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Radar


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Hi All, I am now in my 70's and was warned that travel insurance cost will rise substantially.

We are presently away from home base without good reliable internet, so I thought I would inquire and collect information on the forum.

Will check in a day or two.



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Have a chat with Southern Cross Travel Insurance they do a specific "Seniors" cover. I have used their other policies ('cause I'm young! :) ) and found them to offer good cover with helpful service:

https://www.scti.com.au/campaigns/senior/



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Most credit cards carry decent travel insurance providing it is used to purchase the tickets. Suggest you check with your bank. We are with Westpac and we were fully covered
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I use 1Cover - never had to claim but always found they answer queries promptly. They provide included excess cover for car rental and provide contact numbers in most major countries. www.1cover.com.au/

Get a quote online instantly.


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We have used Insure and Go for our last few cruises and have had to make a couple of claims for damage to camera and lost glass's.
No problem with the claims. I'm not 70 yet but do have a couple of health problems and when declaring them I just paid a slight extra on the cost.
Please read the PDS on policies of different companies as is surprising what is in there. I have blood pressure problems and when asking one company about coverage they said if i was being treated by my GP then ok, but if i was seeing a specialist about it then they would not cover me.
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Hi All

At present still have limit internet service but will check in when I can.

Thank you for the replies so far and will check these out.

Keep on enjoying. Ralph.



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I use Australian Seniors Ins., good premiums and cover a lot of pre existing that others don't.

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Been on 3 O/S trips in the last 2 yrs and I use Aus Post ins .very fair and I have a dodgy ticker ! Cheers

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Thank you for the replies, we have decided sit the rain out west of Atherton Qld for another 3 days before moving to an area with great communication to make further enquires.

The varying subjestion are great, the first call will be to our credit card bank.

Once again , thank you.



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Also check with your health fund (if you have one.) I use the Medibank Private offering.

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Radar


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Started asking real question today, first stop our bank and now we are back in good phone connection area we will be into it.

Thnk you for the suggestions.



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I'm in the same as many with pre-existing issues, Yep  credit card insurance is fine if you don't have any pre-existing conditions.  We always had credit cards that had Travel insurance for the last 20 years now I've got pre-existing  illness outside of their perimeters they won't cover me, please,  what ever you do please phone them first, I too am looking for long term travel insurance as I want to travel for an extended period ( 4 months) if anyone has a suggestion from an insurance company that pays it'd be greatly appreciated  



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Check .. if you pay with Visa ? They have health insurance . I had an asthma issue when in US . They wanted $600 for a $20 puffer here . Visa came to rescue . Btw visa didnt pay $600 ! Two puffs usually gets me fixed ! I dont generally have asthma. Must be dry air on long flights ?

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Another one for Insure and Go, I have a long list of pre conditions and find them very competitive and helpful

We are both over 70 and have had no issues with this company.



-- Edited by Landfall on Saturday 24th of November 2018 12:32:07 PM

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Paid the insurance and now enjoying at present living in Austria.

After a lot of enquires, hints from forum members we have elected to stay with our long time provider. Still one of the round better ones

Travelmore Overseas Insurance has been good to deal with but we have needed to make a claim, touch wood.



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