IT PAYS TO HAVE COVER!
Also known as Travel insurance.
Travel Health insurance usually covers against “health” conditions/ occurrences that happen whilst travelling. However, some products also offer coverage for lost baggage, cancelled flights and the like.
In South Africa, some medical aids provide 90 days cover out of South Africa… so separate travel insurance is often not necessary, if you have a medical aid with this international cover.
Some credit card companies also offer some form of travel insurance when you buy your flight through the card. Some gap companies offer travel insurance through their policies.
TIP: check if you have cover through your medical aid and whether it will suffice for your visa, if cover is needed.
WARNING: not all travel insurance coverage is the same, so check your policy carefully against what you require.
Please note that the following post is still valid, you can access the Schengen Visa Travel insurance. However, I am now using Squaremouth, which is a comparison travel insurance service with very high ratings. You can access them here: http://www.squaremouth.com/21531 … Read more
(Update: Sept, 2016- no longer offer international health insurance) Good evening all, I have been hard at work bringing the Travel Health Insurance page on my site back up to date. It now includes the ihi Bupa Worldwide Travel Options … Read more
(Update: Sept, 2016- posting kept for historical purposes only) I have just submitted an article to Ezine Articles called “What to look for in Travel Health Insurance”, it can be viewed on my website. Have also attended the new Old … Read more