Travel insurance

[snowy]

Hi everybody, sorry if this subject has been covered but can anyone recommend a good travel insurance company, who actually do pay out if there is a problem.looking at some reviews on the internet its a minefield, so many bad comments its hard to choose.Hope we dont need to claim but if we do its nice to know your not dealing with cowboys. Cheers. Phil (snowy)

[florida4sun]

Europe Assit is probably the best or Amrrican Express have been excellent for us.

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Hi everybody, sorry if this subject has been covered but can anyone recommend a good travel insurance company, who actually do pay out if there is a problem.looking at some reviews on the internet its a minefield, so many bad comments its hard to choose.Hope we dont need to claim but if we do its nice to know your not dealing with cowboys. Cheers. Phil (snowy)
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[jimiansville]

I have an American Express travel policy and have found it great in times of need. I took ill while staying in the villa and had to go into hospital. The treatment was 1st class and American Express paid for everything with no hassle. When I was discharged from hospital they arranged for a doctor to come out to see me twice at the villa and also arranged for me to see a specialist in Orlando. Not quite the holiday I had expected but everything was taken care of by the insurance.

[Dads_Taxi]

We have taken our insurance with Forte, through Swinton Insurance, for the last few years. Thankfully have only had to make one claim, for medical fees following a whip-lash injury (on Kracken at Sea World) in 2009, and it was dealt with unbelievably quickly, and they even wrote a little note a couple of weeks later hoping my daughter was feeling better.

[Clare R]

Another vote for American Express. Not the cheapest but claims (ours have been small amounts) have been hassle free. Of course you cannot pre-test this but the test of a good insurance company is its Claims Department.