We used HCC Medical for our most recent trip, they were reliable but it paid out in US dollars, which was a bit of a hassle as we're Canadian. We lost quite a handful of change on the many exchange rates we had to go through to get our money back after an expensive hospital visit in Thailand.
I'm in the process of applying for a year (or more) long working visa in Norway, and am planning on traveling further afterwards, with no real intention on coming home to re-apply for more health insurance.
I'm having a bit of a problem finding a Canadian company that offers travel insurance for a period longer than 6 months.
I'm also wondering how those of you who travel for periods longer than a year take care of your medical. do you apply for the one that suits you best and than keep re-applying or is there some better way that I'm completely missing out on??
any advice would be wonderful!!
Reply to this Hi Guys,
If you live and work in Norway, you are supposed to pay tax there....and therefore also I guess benefiting from their generous social net....doesn't they cover you for medical? Once you are cover in Norway, you should also be cover for all over Europe. You may therefore simply look at having a cover through a local credit card, or a simple "europ assitance" type of cover, but that for something where you are based in Norway.
Don't know if this help.
Merry Christmas!
Peter
Reply to this If I applied for some type of citizenship I would be covered, one of the requirements for my working visa is that I have travel medical up to 30,000 Euro while there. Scott is Norwegian so he's covered (bugger)
Reply to this Have you tried World Nomads advertised on here and recommended by LP and Rough Guide etc...?
I just had a quick check and if I put that I was Canadian it wouldn't give me more than 6 months but did say it could be extended while away. Not sure why this is as if I put UK (where I'm from) it gives the option of up to 18 months... odd!
Not sure how they compare price wise but when I got a quote for a family for a year it came out at £847 (1330 Canadian Dollars) which is pretty extortionate, so probably not great.
Sorry I couldn't be any more help... As Canada has a publicly funded healthcare I'm surprised it does not have some kind of reciprocal agreement with certain countries in Europe.... 😞
Reply to this I wound up going through a company called BCAA here on the west coast of Canada. Their mainly an auto-care road side assitance type of company but they also offer travel insurance. cost me about $400 for 12 months, 15 mil. liability, no deductable, and I can extend while overseas, or if I come home early they pay me back whatever portion is left. quite decent I think.
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