insurance for a month?

childs999 · Feb 11th, 2006, 08:20

Hi all

well I'm looking to head over to India to join my gf for a month (april-may) and need some advice on insurance. I don't want to spend an arm and a leg but want to be sensible with it.

I've got a few quotes and they are around the $100-$150 mark. Is this reasonable? I assume that I want the one with the lowest excess?

thanks for your help.

kazintrepid · Feb 11th, 2006, 13:46

A great insurance company to use while travelling ... I have used them 4-5 times now is www.worldnomads.com The good thing is you can tailor it to your needs. Organise your policy online, renew online if you extend your stay and register your claims online.

The head office is based in Sydney, Australia and their policies are underwritten by ... Allianz which is a well known, respected underwriter.

They really tailor their company to travellers, the founders being great travellers as well. They also have a programme called foortprints where a % of your fees goes to community projects around the world, and you get to choose which one.

They quote in all sorts of currencies to suit your needs. One month in Aussie dollars they are quoting $119.

So the range you noted seems to be about right.

Hope this helps.

childs999 · Feb 11th, 2006, 14:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by kazintrepid

A great insurance company to use while travelling ... I have used them 4-5 times now is www.worldnomads.com The good thing is you can tailor it to your needs. Organise your policy online, renew online if you extend your stay and register your claims online.

The head office is based in Sydney, Australia and their policies are underwritten by ... Allianz which is a well known, respected underwriter.

They really tailor their company to travellers, the founders being great travellers as well. They also have a programme called foortprints where a % of your fees goes to community projects around the world, and you get to choose which one.

They quote in all sorts of currencies to suit your needs. One month in Aussie dollars they are quoting $119.

So the range you noted seems to be about right.

Hope this helps.

thanks so much for your help, that company looks excellent

phobal · Feb 11th, 2006, 14:32

Use travelcuts, I got 2 months for c$50.

I don't know why you'd pay $110. That's a shitload.

kazintrepid · Feb 12th, 2006, 12:40

I looked at Travelcuts insurance and it seems you need to ....

Quote:

You must hold a valid Canadian provincial government health insurance plan to be eligible for Bon Voyage

And when you are looking for worldwide travel insurance which childs999 will need for India the rates in Canadian Dollars is as follows ...

Quote:

PREMIUMS FOR PLAN A

Duration Up To Any Worldwide Destination
Excluding USA Including USA*
3 days $39 $40
10 days $45 $55
21 days $61 $71
31 days $81 $97
42 days $98 $131
2 months $131 $174

So a month in India will cost Can$81 which is approx Aus$191!!! So this is much more expensive.

phobal · Feb 12th, 2006, 13:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by kazintrepid

I looked at Travelcuts insurance and it seems you need to ....

And when you are looking for worldwide travel insurance which childs999 will need for India the rates in Canadian Dollars is as follows ...

So a month in India will cost Can$81 which is approx Aus$191!!! So this is much more expensive.

My bad! My estimate of AUS to CA dollars is WAYYYY off

.

Anders · Feb 12th, 2006, 16:21

Something really bad must have happened to Australia overnight, cause yesterday Cad$81 was Aus$95

Feb 11th, 2006, 08:20	#1
childs999 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne,VIC Posts: 30	insurance for a month? Hi all well I'm looking to head over to India to join my gf for a month (april-may) and need some advice on insurance. I don't want to spend an arm and a leg but want to be sensible with it. I've got a few quotes and they are around the $100-$150 mark. Is this reasonable? I assume that I want the one with the lowest excess? thanks for your help.

Feb 11th, 2006, 13:46	#2
kazintrepid Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: India Posts: 63	World Nomads A great insurance company to use while travelling ... I have used them 4-5 times now is www.worldnomads.com The good thing is you can tailor it to your needs. Organise your policy online, renew online if you extend your stay and register your claims online. The head office is based in Sydney, Australia and their policies are underwritten by ... Allianz which is a well known, respected underwriter. They really tailor their company to travellers, the founders being great travellers as well. They also have a programme called foortprints where a % of your fees goes to community projects around the world, and you get to choose which one. They quote in all sorts of currencies to suit your needs. One month in Aussie dollars they are quoting $119. So the range you noted seems to be about right. Hope this helps.

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