Trael Insurance is priceless
The New Zealand Herald had made an interesting point as to why travel insurance is, actually, priceless.
It mentions the “can do” attitude of the Kiwi’s, often thinking themselves invincible and sometimes coming unstuck, in the realisation that accidents can and do happen, and the implications of not taking out an adequate travel insurance policy.
The article draws attention to several cases in which certain instances can lead to monumental bills that would otherwise have been covered by a comparatively inexpensive insurance policy:
- An injured person in outer Fiji had to be flown by helicopter to the mainland at a cost of around £80, 000
- A New Zealander suffering with the bends (decompression sickness caused by a decrease of pressure around the body most commonly experienced by divers) had to be flown by air ambulance from Vanuatu
- A woman in North Africa, paralysed in a mountain biking accident had to be flown home, chaperoned by two doctors
- Another woman with heart problems had to be flown to New Zealand from Europe, costing $340,000
These costs are unthinkable, but completely necessary, there is no question, and you cannot put a price on a life. But these costs can easily be avoided – there are some truly competitive travel insurance companies out there offering a great level of cover from fairly low prices.
Written by MrCrip on October 2nd, 2007 with
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