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Travel insurance

  • 25-07-2016 8:32pm
    #1
    garbeth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 379 ✭✭


    We are traveling to europe in around 8 weeks and are looking for travel insurance

    Have three things in mind and would like a company that would deal with these

    1. Pay for us to go home in the event of a accident either on holiday or to a close family member n Ireland

    2. Pay to send us home in the event of a territory attack

    3. Pay for hospital cover if required in the event of a serious accident

    What companies cover these in full.


Comments

  • #2
    kalibraaa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭kalibraaa


    Be careful as we used MAPFRE in Galway and well see my review of them below

    Stay well clear of this inhuman company
    My young daughter fell very ill whilst on holidays in the USA. I assumed that I could claim flight change costs/doctor cost and hotel cost (€800) when I returned but they stated that I voided my policy as I never called them when my daughter got sick. Well forgive me for not reading the small print but where is your sense of humanity and understanding? I provided them with all the necessary paperwork and never received a penny. I am disgusted with these people. I have used them. My Company has used them as well for years but never again.


  • #3
    shrapnel222
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,120 ✭✭✭shrapnel222


    kalibraaa wrote: »
    Be careful as we used MAPFRE in Galway and well see my review of them below

    Stay well clear of this inhuman company
    My young daughter fell very ill whilst on holidays in the USA. I assumed that I could claim flight change costs/doctor cost and hotel cost (€800) when I returned but they stated that I voided my policy as I never called them when my daughter got sick. Well forgive me for not reading the small print but where is your sense of humanity and understanding? I provided them with all the necessary paperwork and never received a penny. I am disgusted with these people. I have used them. My Company has used them as well for years but never again.

    Every single insurance company would have said exactly the same thing unfortunately (not defending them btw, just saying that's a pretty standard clause in every insurance policy).


  • #4
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,650 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    shrapnel222 wrote: »
    Every single insurance company would have said exactly the same thing unfortunately (not defending them btw, just saying that's a pretty standard clause in every insurance policy).

    +1 it's pretty much a standard part of the small print on every travel policy that your insurance company needs to be notified immediately when there is a medical situation. In the US I would be especially careful to contact them ASAP because medical bills can spiral out of control very quickly.


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