Post by wildoats on Feb 10, 2016 19:57:56 GMT 7
Why you should read your travel insurance fine print ...
Someone may not be throwing you the life buoy when you really need it !
Jordan Darney, 21, fell out of a third storey window in Prague and woke up in a hospital bed minus a spleen and with shattered elbows and pelvis.
A medical flight home would cost tens of thousands of dollars. He was shocked to learn he was not covered by his travel insurance policy.
His coverage was void because he had registered a blood alcohol reading of 0.144 per cent.
He had been drunk when he fell.
"I had insurance so I thought I would be ok," he told Hack last year, speaking from the Prague hospital bed.
"That hasn't been the case."
When he made it home one month later Jordan had clocked a $100,000 medical bill.
Travel insurance is a good idea to avoid massive hospital bills overseas, but there are a few common pitfalls and exclusions to be aware of before picking your policy.
The short advice is: here
Just a heads up, or a timely reminder.
.
Someone may not be throwing you the life buoy when you really need it !
Jordan Darney, 21, fell out of a third storey window in Prague and woke up in a hospital bed minus a spleen and with shattered elbows and pelvis.
A medical flight home would cost tens of thousands of dollars. He was shocked to learn he was not covered by his travel insurance policy.
His coverage was void because he had registered a blood alcohol reading of 0.144 per cent.
He had been drunk when he fell.
"I had insurance so I thought I would be ok," he told Hack last year, speaking from the Prague hospital bed.
"That hasn't been the case."
When he made it home one month later Jordan had clocked a $100,000 medical bill.
Travel insurance is a good idea to avoid massive hospital bills overseas, but there are a few common pitfalls and exclusions to be aware of before picking your policy.
The short advice is: here
Just a heads up, or a timely reminder.
.
