travel insurance

[zelia 0]

Hi again. does anyone know if you can buy travel insurance when we arrive in thailand? as i got a shock when i got a price for it hear in brasil, it was £1400 for 2 people for 6 months, crazy prices!!!!! cant afford too pay that, i am coming for 6 months, i cant buy insurance from the UK , my partner is from the UK but lives hear in brasil, and you have too live there to buy insurance from the UK. or anyone know of a international insurance company thats cheap and decent?. another question, you have too have a return flight ticket when you arrive in thailand, is it ok for your return date to be 6 months later, although you only get a 3 month? visa (multiple entry). then have too do a border crossing too get another 3 months. ok thanks again

 

Kind regards zelia

[teelack 9,683]

Just a suggestion. Why not look at the web sites of your banks in Brazil to see if any of them have insurance with their gold cards? This is all I use and at least some insurance is a lot better than none. The cost of upgrading to a GC is nominal compared to what you will pay in insurance.

[Grandpollo 366]

Banks and credit cards don't offer 6 months of travel coverage. 15 to 30 days, maximum.

[teelack 9,683]

Banks and credit cards don't offer 6 months of travel coverage. 15 to 30 days, maximum.

 

Sorry, wrong. I will copy for you direct from my policy. " ... applies for all travel of up to 90 days duration...

 

This also goes on to say that..."...Extensions of cover can be arranged ...

[zelia 0]

Hi again. Cant get insurance from my bank, it only insures me in the airport hear and the airport in thailand, as much good as a chocolate fireguard? Dont have a gold credit card, i am not rich!!!! unhappy too say, the price i got from the bank travel insurance hear. was the same as the one from the travel company. so anyone any more sugestions? ok thanks

 

 

Kind regards zelia

[Siam Sam 964]

Stay off the motorbikes and you'll be fine, you won't need it.

[Grandpollo 366]

 

 

Sorry, wrong. I will copy for you direct from my policy. " ... applies for all travel of up to 90 days duration...

 

This also goes on to say that..."...Extensions of cover can be arranged ...

 

Which ain't six months and then the cover will depend on all the other factors. Also is your credit card from Brazil?

[teelack 9,683]

Which ain't six months and then the cover will depend on all the other factors. Also is your credit card from Brazil?

 

Hardly the point. All the BM asked for was suggestions and at least I did just that. How am I to know (or care) what the situation was regarding a card in Brazil. One more point. For many the cost of a gold card is just a few dollars more than the annual cost of a standard credit card. If I travel say 3 times a year the savings to me are many hundreds of dollars and I at least do have some cover.

[jacko 8,866]

I can only suggest you seek out a good travel agent in Brasil to see if they can help.

I did a quick check on Travelex and it came up with a cost of £600... but I believe that was ex-UK. For Brazil they said you had to call customer service.

 

It is perhaps wise to get insurance, medical bills here can be crippling.