How does anyone over 80 get travel insurance to cover 90 days in europe?

[DizzyMiss]

Anyone here over 80 applied for travel insurance to cover 90 days stay in Europe

 

[TerryL]

By paying a lot of money!
Most travel insurers have a maximum age limit, but there are a couple that advertise that they don't have age or existing condition limits. Yeh, right. They just take both arms and half a leg............!
There's a few threads, if you search, with a couple of options, just don't be holding a hot drink!

 

[LesW]

Nationwide Flexplus account travel insurance does not have an age limit.

 

[denisejoe]

But you have to pay for over 30 days I think

 

[VXman]

Nationwide Flexplus account travel insurance does not have an age limit.

I was going to suggest this but it is only 30 days. You can pay extra for 60 or 90 days. Otherwise it is excellent value at £13 per month. Worldwide travel insurance AND Personal (i.e? Any vehicle you drive) UK/EU Breakdown cover. (AA in the UK)

You don't have to, but if you switch your bank account to them at the moment they will give you £200. That more than pays for a years travel insurance.

FlexPlus | Packaged bank account | Nationwide

Open a FlexPlus current account, a packaged bank account with travel insurance, breakdown recovery and mobile phone cover.

www.nationwide.co.uk

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[VXman]

But you have to pay for over 30 days I think

Still good value.

 

[denisejoe]

I was going to suggest this but it is only 30 days. You can pay extra for 60 or 90 days. Otherwise it is excellent value at £13 per month. Worldwide travel insurance AND Personal (i.e? Any vehicle you drive) UK/EU Breakdown cover. (AA in the UK)

You don't have to, but if you switch your bank account to them at the moment they will give you £200. That more than pays for a years travel insurance.

FlexPlus | Packaged bank account | Nationwide

Open a FlexPlus current account, a packaged bank account with travel insurance, breakdown recovery and mobile phone cover.

www.nationwide.co.uk

Not if you have medical issues! Cost us an extra £400+ but still cheaper than standalone insurance; and that's just for 30 days.

 

[VXman]

Not if you have medical issues! Cost us an extra £400+ but still cheaper than standalone insurance; and that's just for 30 days.

Well, that goes for any insurer. All you can do it gets quotes from a number of companies and compare. I have a friend who was struggling to get insurance for under the £1000 mark and I suggested he try Nationwide and it only cost him a hundred or so over the standard price.

 

[LesW]

I paid about £400 extra for a 90 day extension including medical stuff (pulmonary embolism).

 

[grasscutter]

Nationwide decline to cover me due to a condition (CLL) that doesn’t require treatment or medication.

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[Odd-no-more]

In Europe the GHIC card covers medical treatment, there have been many threads about going without insurance. I have always taken insurance but if it was very expensive I may consider taking the risk myself. The biggest risk is repatriation, a medical repatriation is very expensive but not needed often.