The Post Office/Turkey/Travel insurance.

[Carpete]

I have been posting here since 2004. I have owned property in Turkey for a long while. I have not been rude at all. I have asked a specific question on the owners section, relating to the important query that, changing the status of Turkey, with regards to the costs of travel insurance, will have on those of us who have second or primary homes here.  An increase from £21 to over £100 for a 1 week stay is huge and  this could impact on all of us if other insurance companies follow suit. Thank you Supacabby for your info,   I'm sure the links above will be useful to a lot of people and thank you Redding43 for the above info re: Ageas. I will "watch this space" with regards to Ageas insurance. We may all be in for a shock I hope not, times are tough enough.
Carol

[Steve B]

*Hillside clutches handbag close to bossom*  
It does seem unfair that once you hit that magic 65 that your insurance quote rockets though. I'm just wondering if Saga would be more sympathetic and offer a more reasonable quote?

[Supacabby]

http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/turkey-moved-out-of-europe-ndash-by-post-office-travel-insurance-2346552.html

[Carpete]

Thank you for that link Supacabby. Just goes to show how important it is to read the small print and tick the right box no matter what your sex, age or handbag design The young lady in this case was 22. The company underwriting seem to have moved into many areas of insurance in Turkey which I find interesting too.

[Scunner]

quote:Originally posted by redding43

Perhaps it's because the decision is nothing to do with them as they are not the insurers. Ageas are the insurers and I would guess this is a much wider application than just the post office

As an update to this topic, I have checked with Ageas and while Turkey is indeed now "out of Europe" as far as Post Office Travel Insurance is concerned, they still cover Turkey as part of Europe when supplying travel insurance through other outlets - notably AgeUK's Travel Insurance products.

Two good alternatives are John Lewis's Travel Insurance (single trip covers travelers up to age 86) and www.staysure.co.uk who specialise in insurance for older travelers.