Insurance for Long-Term Travellers
Insurance for Long-Term Travellers
Hi, all
I'll be heading to SHV in a couple of weeks and I've been looking for a new insurer.
My current one will only cover me if I come back to Spain between visiting each new country.
After many, many hours of internet trawling, I came across this company, using AXA policies.
https://bigcattravelinsurance.com/
Their cover can be tailor-made to what you actually need, but the big plus for me is that they'll cover me for being away from my home country for up to two years for around the same cost as my previous multi-trip policy, but with improved benefits.
They cover one-way trips (again, perfect for me as I don't yet know how or when I'm getting back home....if ever!), and also those already away in a foreign country.
As we all know, the real test of an insurance company is how efficient they are when you really need them.
Has anybody any experience of these guys, or does anyone know of a comparable company that offers the same type of policy?
There are plenty of positive reviews about taking out a policy, but I can't find anybody that's had to make a claim.
Breaks my heart giving money to the blood-suckers, but I'm a little older and wiser now.
In 35 years of travelling, last year was the first time I've bothered to get cover, but only because I was going on a skiing holiday!
I'll be heading to SHV in a couple of weeks and I've been looking for a new insurer.
My current one will only cover me if I come back to Spain between visiting each new country.
After many, many hours of internet trawling, I came across this company, using AXA policies.
https://bigcattravelinsurance.com/
Their cover can be tailor-made to what you actually need, but the big plus for me is that they'll cover me for being away from my home country for up to two years for around the same cost as my previous multi-trip policy, but with improved benefits.
They cover one-way trips (again, perfect for me as I don't yet know how or when I'm getting back home....if ever!), and also those already away in a foreign country.
As we all know, the real test of an insurance company is how efficient they are when you really need them.
Has anybody any experience of these guys, or does anyone know of a comparable company that offers the same type of policy?
There are plenty of positive reviews about taking out a policy, but I can't find anybody that's had to make a claim.
Breaks my heart giving money to the blood-suckers, but I'm a little older and wiser now.
In 35 years of travelling, last year was the first time I've bothered to get cover, but only because I was going on a skiing holiday!
Milk was a bad choice
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Re: Insurance for Long-Term Travellers
Never heard of bigcattravelinsurance but another possibility for you is worldnomads.com
Very flexible but not cheap
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Re: Insurance for Long-Term Travellers
if you look for "backpacker" travel insurance thats usually open for country hopping, not too expensive either
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Re: Insurance for Long-Term Travellers
Most of the UK long term or backpacker travel insurance companies have this half hidden or badly worded clause. You have to have been resident (actually living in Uk for the last 6 months) before you can take out the cover legally. They will still take your money, but I would hate to make a claim. Caught me out for 2 years. I thought it meant, have I been a resident (I have always kept my Uk residency status) which is different. Been a resident of a country or residing somewhere not the same!
Re: Insurance for Long-Term Travellers
Insurance! Always known has legalised thieves.
Any Cambodian insurers?
Any Cambodian insurers?
Always "hope" but never "expect".
Re: Insurance for Long-Term Travellers
Yeah, I looked at them but there's no way I could justify giving them 837€!walkjivefly wrote: ↑Wed Oct 11, 2017 4:46 am Never heard of bigcattravelinsurance but another possibility for you is worldnomads.com
Very flexible but not cheap
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I'd rather take my chances!
Milk was a bad choice
Re: Insurance for Long-Term Travellers
Yeah, this company does a 'backpacker' policy as well for the same price.Jamie_Lambo wrote: ↑Wed Oct 11, 2017 4:58 am if you look for "backpacker" travel insurance thats usually open for country hopping, not too expensive either
Another advantage of using them is that I don't have to tell them the countries I want to visit before I go there, whereas with some other insurers I'd have to get in touch with them each time I wanted to travel which I couldn't be arsed doing!
Milk was a bad choice
Re: Insurance for Long-Term Travellers
That's a good point to watch out for, thanks!Fourkinnel wrote: ↑Wed Oct 11, 2017 12:03 pm Most of the UK long term or backpacker travel insurance companies have this half hidden or badly worded clause. You have to have been resident (actually living in Uk for the last 6 months) before you can take out the cover legally. They will still take your money, but I would hate to make a claim. Caught me out for 2 years. I thought it meant, have I been a resident (I have always kept my Uk residency status) which is different. Been a resident of a country or residing somewhere not the same!
I haven't lived in the UK since 2001.
If anyone needs me, I'll be reading some small print for the next three days!
Milk was a bad choice
Re: Insurance for Long-Term Travellers
I'm with you on that. I despise the fuckers!
Yeah, I got in touch with a French guy in PP and the quote ran into the thousands of Dollars.
I'll pass on that, I think.
Milk was a bad choice
Re: Insurance for Long-Term Travellers
I've just had a quick chat online with them and they sent me the policy wording.......Jasper wrote: ↑Wed Oct 11, 2017 5:36 pmThat's a good point to watch out for, thanks!Fourkinnel wrote: ↑Wed Oct 11, 2017 12:03 pm Most of the UK long term or backpacker travel insurance companies have this half hidden or badly worded clause. You have to have been resident (actually living in Uk for the last 6 months) before you can take out the cover legally. They will still take your money, but I would hate to make a claim. Caught me out for 2 years. I thought it meant, have I been a resident (I have always kept my Uk residency status) which is different. Been a resident of a country or residing somewhere not the same!
I haven't lived in the UK since 2001.
If anyone needs me, I'll be reading some small print for the next three days!
Home Country
Means any country in Europe, (excluding Switzerland, Belarus, Russia, Montenegro and the Ukraine) that the Insured Person normally resides
in.
I'm running out of excuses not to give them my money now, dammit!
Milk was a bad choice
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