Holiday insurance

Hi Mal CG 

I'm not a member of this group, but your subject title caught my eye.

Unfortunately, as you've found, travel insurance can be a lot higher when you've had a cancer diagnosis so I thought you might also like to join us over in the travel insurance group where you'll find recommendations from others who have been successful. 

To join, just click on the link I've created and then, once you've joined, look for the thread called 'recommended travel insurance' as this is where the majority of recommendations are.

As there are lots of recommendations it's probably best to go through the thread and make a list before settling down on the telephone.

I hope you're able to get some more reasonably priced insurance from one of the specialist companies you'll find recommended.

Thank you very much ,contacted a company mentioned ,insurancewith ,now all sorted ,don't think PC will be so easy but onwards and upwards  

Hi Mal, after a lot of figuring out and soul searching,I decided not to get insured for our break to Portugal in October,threw caution to the winds after getting a quote of £800+ for a week's holiday,my wife backs me up.My brother who has Bowel & Prostate cancer never gets insured and holidays four times a year.

I have PC was diagnosed in January 24,latest PSA was 0.035 taking Apalutamide,4 tablets a day.

• May I wish you good luck what ever you choose,take care Mike.

Good Morning Mike

Thank you for your post.

Whilst I understand that people do travel without any insurance I would not recommend this from personal experience of 24 hours in a foreign hospital and boy having seen the bills I am so glad I was covered.

For some countries travel insurance is compulsory.

Do ensure that as well as travel insurance you obtain a Global (GHIC) or European (EHIC) Health Card from the NHS.

Best wishes - Brian

I agree with Brian. However, I would also add that it is essential to be completely honest with the medical screening. For example, not declaring fully the stage of advanced prostate cancer and the tripping and breaking a leg could, I suspect,  give an insurance company a ‘get out clause’. They could say it’s dues to either the cancer itself or osteoporosis due to treatment etc. the legal battle and the stress would be horrendous - let alone the costs if you can’t get the insurance company to pay. Yes, insurance is a massive expense if you have a cancer diagnosis but it’s expensive simply because you are more likely to have an expensive claim. 

and, no, I don’t work for an insurance company but do confess to being an insurance salesman’s dream customer! I like to feel financially safe on holiday!

Yeah ,I am not the luckiest guy on the planet  .but getting my insurance for me and missus for 400 plus squid  for USA AND GUATEMALA was OK 16 day trip 

Yeah, and what you have done is transferred your health risks which could amount to eye watering sums to an insurance company for £400. Sounds like a bargain to me cos you’ve got peace of mind, too.

Some of the quotes were astronomical 

Yes - we found one quote was higher than the cost of the holiday. I guess some insurance companies are hoping people won’t shop around!

Good luck.