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| Thread ID: 110061 | 2010-06-02 00:18:00 | Travel Insurance. | smithie 38 (6684) | PC World Chat |
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| 1105929 | 2010-06-02 00:18:00 | Hi folks. I am visiting Aussie for a week in the near future and have tried to organise travel insurance. Because of my age (over 70) and my pre-existing medical conditions, my regular insurer has declined my application. I think NZ has a reciprocal agreement with Aussie for health purposes and therefore do I need to worry if I travel without insurance? So with my insurer declining my application, I now fear that any future thoughts of o/seas travel further afield would be a no no. Anyone in a similar situation who can comment. Smithie |
smithie 38 (6684) | ||
| 1105930 | 2010-06-02 00:23:00 | I have a friend who use to travel overseas alot who developed emphysema and now can't travel overseas because he cannot get travel insurance. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1105931 | 2010-06-02 00:50:00 | I am going next week and went to southern cross travel insurance online and got it for 29 bucks using my visa debit card. Cheap I went too ozzy last year and didnt get any insurance and was fine, but the whole time i was aware of it and it spoiled my trip. I decided not to go on the gocarts because i know murphy!!! This time i wont hold back Sorry about the age holding you back with your condition, jump online and you can get a quote from www.scti.co.nz, its is obligation free |
Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1105932 | 2010-06-02 01:12:00 | As above message, try Southern Cross on line. One of the questions will be if you have any existing conditions though whether that will get you declined, you will have to click and see. Not sure if Australia has a medical agreement with NZ or not. I get a years worth of frequent travel insurance from Southern Cross each year and they have been excellent to deal with when things have not gone to plan. |
PinoyKiw (9675) | ||
| 1105933 | 2010-06-02 03:46:00 | Thanks guys Sending off application to Southern Cross now. It was State Insurance who declined me. |
smithie 38 (6684) | ||
| 1105934 | 2010-06-02 03:59:00 | Thanks guys Sending off application to Southern Cross now. It was State Insurance who declined me. State are a bunch of pansies, I would recommend you don't use them for anything. |
Cato (6936) | ||
| 1105935 | 2010-06-03 11:57:00 | Thanks guys Sending off application to Southern Cross now. It was State Insurance who declined me. I got excellent insurance from the AA,best price too. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1105936 | 2010-06-21 05:18:00 | Hi, if I were you I would try with Southern Cross or AA. They are pretty good and they don't work a lot with banks. Most of the ones that re-sell through banks are a lot more complicated to deal with. travel insurance website (http://www.travelinsurance.org.nz/) |
sarahn (15804) | ||
| 1105937 | 2010-06-21 10:10:00 | Whatever you decide, don't travel, even to Oz, without travel insurance! My automatic Visa card insurance does not cover me for my pre-existing condition, so I get top up specifically for the stuff that Visa won't cover. Expensive (even with the Visa cover free), but worth the peace of mind. |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1105938 | 2010-06-21 11:17:00 | Check that your travel insirance covers re-booking or postponement in case you are in hospital beyond the return date. Also, of some importance, consider whether your partner may want to/need to remain with you and delay their departure. | Scouse (83) | ||
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