Over 65 Travel News

01 August 2006  Senior travellers face paying double insurance costs
A call for cheaper senior travel insurance premiums has been raised after new research has revealed that nearly all insurance premiums for travellers aged over 65 jump in price by over 100 per cent.

The survey of travel insurance providers by moneysupermarket exposed the need for more competitive deals for mature travellers.

Richard Mason, director of insurance at moneysupermarket, said: "This pricing structure for senior travellers is unnecessarily punitive.

"Insurers should do more to provide reasonable rates for this growing market. Older people should not be penalised for going abroad and should be able to find affordable travel insurance."

Mr Mason added that senior travellers, especially those with exisiting medical conditions, should not be put off from buying travel insurance, as the risks are too great.

Those looking to buy travel insurance over 65 should also ensure they read the small print to ensure they comply with the policy conditions and although organisations such as Age Concern may offer special deals for older people, it is still worth comparing these quotes too.

moneysupermarket currently offers its customers over 1200 travel insurance policies.


© Adfero Ltd

Back to Over 65s Travel News Stories »

Bookmark this article

| | | | | |

Related Over 65s Travel News

28 August 2007  Compulsory retirement case referred to European court
A case challenging compulsory retirement ages in some professions has been... [more]

Add the latest senior travel news to your website with the Insure For All Senior Travel RSS Feed.

Keep up-to-date with the Over 65 travel news with our new RSS news feed.

To view the news feed you will need to have a news reader installed or have an account with an online news aggregator. To subscribe to our news feed using one of the sites below click the appropriate icon: