Unfortunately you're not the first person to be caught out by this misunderstanding. Your policy must be in effect when the insured event takes place. So you need to have travel policies commence from when you book travel, not from closer to the departure date.
Read through the T&Cs, this will be covered.
Previous thread here also.
Agreed, but as stated in one of your threads(16/09/2015) I was only informed by the doctor on the 18th not to travel, this is the same day my policy started, we were all going on holiday up to that point. Surely that itself says something
Just a general comment on this,Its like all insurance is a scam or a lottery,When an accident/incident happens its stressful enough,but the REAL stress is dealing with insurance companies and the minefield you have to tiptoe through when you make a claim....
Agreed, but as stated in one of your threads(16/09/2015) I was only informed by the doctor on the 18th not to travel, this is the same day my policy started, we were all going on holiday up to that point. Surely that itself says something
All insurance is a lottery. You are betting the insurer that unlikely events x, y or z will happen during the term of the policy.Just a general comment on this,Its like all insurance is a scam or a lottery
So insurance is like backing a horse Trasneoir....interestingAll insurance is a lottery. You are betting the insurer that unlikely events x, y or z will happen during the term of the policy.
Say you backed a horse to place and it finished third of seven starters. You've lost the bet fair and square, but if you didn't know the rules you might feel like you've been scammed. I wouldn't blame the bookie, I'd blame you for being a bad consumer - buying a product you didn't bother to research.
I'd have some sympathy if the rules were deliberately obfuscated, but I don't think that's the case here.
So insurance is like backing a horse Trasneoir....interesting
Yes, insurance is a wager.So insurance is like backing a horse Trasneoir....interesting
2 reasons for this I think.Except bookies generally pay up.!
No.Trasneoir, do you work in the insurance industry
Of course not. Like any other public companies, they are amoral and act only in the interest of their shareholders.do you really believe that insurance companies act in the interests of their customers
Long term, the house always wins. PaddyPower-Betfair is worth more than any of the Irish insurers - the 7th biggest Irish traded company.At least with the bookies you have a fighting chance!!
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?