Finding the right insurance to suit your individual needs can be a tricky task. This is especially the case when it comes to over 65 travel insurance.
The fact is that some travel insurance providers are unwilling to insure senior citizens. Their reluctance is based on their assumption that those aged over 65 are more prone to accidents and falling ill whilst on holiday, which is why travellers over 65 can find themselves having to pay as much as three times more than a younger person.
However, don’t despair. There are still plenty of insurers and policies to choose from that can offer you a great deal if you shop around and follow the 3 following tips:
1. Don’t buy insurance from a travel agent. Although your tour operator or travel agent may offer to arrange insurance for you, they themselves are not insurers. Another insurance company will actually provide the policy, which will probably not be the best for your needs, nor particularly competitively priced. A specialized travel insurance provider is better placed to offer you a better deal.
2. Cut out policy options you are unlikely to need. A lot of standard policies will incorporate cover for things you just will not need, so be sure to remove them. For instance, why pay for the privilege of being covered to bungee jump, scuba dive etc, if you have no intention (or stomach!) to do them?
3. Take out a single-trip policy. Unless you are planning to travel abroad a number of times during a year, you will usually find that a single-trip policy is better suited and better value for travelers aged over 65.
The Internet is a great resource for those looking for the best value over 65’s travel insurance. You will find a host of specialist travel insurance providers online that can offer you that piece of mind cover at a very reasonable price. Just take your time, and be sure to get a few quotes to compare.
By: Pat Hunter
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Why Get Travel Insurance?
April 24th, 2010
Today’s traveler can and should get travel insurance. A lot of things can go wrong when traveling today. For example, your trip may be canceled, your baggage could be lost, and you may have a medical emergency. All these expenses can be covered by some of today’s insurance companies. So before you travel, consider insurance. Here are two examples that I have encountered.
Example 1
We had a friend visiting us from England. During her visit we went horse back riding. She fell while riding, right on her back. Seeing she was in pain, we did not want to move her and went and called 911. The Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) transported her to the hospital where she was diagnosed with a severely bruised back. She spent several days in pain, but fortunately she recovered. The best thing of all this, she had travel insurance and was fully covered.
Example 2
Another friend came and visited us while we lived in Alaska. One day she complained of a swollen spot on her leg. After applying home remedy it only got worse. We took her to the emergency room where she was diagnose with a spider bite. After the proper treatment, she was released and had a full recovery. And of course, the best part of this experience was she had insurance. So she was fully covered.
Travel insurance not only covers you medically, but will pay for lost baggage and trip cancellation. With the large amount of trip disruptions because of weather concerns and tightened security at airports, it may be worthwhile to look into insurance.
By: Jim Chase
Travel Insurance is Necessary
April 19th, 2010
When you are travelling, you probably let your mind go right to all the good times and activities you have planned or the business matters that you will be handling during the course of your trip. You probably aren’t thinking about what could go wrong. While you don’t want to dwell on what could go wrong, you do want to be prepared for it. The way to be prepared is by having travel insurance.
Why Is Travel Insurance Necessary?
You’re probably thinking that most leisure and business trips go off without a hitch. Nothing happens and nothing goes wrong. Why should you buy travel insurance if nothing has happened before?
No one ever thinks that something will go wrong until it does. Most people think that holidaydisasters will never happen to them. The problem is that they have to happen to someone, and on your next trip it could be you.
So what could happen? You could lose your luggage or other valuables. You could become ill and have to cut your trip short or not be able to go at all. Plus, you would have lost all the money you had already spent on plans or plane tickets because refunds can be hard to come by.
You could also face a medical emergency of some sort. This could be difficult both at the time it happens and later when trying to cope with the bills. With all the things that could happen, you know that you have to take the right precautions.
What Can Travel Insurance Do?
Travel insurance can do many things. What a policy covers depends on that policy but there are many possible areas of coverage. Here are some of the main types of travel insurance that may be covered by a typical policy.
Emergency travel medical insurance covers medical emergencies that happen while you travel. For unexpected medical emergencies this coverage picks up where your regular medical insurance policy left off. You know medical expenses aren’t cheap no matter where you are so they need to be covered.
Medical evacuation insurance covers the expenses related to when you have to be evacuated from a location due to medical problems. This may not happen often but when it does it comes with a hefty price tag. This insurance helps pay for the means of transportation as well as the medical personnel who watch over you.
Trip cancellation insurance covers the money lost when you have to cancel your trip before you get to go and can cover trip interruption too. You will want to look into the reasons for which trip cancellation or interruption is covered. There will be limitations.
Rental car excess waiver helps with costs related to damage to or theft of your rental car. If you’ll have a rental car or vehicle, you’ll want this coverage.
Travel insurance is always a necessity when you go on any kind of trip. There are so many things that could go wrong, and the right travel insurance policy will help to protect you from them. Without travel insurance, you’re just waiting for something to go wrong.
By: Mark V James
