PEOPLE FROM BRISTOL RISK FORKING OUT THOUSANDS IN TRAVEL CLAIMS FOR THE SAKE OF £20 TRAVEL INSURANCE
- Older British travellers from Bristol are at potential risk of paying out for hefty travel claims, for the sake of premiums costing as little as £19.20
- Age Concern Insurance Services reveals that the cost of travel insurance claims can top £117,000
- Age Concern Bristol warns older people in Bristol to ensure they have travel insurance when holidaying either abroad or in the UK, to avoid unnecessary pay outs
New statistics published today by Age Concern Insurance Services reveals that over 55s from Bristol who don’t take out travel insurance, which could cost as little as £19.20, are at risk of having to pay for travel claims costing thousands.
Age Concern Bristolis urging everyone travelling abroad from Bristolto make sure they take out a travel insurance policy to ensure that they don’t end up out of pocket should anything happen.
All too often the unexpected does happen. Age Concern Insurance Services highest claims include paying out just over £117,000 for heart failure in the USA, £107,000 for a fractured spine in the States and almost £79,000 for a broken hip and wrist in Israel. These figures include medical expenses; repatriation costs; cancellation and curtailment fees; all of which the holidaymaker would have been responsible for if they had not taken out suitable travel insurance.
Claim costs aren’t any cheaper closer to home. Treatment for a fractured hip in Spain can cost nearly £17,000, kidney failure in Turkey can cost nearly £34,500 and catching pneumonia in Portugal can cost just over £22,500.
Michele Cockain from Age Concern Bristol, says: “In the current climate, travellers may feel that travel insurance is an unnecessary expense. However our data clearly justifies the need for insurance and highlights just how expensive it can be when something goes wrong on holiday. We want to remind everyone from Bristolthat they can protect themselves from all these potential costs by taking out comprehensive travel cover - it provides financial security and peace of mind just in case the holiday doesn’t go to plan - for whatever reason.
“Our Travel Insurance offers cover tailored for the needs of older travellers. There are no upper age limits with Age Concern Travel
Insurance and we aim to cover pre-existing medical conditions if possible. This will come as reassurance to the many older people who are well aware of the frustrations involved in obtaining cover.”
To find out more about Age Concern Travel Insurance pop into your local Age Concern Bristol at Canningford House, 38 Victoria Street, Bristol BS1 6BY or call 0117 9281 555 or 0845 602 9184 or visit us online at www.ageconcern.org.uk/travel or pop into your local Age Concern trading outlet.