Cannot find travel insurance for my mum

Hi

My mum has just been diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer and awaiting a treatment plan. We are due to fly out to New York on 16th March which has been booked for over 2 years but struggling to get insurance for her. We are meeting family out there that she has not seen for over 25 years and this could be the only chance she gets to see them again. Does anyone know of any good insurance companies. Thanks xx

 

 

 

  • Hi daly75

    Welcome to Cancer Chat.

    We have some information on travel insurance. You can find it here.

    I hope this helps and that your family are able to go to New York!

    Best wishes

    Jane

     

     

  • Hi Daly,

    Here are some tips which may help. My advice isn't very diplomatically put - but the wording used needs to be precise.

    1) try to choose a site which gives quotes based on assessments made via online forms. These are less stressful to use than talking to someone and you have more control over what is recorded.

    2) whilst being scrupulously truthful, don't paint things too black. e.g. if no-one has used the word "terminal" or has said that "death is expected within six months" do not tick the box that says "have you had a terminal diagnosis". 

    3) don't arrange insurance for longer than you need, if you plan a second holiday and your situation has changed you will need to declare that or the insurance could be null and void.

    4) declare all your ailments whether cancer-related or not. If you fail to do so, your insurance could be null and void.

    Moderator Jane has pointed to some useful information. Since my diagnosis I have used www.allcleartravel.co.uk/ with no problem but try to get at least two quotes from different companies. It WILL be expensive - in my case it was the same cost as my flight to India and back. The USA is notoriously expensive for travel insurance if you have a pre-existing medical condition.. 

    I hope this helps!

    Good luck in getting your Auntie to New York :-)

    Best wishes
    Dave

     

     

  • Good info Dave - well done

  • Hi sweetheart,

    I looked into travel insurance a while back ,the only One I could find was Staysure ,all the others wanted a premium which cost more than the holiday.

    Hope this helps.

     

    Good luck,hope your mum enjoys the holiday and treatment goes well.

     

    Alan

  • Hi daly75

    I found Mia Travel insurance to be the best.  Last September I tried several insurance companies to find cover for my husband who has matastatic colerecteral cancer.  Mia Travel were very helpful and quoted the best price. 

    Good Luck and I hope your mum enjoys her trip.

    xx

  • Thank you LonelyFox for your post.  My mum has a very rare melanoma and we were getting quotes for an annual insurance for between £3000 - £9,000!!!  Firstly, I read that it is better to get single trip insurance, and secondly I went to MIA Travel Insurance and got a quote from them for the single trip for £85.  I disclosed EVERYTHING about mums health and this quote was pretty amazing after the despondence we felt with the other quotes.  The woman I spoke to was so helpful and friendly. 

    I hope this helps others too.