Trying to find a reasonable travel insurance quote isn’t easy at the best of times. If you have suffered from an illness such as cancer, this can be near on impossible. Insurance premiums for ex cancer sufferers can be sometimes more than ten times the cost of premiums for others.
A recent survey by Cancerbackup shows 9 out of 10 people who had had cancer, struggle to obtain a travel insurance policy. Thanks to Cancerbackup though, there is some hope, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) is investigating into whether cancer sufferers are discriminated against. The survey also wants to make sure the results haven’t put people off obtaining travel insurance on their holidays.
You can read the full article on Arabia.com
Tuesday 7 August 2007
Brits at Risk without Travel Insurance
Brits are risking it big by travelling abroad without insurance according to new research. An article on the Fair Investment Company has highlighted the findings of a survey conducted by Survey Monkey.
The findings have shown an alarming number of people who are willing to travel without adequate travel insurance, in fact one in five out of 1,011 people questioned stated that they quite happily travel without insurance, with men being the worst offenders, with 12% of men choosing not to take out policies compared to 9% of women.
The survey has also shown that people in their twenties are the least likely to take out travel insurance at 13%. 4% of these have stated they have never taken out any form of travel insurance.
It can seem like travel insurance is a waste of money, how many times have you had to make a claim? The answer is highly likely to be never, but when you look at what you spend each holiday on insurance and compare this to the potential costs you could incur should you become ill and need emergency insurance, the decision is a no brainer.
The findings have shown an alarming number of people who are willing to travel without adequate travel insurance, in fact one in five out of 1,011 people questioned stated that they quite happily travel without insurance, with men being the worst offenders, with 12% of men choosing not to take out policies compared to 9% of women.
The survey has also shown that people in their twenties are the least likely to take out travel insurance at 13%. 4% of these have stated they have never taken out any form of travel insurance.
It can seem like travel insurance is a waste of money, how many times have you had to make a claim? The answer is highly likely to be never, but when you look at what you spend each holiday on insurance and compare this to the potential costs you could incur should you become ill and need emergency insurance, the decision is a no brainer.
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