.
I do hope you can get cover.
