More on Post Departure Insurance: Healthcare and Med Evac

And that $14.95 included Medevac service? If the coverage is even half decent, that's the deal of the century! Medevac insurance can be VERY pricey.

Pete

Low prices too good to be true can be caused by low coverage limits, exclusions, or other policy provisions that greatly reduce the risk to the insurer of having to make a large payout. A tedious reading of the details of the coverage would be necessary to sort all this out. I saw an example of "med evac" insurance that limited payout to $10,000 when many med evac situations have been reported here on this forum to be $30,000 on up. So I would advise people to understand these important details before relying on them.

I'll be receiving the policy in a few days, after scrutinizing, I'll report.

If you have AAA - check out their insurance for medevac, hospitalization overseas etc.. - about $50 for great coverage -

AARP also has great coverage should you fall into that age range.

Try DAN (DiversAlertNetwork.com). The Med.Evac. Insurance is about $50 per year for a couple. This is for $100,000 limit in med. evac. only. You don't have to be a diver to buy their insurance and they also have trip insurance available. Have filed two claims with this company, not one problem. Since we take multiple international trips a year, the annual rate is good for us.

I received the Policy from AMEX and will be looking further for trip insurance, as might have been expected, the coverage is pretty minimal. While quoted limits aren't bad, $75,000 for medical and $500,000 for evacuation, the "evacuation" coverage is to the nearest facility capable of providing treatment. Sounds like an ambulance ride would be covered, but getting home from there would be much more difficult.

That's why I like medjet.com, Tom. They'll take you to any hospital you want.

I'll 2nd Medjet!