Monday, 02 July 2007



Senior travel insurance no longer has to cost you a small fortune. In the past travel cover was usually purchased via your travel agent when booking a holiday. If you're still booking your travel insurance this way you're paying more than you need to.
Rather than book through a travel agent you can, in just a couple of minutes, get free quotes from the leading senior travel insurance providers listed below.
You will be able to compare prices and purchase travel cover for your upcoming holiday.
Comparing senior travel insurance for over 50's
TIP: The cheapest policy doesn't always mean it is the right policy for you. Make sure you are aware of any excesses and if you have pre-existing medical conditions make sure you have suitable cover.
Senior travel insurance providers
The good news is senior travel insurance is becoming more competitive, which is helping to drive down the price. However, we recommend before purchasing a policy you are aware of what you're covered for and any excess you may have to pay in the event of making a claim. Just because it's the cheapest policy it doesn't mean it's the right travel insurance cover for you.
Here are the details of senior travel insurance providers:
Saga Travel Insurance
Provides high levels of cover at reasonable prices. This may be part of the reason it's the preferred choice travel insurance policy for so many people over 50.
Saga offers both single and multi-trip policies. For a free quote visit
Saga Travel Insurance
intune (Help the aged)- Insurance tailored for the over 50s
intune a wholly owned subsidiary of Help the Aged. Single trip and annual policies for European and Worldwide cover are available. A major benefit of purchasing senior travel insurance from intune is all profits will sent to Help the Aged charity - you will receive top quality travel cover along with knowing the cost of your policy will be going towards a good cause.
By purchasing your policy over the internet you will save 10%. For a free quote visit
intune (help the Aged) travel insurance
Insure for All
Insure for All will provide travel cover for people up to the age of 84 years. As Insure for All specialise in insurance for people over 65 each quote is customised to the applicant's requirements. This means you will only be paying for the the cover that you need.
For a free quote visit
Insure for All
Insure and Go
Insure and go provides travel insurance to people up to 75 years of age, and is only available online. At the time of writing they offered 4 separate packages which varied in price depending on your holiday requirements.
For a free quote visit
Insure and Go
Travel tips for the over 50's - European Travel
If travelling through Europe you should do two things.
Firstly, get a senior travel insurance quote from
EHIC Plus.
Secondly, make sure you have applied for and received your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), which replaces E111.
EHIC is free and being a UK resident you're entitled to medical treatment that becomes necessary, at reduced cost or sometimes free, when temporarily visiting a European Union (EU) country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
Find out more on
European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
To find out your
country by country entitlements within EEA countries
Various countries around the world have
reciprocal health agreements with the UK, which may entitle you to free or low cost treatment if you're sick or injured.