65 Travel Insurance has recently obtained quotes from a variety of travel insurers who cater to people over 65 years. The results are listed below:

Date completed: 22nd September 2009
Cheapest travel insurance: 1st Stop Travel Insurance – GET QUOTE

• 1st Stop – £13.91
• Atlas Direct – £16.65
• ASDA – £21.16
• Insure for All – £21.49
• Churchill – £29.28

The quotes will be to compare price and is based on the following conditions:

65 year old – male
European holiday
Single trip – 14 days
No medical or pre-existing conditions

PLEASE NOTE: Depending on your circumstances price should not be be sole factor in determining the most appropriate travel insurance for yourself. You should take in to consideration any excess payable, cover for pre-exisiting conditions and you should read the terms and conditions before purchasing any policy.

As more than 2 million Britons troop out to see the world this weekend, the insurance agencies cannot stop rattling on about the importance of having a travel insurance while on vacation, especially if you’re over 65. And rightly so!

A large number of Brits have started ignoring travel insurance. Many claim that it’s more of a luxury than serious travel cover, while many have deliberately pushed aside cheap travel insurance due to the weak economical situation prevailing worldwide. However, most authorities have advised against the idea – as an alarming rate of Britons (10% to be precise) continue to turn a blind eye to travel insurance. They are innocently playing with danger by travelling overseas without proper travel cover.

Direct Travel Insurance (DTI) has featured a shocking list of facts that detail the rising trend of travelling even without cheap travel insurance these days. It includes claims of:

• £747 in cancellation of travel trips
• £210 in lost or stolen luggage
• A whopping £1923 in legal costs
• £675 for insect bites and temporary illnesses

While about half of those who travelled without insurance cover confessed that they didn’t give much thought to it – the insurance agencies and authorities are concerned over such misplaced attempts at savings.

While many tend to think that skipping an travel insurance  is a simple way to save money, we will ask you to think again! Even as little as an appointment with the dentist overseas can burn a hole into your pocket – and keep burning deep, if you don’t have good travel cover.

So, the next time  you want to omit cheap travel insurance on a trip to Venice, discourage it firmly with facts. After all, without proper travel insurance, even a lost passport can be very costly!