Travel Medical Insurance, Covid context

[SirBillybob]

I am hoping we can keep this thread tightly focused.

 

With so many insurers outright eliminating coronavirus-related health costs when travelling abroad, I was surprised that AetnaInternational will provide a quote. I don’t wanna know the price-tag yet!

 

The landscape will likely evolve, but although I am healthy having full coverage is a priority for me.

 

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Please add any additional info you may acquire.

[MscleLovr]

Great idea for a thread on this issue.

 

I have a global travel policy, renewed annually, underwritten by Allianz. I checked with them and my current policy does include coverage for this disruption. They cautioned, however, that my policy expires end-November and the new policy will NOT cover disruption from Covid19 or any other pandemic.

[SirBillybob]

It is also important to check both trip disruption costs and medical expenses in the foreign nation in which you may be ill. They are two different aspects of a policy.

[SirBillybob]

Toronto’s Globe and Mail had a piece a week ago indicating Canadian Blue Cross and Medipac in Canada have coverage options now. But I cannot access the article.

Edited July 28, 2020 by SirBIllybob

[SirBillybob]

Found a version of the article ...

https://news.paxeditions.com/news/other/two-canadian-insurers-are-now-offering-out-country-coverage-covid-19

[MscleLovr]

Great idea for a thread on this issue.

 

I have a global travel policy, renewed annually, underwritten by Allianz. I checked with them and my current policy does include coverage for this disruption. They cautioned, however, that my policy expires end-November and the new policy will NOT cover disruption from Covid19 or any other pandemic.

 

Just to update what I wrote in April about the Allianz global travel policy - a friend of mine (who’s 6 years older) just took out the same policy as I have and he found that the cost had doubled!