Travel insurance Archives

Travel; will my PMI policy cover medical treatment abroad?

Are you someone who travels frequently for business or pleasure? Do you have private medical insurance in the UK? If you answer ‘yes’ to both questions, does your policy cover your medical treatment abroad? Historically, many health insurance policies offered you cover for emergency treatment abroad. This is not the same as travel insurance as they only offered a small monetary amount of cover. What options are available for medical treatment abroad? International private medical insurance Are you out of the UK for long periods of time? If so, An international private medical insurance policy could be the answer. These…

Why we are delighted to work with General & Medical

2020 has seen a really interesting first quarter for the team at SMP Healthcare. We have thrown ourselves head first into social media marketing, introducing video and audio to our audience. Now have the pleasure of adding General and Medical to our panel of insurance providers. Who are General & Medical? Established in the 1980’s, General & Medical are an independent medical insurance provider. They are focused on providing excellent healthcare solutions for all. Consistently looking to the future and concentrating on developing innovative products and services for businesses, families and individuals. General & Medical are the preferred provider for…

Have you taken care of your travel insurance?

For anyone travelling abroad for work or leisure, insurance is an essentially requirement. We have all seen the horror stories in the press. Why risk being stuck abroad with huge hospital bills and no realistic way of returning home. There are many great providers of travel insurance in the UK offering cover for trips anywhere in the world. They cover annual policies and single trips, cruises, backpacking holidays and winter sports trips. Great options for the consumer, this is vital if you need medical treatment abroad. Travel insurance as part of your private medical insurance cover Private health insurance policies…

Travel Insurance as an add-on to your Private Medical Insurance

Travel Insurance if you have pre-existing medical conditions can be expensive. If you have a Health Insurance policy in place, why not add it on to your cover. Unlike a standalone policy you will not have to answer a huge list of medical questions. Travel Insurance purchased as an-add on to Health Insurance is on a “Fit to Travel” basis. Therefore no medical history questionnaires and declarations are necessary. If you have any pre-existing conditions and have been advised by your consultant/ GP/ Specialist that you are fit to travel then you would be able to make any eligible claims…