Travel Insurance?
Travel Insurance?
Since no one answered me in the travel thread, I thought I'd start my own to get some info...
Does anyone have any recomendations? Who's good, who isn't, what do I need etc...
Its actually for my girl who is going to Europe for 3 months, so any help is appreciated.... ta.
Does anyone have any recomendations? Who's good, who isn't, what do I need etc...
Its actually for my girl who is going to Europe for 3 months, so any help is appreciated.... ta.
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Flight Centre also have a good policy
All policies are generally similar.
Flight Centre also have a good policy
All policies are generally similar.
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You better renew your Waaambulance subscription while Jax is getting her insurance :p
I'm with Karlos- always use my health insurance coverer that i'm with here :aust unity:
However, can also recommend zuji on behalf of my friends who have used them.
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You better renew your Waaambulance subscription while Jax is getting her insurance :p
I'm with Karlos- always use my health insurance coverer that i'm with here :aust unity:
However, can also recommend zuji on behalf of my friends who have used them.
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airline lost my luggage last time i went to europe for just over 24 hours.
my insurance paid out $250 for stuff i bought: socks and underwear and a new shirt, a pair of sneakers... and a really nice ring!
the shoes i had on were ok, but i wanted new ones and knew they'd pay for it so got newies. and the ring i bought had no description on the receipt so i thought what the hell i'd give it a go and they paid it
definitely worth the $80 or so i paid for the insurance.
it was 'travellers assist' i think...
my insurance paid out $250 for stuff i bought: socks and underwear and a new shirt, a pair of sneakers... and a really nice ring!
the shoes i had on were ok, but i wanted new ones and knew they'd pay for it so got newies. and the ring i bought had no description on the receipt so i thought what the hell i'd give it a go and they paid it
definitely worth the $80 or so i paid for the insurance.
it was 'travellers assist' i think...
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does she have a credit card quick? gold?
if she has one and can upgrade it to gold (it's not an increase on the limit, just an extra $50-$100 per year or so annual fee) you get free travel insurance with it. i believe it's pretty good policy.
the increase in annual fee is about the same as the cost of insurance but you get all the other bonuses as well such as extra frequent flyer points, reduced interest rates etc etc...
an option worth looking at if she already has a credit card or is planning on getting one for the trip.
if she has one and can upgrade it to gold (it's not an increase on the limit, just an extra $50-$100 per year or so annual fee) you get free travel insurance with it. i believe it's pretty good policy.
the increase in annual fee is about the same as the cost of insurance but you get all the other bonuses as well such as extra frequent flyer points, reduced interest rates etc etc...
an option worth looking at if she already has a credit card or is planning on getting one for the trip.
I'm going to go with the QBE & STA travel insurance policy when I go OS soon. I think their policy looks pretty good.
I compared it to the Harvey World Travel policy and for the same money the claim limits are higher. You really need to line all your policy brochures up at once to compare which is best.
I compared it to the Harvey World Travel policy and for the same money the claim limits are higher. You really need to line all your policy brochures up at once to compare which is best.
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i ended up with mondial when I got my phone flogged in bcn, they were okay. just needed to send them a police report and the original receipt for the phone (?!?), and they paid out minus excess, but the phone had gotten cheaper, so I ended up about $5 ahead. they're not the quickest though.
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Travel expensive is so expensive in Aus ... I never bother, but if doing a few countries it's probably worthwhile...
I don't know her itinerary, but if she is going to London early in the 3 months I'd say fly there without it, and get it there for the rest of the trip... It's sooo cheap there, and multi country for up to a year at about a quarter of what we pay
I don't know her itinerary, but if she is going to London early in the 3 months I'd say fly there without it, and get it there for the rest of the trip... It's sooo cheap there, and multi country for up to a year at about a quarter of what we pay
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Any new recommendations?
So hard to find good info on any insurer. All comments are like "OMG best insurer good website and good price. Didn't have to claim though touch wood 111!!! Lol imo"
I am thinking World Nomads, who will insure T and I for $1300 between us for a year anywhere in the world. They are reccomended by Travelfish and Lonley Planet but on closer inspection they seem to have some sort of financial arrangement with both.
They look OK except for the 5k $250 item limit $100 excess luggage cover and the $500 between us dental.
Vero is way better with 12K, $300 item limit and 3.5k for camera but it would cost 1.3k each.
I've been reading way too many policies and it sucks cause I just end up noticing all these loopholes which they could refuse to pay out over.
Meh.
So hard to find good info on any insurer. All comments are like "OMG best insurer good website and good price. Didn't have to claim though touch wood 111!!! Lol imo"
I am thinking World Nomads, who will insure T and I for $1300 between us for a year anywhere in the world. They are reccomended by Travelfish and Lonley Planet but on closer inspection they seem to have some sort of financial arrangement with both.
They look OK except for the 5k $250 item limit $100 excess luggage cover and the $500 between us dental.
Vero is way better with 12K, $300 item limit and 3.5k for camera but it would cost 1.3k each.
I've been reading way too many policies and it sucks cause I just end up noticing all these loopholes which they could refuse to pay out over.
Meh.
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its basically all the same tbh, you get what you pay for. i dont even know what we got, it was a year long, all countries type thing. cost 1200 all up.
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I went with World Nomads on my last trip to Europe. I found them very good to deal with when I had to cancel and redo my policy because I hadn't bought enough days of cover. It was easy to do and they were helpful on the phone. I compared them to QBE who I had used on a different trip (to China) and Nomad had higher limits set on their claim cover.jbs wrote:I am thinking World Nomads, who will insure T and I for $1300 between us for a year anywhere in the world. They are reccomended by Travelfish and Lonley Planet but on closer inspection they seem to have some sort of financial arrangement with both.
For my next trip I am looking at CoverMore. I had to get them to email me their policies though because the link on their website was broken. Not too cool, but the email reply was quick and helpful. Next to do the boring thing and line up the policies and read the fine print.
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Why are you not using World Nomads again if you liked them tbh?
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On intial investigation Covermore is cheaper and offers higher limits for the same thing as Nomad. I will be checking it out further though.jbs wrote:Why are you not using World Nomads again if you liked them tbh?
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jbs, speak to Sammy. she works in Travel Insurance and can get you a discount
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I had a BAD experience with 1 cover/Allianz absolute bastards when i had to make a claim after getting drugged and mugged in Thailand, took 10 months to settle, lost documents that i sent in (lucky i kept copies) said one thing over the phone then sent letters requesting different things. Absolute shambles.
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Covermore, which is one of the policies available through flight centre, was pretty good. They paid for my repatriation from Argentina due to a bereavement and then for my flight back to London. They were really fast too compared with ones I have gone with through the airlines before.
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almax wrote:I had a BAD experience with 1 cover/Allianz absolute bastards when i had to make a claim after getting drugged and mugged in Thailand, took 10 months to settle, lost documents that i sent in (lucky i kept copies) said one thing over the phone then sent letters requesting different things. Absolute shambles.
I remember you posting about that.... what was the outcome? did you end up taking it further?
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Thanks heaps for that feedback Elysium. Much appreciatedelysium wrote:Covermore, which is one of the policies available through flight centre, was pretty good. They paid for my repatriation from Argentina due to a bereavement and then for my flight back to London. They were really fast too compared with ones I have gone with through the airlines before.
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quick wrote:Since no one answered me in the travel thread, I thought I'd start my own to get some info...
Does anyone have any recomendations? Who's good, who isn't, what do I need etc...
Its actually for my girl who is going to Europe for 3 months, so any help is appreciated.... ta.
I work for AIG - massive travel insurance company.
Here is a link for anyone who wants a 50% discount (legit)
https://aigtravel.com.au/aigemployees/default.aspx
Our policies have unlimited medical coverage, with a free call emergency thingy as well. You can log onto ISOS website if you wanna see the service. Heliopters, dr's, nurses on standy for emergencies. If you need to be evacuated, this can happen.
A lot of policies are very very similar, the more expensive ones usually giving you a higher limit of luggage, or rental vehicle excess waivers and some other cover you may not want to pay for. eg, Pets housing, haha.
Its worth thinking about what your taking, where your going too and what sort of things your going to be doing. Skiing for example, some of the cheaper policies (like covermore) CAN exclude certain activies, or make you pay higher premium if your doing them.
Most medical coverage will be much of a muchness - but if your going to USA and given an uninsured appendix removal for example costs around $250,000, a small limit of cover might not be as much as you think.
Happy to answer any specific queries as well (i work in claims, so kinda a good reference!!)
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Thanks Lil MissBreaks. I'll check out your link because I'll need to get myself organised soon
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will be in touch lil missLil MiSbreaks wrote:quick wrote:Since no one answered me in the travel thread, I thought I'd start my own to get some info...
Does anyone have any recomendations? Who's good, who isn't, what do I need etc...
Its actually for my girl who is going to Europe for 3 months, so any help is appreciated.... ta.
I work for AIG - massive travel insurance company.
Here is a link for anyone who wants a 50% discount (legit)
https://aigtravel.com.au/aigemployees/default.aspx
Our policies have unlimited medical coverage, with a free call emergency thingy as well. You can log onto ISOS website if you wanna see the service. Heliopters, dr's, nurses on standy for emergencies. If you need to be evacuated, this can happen.
A lot of policies are very very similar, the more expensive ones usually giving you a higher limit of luggage, or rental vehicle excess waivers and some other cover you may not want to pay for. eg, Pets housing, haha.
Its worth thinking about what your taking, where your going too and what sort of things your going to be doing. Skiing for example, some of the cheaper policies (like covermore) CAN exclude certain activies, or make you pay higher premium if your doing them.
Most medical coverage will be much of a muchness - but if your going to USA and given an uninsured appendix removal for example costs around $250,000, a small limit of cover might not be as much as you think.
Happy to answer any specific queries as well (i work in claims, so kinda a good reference!!)
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Yeah i took it further, threatned to take them to FICS (financial industry complaints service, free for punters) which would have cost them more to dispute it with me than to pay me out. They then dicked me around for months and months, asking me to send in one more form of proof after another.deviant wrote:almax wrote:I had a BAD experience with 1 cover/Allianz absolute bastards when i had to make a claim after getting drugged and mugged in Thailand, took 10 months to settle, lost documents that i sent in (lucky i kept copies) said one thing over the phone then sent letters requesting different things. Absolute shambles.
I remember you posting about that.... what was the outcome? did you end up taking it further?
(PS they declined the payout originally as they have a clause that you cannot be affected by drugs or alcohol and i said i had had 3 beers that night, but they screwed up by declining me on that basis without asking over what duration of time i had those 3 beers as by the time i was drugged, there is no way i would have been over 0.05 BAC so there was my loophole)
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Hello all (esp LMB, oh hi there!)
Has anyone ever claimed from a bank Platinum card insurance plan? The ones where they come one automatically under x condition (in ANZ's case when you spend $250 pre trip).
Chartis underwrites the ANZ one and apart from a little worrying legal guff at the start it is exactly the same as the friends and fam policy .. except it's free!!!
There is an $85 yearly fee, they waive the first one though. Cancellation of the card is free also.
Has anyone ever claimed from a bank Platinum card insurance plan? The ones where they come one automatically under x condition (in ANZ's case when you spend $250 pre trip).
Chartis underwrites the ANZ one and apart from a little worrying legal guff at the start it is exactly the same as the friends and fam policy .. except it's free!!!
There is an $85 yearly fee, they waive the first one though. Cancellation of the card is free also.
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Meh couldn't do it anyway
Nowhere in Japan will take my credit card number and charge it prior to arriving!
They are too nice!
Nowhere in Japan will take my credit card number and charge it prior to arriving!
They are too nice!
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Just for everyone's information, we have a reciprocal agreement with a few countries:
http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/tips/travelwell.html
Also Choice magazine did a good comparison of travel insurance. I've never claimed, personally, but there's a huge discrepancy in prices, so definitely do your homework. Also, you have to remember things like 'new for old', most don't replace goods lost/stolen with new goods. Also, premiums, etc. From memory, the Choice magazine said credit card-related insurance schemes often had a lot of loopholes and very lax coverage. Be wary of the fineprint.
http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/tips/travelwell.html
So, basically, we can use their health care systems as if we were citizens. You still might want to get private insurance if you wanna be covered for your belongings, but if you're mostly in one of those countries and trying to do it on the cheap...Australia has health care agreements with Finland, the Republic of Ireland, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Belgium, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Also Choice magazine did a good comparison of travel insurance. I've never claimed, personally, but there's a huge discrepancy in prices, so definitely do your homework. Also, you have to remember things like 'new for old', most don't replace goods lost/stolen with new goods. Also, premiums, etc. From memory, the Choice magazine said credit card-related insurance schemes often had a lot of loopholes and very lax coverage. Be wary of the fineprint.
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get the cheapest policy you can find, take it to student flights and then take quote around town getting price beats!
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:waves:JAMESSSS wrote:Hello all (esp LMB, oh hi there!)
Has anyone ever claimed from a bank Platinum card insurance plan? The ones where they come one automatically under x condition (in ANZ's case when you spend $250 pre trip).
Chartis underwrites the ANZ one and apart from a little worrying legal guff at the start it is exactly the same as the friends and fam policy .. except it's free!!!
There is an $85 yearly fee, they waive the first one though. Cancellation of the card is free also.
James, the activation was to be done before you left... so all or part of your flights, taxes, accomodation, pre-paid stuff before departure.
NAB and ANZ cards actually have excellent policies. Choice mag might need to do some actual research cos there actually better in some areas than paid for policies. Its rather surprising to think your getting something for nothing!!
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i gots LMB stylez insurance all locked and loaded. now get me on the plane!
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Good girl
As much as you all have to be subjected to reading my gripes and whines about actually working here, its a dam good policy for the cost, it really is.
As much as you all have to be subjected to reading my gripes and whines about actually working here, its a dam good policy for the cost, it really is.
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I got LMB style too.
Next time it's ANZ credit card free one though.
Next time it's ANZ credit card free one though.
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heres a +1 to travel insurance direct (online purchase) - on the ground its mondial i think
we just used them for my sons gastro/rotovirus hospital admission, they actually approved the claim within a few hours of us being admitted + receipt of medical statement
lots of calls to check up on us, no dicking around, and clear health recommendation in terms of initally taking him to emergency
they seemed same price ballpark as world nomads but a little more transparent + good reviews of people who had used them
we just used them for my sons gastro/rotovirus hospital admission, they actually approved the claim within a few hours of us being admitted + receipt of medical statement
lots of calls to check up on us, no dicking around, and clear health recommendation in terms of initally taking him to emergency
they seemed same price ballpark as world nomads but a little more transparent + good reviews of people who had used them
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Good to hear, hope everythings is okay with the family.FoundationStepper wrote:heres a +1 to travel insurance direct (online purchase) - on the ground its mondial i think
we just used them for my sons gastro/rotovirus hospital admission, they actually approved the claim within a few hours of us being admitted + receipt of medical statement
lots of calls to check up on us, no dicking around, and clear health recommendation in terms of initally taking him to emergency
they seemed same price ballpark as world nomads but a little more transparent + good reviews of people who had used them
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Mondial under write for medibank travel as well.
I haven't really posted here basically cause I really only know what the PDS tells me, albeit I'm prob a bit better at understanding the PDS than the average joe.
Our's is fairly good, fairly basic decent limits for most things and no excess or age limits.
We do exclude alot of medical conditions though or make you pay more for some, simple basic things are coered but theres a large chunk that you have to pay extra for and certain things where we just say "if you were to fall and break a leg you can't claim we just won't cover you medical" but it's stuff alot of companies won't cover and you find the ones who do cost FUCKLOADS.
Like LMB said alot of the more expensive ones do tend to start covering for random shit where you just go "wtf i do not need my camel that I'm travelling on across the sahara whilst i'm actually travelling to antarctica covered"
My main suggestions (which is also the absolute bain of my exsistence with travel calls) is ask a fuckload of questions, you would be surprised the senarios I've had customer throw at me which then results in me calling the underwriter and then escalating it higher because of just how obscure it actually is.
I did have a customer who cost some random overseas credit card company MILLIONS of dollars because of something that happened to his wife, company paid out without an issue though.
I haven't really posted here basically cause I really only know what the PDS tells me, albeit I'm prob a bit better at understanding the PDS than the average joe.
Our's is fairly good, fairly basic decent limits for most things and no excess or age limits.
We do exclude alot of medical conditions though or make you pay more for some, simple basic things are coered but theres a large chunk that you have to pay extra for and certain things where we just say "if you were to fall and break a leg you can't claim we just won't cover you medical" but it's stuff alot of companies won't cover and you find the ones who do cost FUCKLOADS.
Like LMB said alot of the more expensive ones do tend to start covering for random shit where you just go "wtf i do not need my camel that I'm travelling on across the sahara whilst i'm actually travelling to antarctica covered"
My main suggestions (which is also the absolute bain of my exsistence with travel calls) is ask a fuckload of questions, you would be surprised the senarios I've had customer throw at me which then results in me calling the underwriter and then escalating it higher because of just how obscure it actually is.
I did have a customer who cost some random overseas credit card company MILLIONS of dollars because of something that happened to his wife, company paid out without an issue though.
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