Finding travel insurance for older people.
As recently was reported on the home page of solo travel more and more older people are tavelling solo these days. Issues older travelers face is getting suitable travel insurance that will cover their age group and needs. Travel insurance providers below are mainly for travellers from the UK. If you are looking for travel insurance for the Over 70s and from the USA then visit travel insurance seniors.
List updated Feb 2012 
Insure for all Insurance (up to 99 yrs)
Insure for all are a specialist insurer and offer great deals. They also offer Annual cover up to the age of 75. Insure for all's approach to travel insurance over 70 is to treat everyone as an individual and tailor each quote to the applicant's status. This means you only pay for the cover that you need.
Quotes from £9.00
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Columbus Travel Insurance (up to 99 yrs)
Columbus provides UK cover from the age of 70s up to 99 - One week in Europe starts from £11.53! When you book online you receive 10% off stratight away and
everyone on your policy can be covered for Travel Delay, Trip Abandonment and Missed Departure as a result of volcanic ash, all from just £8 per policy.
Quotes from £11.53
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Good to go Travel Insurance (no upper age limit)
Good to go there are no age limits at all their single trip travel insurance and some of the cost goes to charity. They are also good for pre existing conditions, their policies are designed to offer appropriate cover for people over 75 who are travelling with all types of pre existing medical conditions from asthma through to heart disease and cancer.
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Quotes from £26.00
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AVANTI Travel Insurance (up to 85 yrs)
Avanti travel insurance provide immediate cover, tailored to your holiday From weekend breaks to one year trips
Cruise cover provided as standard. Avanti Travel Insurance offers customers a range of policies including Single Trip, Annual Multi Trip, Winter Sports, Backpacker and Business travel insurance. We provide cover to a wide range of pre-existing medical conditions.
Quotes from £17.00
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Explorer Travel Insurance (up to 99 yrs)
If you are aged over 65 years or have pre-existing medical conditions, Explorer Travel Insurance can help with their Platinum policy They can provide cover to customers up to any age for single trip policies, up to and including 79 years for annual policies and can also include a wide range of medical conditions.
Quotes from £19.00
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Flexi Cover Insurance (up to 85 yrs)
Cover includes emergency medical expenses and dental treatment, cancellation, baggage, personal liability, personal accident, and 24/7 access to medical assistance. Also the policy that can be extended to cover winter sports (up to and including 65 years of age) and automatically covers participation in over 100 sports and activities, including bungee jumping, scuba diving, white water rafting and water sports.
Quotes from £11.08
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JS Travel Insurance (up to 80 yrs)
European and worldwide travel insurance for persons aged between 66 years and 79 years of age underwritten by AXA. JS insurance for the over 70s offers
a full range of products from single trip travel insurance , annual multi trip travel insurance, ski and snowboard travel insurance as well as covers for cruises
Quotes from £16.00
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Insure For Travel Insurance (up to 80 yrs)
Insure for will cover any age on single trips up to 80. Insure for has been covering older people for many years and provide coverage for all the major countries of the world,
With insurefor.com's single trip travel insurance you have the freedom to specify where you are travelling; the UK, Europe, Worldwide (excluding USA, Canada, Bermuda & the Caribbean), Australia & New Zealand and Worldwide .
Quotes from £9.00
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John Lewis Travel Insurance (up to 85 yrs)
John Lewis is part of the John Lewis partnership and offers travel insurance up to the age of 85 and comprehensive medical cover too. John Lewis Travel Insurance provides a high level of cover as standard and you can add on additional cover for things like winter sports or business travel. And whether you choose John Lewis Single Trip or Annual Multi-trip cover
Quotes from £19.00
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LV Travel Insurance (up to 99 yrs)
LV are currently offering 15% off when you buy their travel insurance policies online. LV also offer
cover for up to ten people on one policy - ideal for families and groups of friends.
Quotes from £18.00
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AA Travel Insurance (up to 80 yrs)
Medical expenses up to £10,000,000 from the AA and will cover 79 year olds with
cancellation cover up to £5,000.Customers could save 16% on average when purchasing AA Travel Insurance online rather than over the phone. Based on current pricing as of 20 July 2011.
Quotes from £9.00
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Essential Insurance (up to 75 yrs)
Essential's travel insurance policies can be tailored to your individual needs, so you only pay for the protection you actually need.Essential Travel provides fully comprehensive travel insurance, with White Horse Insurance Ireland Ltd to insure that you have a great holiday.
Quotes from £25.00
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Direct travel Insurance (up to 75 yrs)
Established in 1993, Direct Travel Insurance has now insured 7 million people -
Up to £10m cover for medical expense.Designed with flexibility in mind, Direct Travel Insurance’s single trip travel insurance policies provide great value for money. A specialist in the travel insurance sector, Direct Travel Insurance provides customers with a range of cover at low rates.
Quotes from £11.00
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Latest Travel Insurance News
It is believe that up to 25% of Britons do not take out travel cover when they go abroad according to ABTA. The age group which are most likely to be without travel insurance are the under 25s and the over 70s.
The importance of buying travel insurance cannot be more stressed becuase if you are caught abroad needing medical treatment and you do not have cover then you could be in big trouble and face hefty bills, for instance to ben flown from France to the UK could cost you up to £10,000 if you need to be accompanies by a nurse.
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