Any recommendations for travel insurance policies for when we go to the UK in May?
Travel Insurance?
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Adri paid a ridiculous amount for her travel insurance, but I didn't do anything at all. I told her she would have been treated well in the UK if anything had happened...
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Adri paid a ridiculous amount for her travel insurance, but I didn't do anything at all. I told her she would have been treated well in the UK if anything had happened...
Yes the missus is the one who's insisting on us having it. Quotes received so far have been around the 650,000 peso mark for the two of us.
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We never buy it.
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Have you tried Assist?
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Have you tried Assist?
She was on the phone to them this morning.
What's bothering her is if one of us takes ill.
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You will be fine in the UK...
My Uncle Jimmy left Scotland when he was in his late twenties. He used to do all his medical work in the UK.
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We never buy it.
emergency care UK NHS is free for tourists, right? Probably similar in EU. So a policy is peace of mind to pay for the things they do not consider emergencies? And repatriation once stabilized from an emergency?
Rice assuming you have health insurance in the USA, so there is little need to pay for travel health insurance. You will be reimbursed for health expenses incurred during travel. Not true for travelers with residence in Argentina since their insurance does not cover health expenses outside the country.@ukman Your bank might have discounts because of their association with Pax or Assist. International companies like IMG and Allianz have larger plans that might serve the destination country better. In the past when I traveled back and forth, I kept a yearly expat police from IMG. Sometimes now I buy IMG or PAX multi-trip plans that cover my 1-2 trips for a year. No opinion on service quality since I never made a claim.
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aficionado , we called Blue CrossBlue Shield before our last trip, and they said “not covered.” Because trip insurance is a lot more over 3 months than a couple of weeks, we decided to take our chances.
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You will be fine in the UK...
My Uncle Jimmy left Scotland when he was in his late twenties. He used to do all his medical work in the UK.
Probably depends which country he's resident in.
UK nationals who no longer live in the UK
Because the NHS is a residency-based system, under NHS rules UK nationals who move abroad on a permanent basis lose their entitlement to free NHS healthcare.
UK nationals living and working in EU countries, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland on or before 31 December 2020 and their family members may be eligible to use NHS services without charge. You may be asked to provide evidence of your residency. Please check with the authorities in the member state in which you reside for further information.
If you are a UK national and move to the EU, you should not expect to be able to use NHS services for free when visiting the UK unless you have an EHIC, PRC or S2 to show your healthcare costs are funded by the EU country in which you now live, or another exemption applies.
You should take out appropriate travel insurance when visiting the UK, as you would when visiting any other country. Any treatment you may have to pay for will be charged at 150% of the national NHS rate.
Some former UK residents do not have to pay for NHS treatment when visiting England. This includes UK war pensioners, UK government employees, and UK nationals living in the EU on or before 31 December 2020.
You should check before travelling to the UK whether you qualify for an exemption from charging or will be required to pay for your treatment.
If you return to the UK permanently and you are ordinarily resident, you will be able to access NHS care without charge.
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aficionado , we called Blue CrossBlue Shield before our last trip, and they said “not covered.” Because trip insurance is a lot more over 3 months than a couple of weeks, we decided to take our chances.
That is disappointing news Rice
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Yes. We weren’t thrilled.
