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cmcpne Wed 04-Feb-26 17:50:19

I’m just looking to arrange travel insurance and can’t find much information on how good a company is if the worst happens and you have to make a claim.
Obviously the cost of the policy is important to me but I don’t want to choose a cheaper policy only to find the company not good at paying out.
So has anyone any experience or advice on this please b

Cossy Sat 07-Mar-26 08:18:56

We use The Post Office and have an annual WW policy (cannot reminder who underwrites this!)

Sarahsw19 Fri 27-Mar-26 21:18:16

Don't use Saga travel insurance.
They refused our valid claim , and we had been with them for years , even through Covid times.
Very disappointing. Simply wouldn't listen and understand us.
We've switched to All Clear now, so fingers crossed they are better

Tenko Fri 27-Mar-26 21:34:32

For those with elderly parents . I contacted my insurance company about whether I’d be covered if I couldn’t travel due to something happening with my mum . They said because my mum at 90 had numerous health issues, which had been going on for years . I wasn’t covered . If she had a new condition causing me not to travel , then I was covered . This is with my bank .

Zee1 Sat 15-Aug-26 17:46:01

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MT62 Sat 15-Aug-26 23:50:37

Tenko

I have travel insurance through my bank , NatWest, they use Aviva . The important thing is to declare all your health issues, otherwise they try and wriggle out of paying .

My Aviva insurance would have been £235 more this year, used Martin Lewis website & saved £156 plus I covered my back & neck on this new insurance.

Shinamae Sat 15-Aug-26 23:59:23

A few years ago on holiday in Spain, I slipped on a marble stair fell backwards and cracked my head open
Stay sure were absolutely brilliant..

Bigred18 Sun 16-Aug-26 04:46:57

Be sure to include everything requested in application! I know someone taken ill abroad and insurance knocked the claim back because pre existing conditions had not been included in application. Cost an absolute fortune for treatment and repatriation home.

benjaminmarshal Wed 02-Sept-26 08:00:17

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Cath9 Wed 09-Sept-26 20:18:06

A few days ago a lady mentioned to me that her daughter-in-law suggested Aviva.
What I did was find one that looked positive then searched the reviews of the firm