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As far as travel insurance goes, you don't need special insurance for the Camino.I just wondered if anyone had found a company that covers this sort of trip.
I have to disagree with that. I have had trials and tribulations on the Camino where I had to go to hospitals etc and without Travel Insurance I would have had to have paid some significant money. I think for 95% of people it may be unnecessary but as I age more issues are possible and I want to be covered.As far as travel insurance goes, you don't need special insurance for the Camino.
Sorry, I wasn't clear. I didn't mean that you don't need insurance at all, just that regular garden variety travel insurance works for the Camino.I have to disagree with that. I have had trials and tribulations on the Camino where I had to go to hospitals etc and without Travel Insurance I would have had to have paid some significant money. I think for 95% of people it may be unnecessary but as I age more issues are possible and I want to be covered.
Yes, you just need to be sure that if you have annual multi-trip it will cover you for the length of trip you plan. Multi-trip insurance seems to be cheaper in a lot of cases but time limits vary.Sorry, I wasn't clear. I didn't mean that you don't need insurance at all, just that regular garden variety travel insurance works for the Camino.
Here's a company to avoid. I walked the Camino last September, had insurance from AIG. Had a fall down some stone steps inHi Everyone
I am leaving to start my Camino on the 26th of April and am sorting some travel insurance.
I just wondered if anyone had found a company that covers this sort of trip.
Many thanks
Viv
Here's a company to avoid: AIG. I walked the Camino last September, had a fall down some stone steps in the small city of Estella, leading to a dislocated middle finger on my left hand and (as the docs say) assorted contusions, abrasions and lacerations. Folks at the albergue called an ambulance which took me to a hospital 2k away. In the ER, the finger was reset—and the one next to it was dislocated in a frenzied removal—for absolutely no reason—of the wedding band that had been there for 40 years. (But that's another story.) Upon release, I paid 885 euros via credit card (600 of it for the ambulance), and have been totally unable to get AIG to reimburse me even though it's the kind of accident clearly covered by my policy. I filed all the paperwork they asked me for, and the company simply refuses to pay and ignores me. At one point, they asked for a statement from the treating doc, which I told them was beyond my power to provide, and besides, all the specifics of what the ER did were clearly described in the paid bill I submitted to AIG for my 885 euros. So I don't know who you should get your travel insurance from, but if you don't want to be a patsy for a ripoff like I was, it definitely should not be AIG.Hi Everyone
I am leaving to start my Camino on the 26th of April and am sorting some travel insurance.
I just wondered if anyone had found a company that covers this sort of trip.
Many thanks
Viv
Thank you Marty. Good to know how/if insurance works when you actually get hurt or sick.Here's a company to avoid: AIG. I walked the Camino last September, had a fall down some stone steps ... if you don't want to be a patsy for a ripoff like I was, it definitely should not be AIG.
I had Travelex insurance in 2019, and I had to file a claim when I required stitches after a fall. My regular health insurance reimbursed me for most of the bill, and Travelex paid the rest. Their claims process was easy and quick.Thank you Marty. Good to know how/if insurance works when you actually get hurt or sick.
Better info than "I bought xxx insurance and nothing happened to me..."
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