Travel Insurance

@BronS and @Cate64 - thanks for letting us know about your experiences with AllClear and CGU.  It sounds like the travel insurance problems will continue for those of us with metastatic breast cancer, it is so annoying.

I tried CGU as well after @Coffee said they accepted her with mets but they said no... I can be covered for everything except anything to do with the cancer or for pleural effusion which is considered cancer related..

That was for AllClear.  Tried CGU for lung mets & they wouldn't consider. You know, if I was failing & frail I could understand insurance companies hesitation, but I don't consider myself a high risk.  My sister in law with her heart condition is, but can get coverage no worries

Just rang them & they wanted over $6000 for 54 days, over $110 a day. Extortion

We went in Sept 2016.  Was only slightly more expensive to have the pre existing cover.

@Coffee thanks for that Info, i will try them, how long ago was your trip?

Hi, I have used CGU travel insurance. i made sure they knew I have liver mets and were covered before they took my money, $265 for 2 weeks in Thailand, for 4 of us. Australian Brokers 46384788

Thanks for the feedback on AllClear @Cate64 - wow that is super expensive. It is so frustrating. Your cruise sounds great, what did you end up doing about insurance?

@"Jude M" i tried them for travel insurance, a cruise Singapore to Sydney plus 5 nights in Singapore pre cruise, tgey wanted $2500 for fiverage

Key word there guys is 'unrelated'.  I heard a tale of an insurance company refusing to pay on luggage as they considered it 'related' to breast cancer!!! They lost, but that shows their thinking.
Covermore was my original go-to as it was recommended by the travel agent & my sister-in-law was covered by them.  But considering I am fitter & 'healthier' than her, she was covered, they won't cover me & you don't get the option of providing information from doctors as the computer tells them no

Thanks Afraser, I was thinking of using the insurance cover just for 'unrelated' risks,since I have been so unsuccessful. Especially since it has been months since I started my enquiries & the holiday is around the corner.  So long as I get the all clear from the oncologist in April, it will be all systems go

Thanks Jude M, I'll give them a try.  CoverMore has been the most expensive cover quote so far, anyway, 

Thanks all