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Just to let everyone know that AXA PPP have a new scheme starting on April 1st. They are providing travel insurance for pre-existing medical conditions on a new scheme.

You do not have to have any previous relationships with AXA
phone number 0800 0284188

I have just taken out an annual worldwide policy for £132.80
without any hassle at all. They could not have been nicer!!

There was no questions at all about the leukaemia, just have to be medically fit to travel.

The young lady said that they are expecting a large take up of this.

regards
Susan

Hi

This is very interesting.. We have a travel insurance policy through our bank account with Lloyds TSB which is with AXA. When my husband was diagnosed with leukaemia in June 2005 we obviously declared it, and they stated that they would still cover us, but not the leukeamia, this was fine as my husband was then on Glivec and the response was good. We booked a cruise in the October, as all was going well, for the following May. However, he stopped responding to the Glivec, and was placed on the AMN107 trial at the Hammersmith in April 2006 (the cruise was paid for in full by this time). We asked Dr David Marin if we could go on the cruise, but he thought it better not to, because Maurice may need a blood transfusion, (which he did) and it was better not to be onboard a ship, or indeed in the Canaries, if this was the case. We duly cancelled the cruise, at a loss of circa £2000 and notified the insurers of the circumstances. They of course declined the claim, despite our own GP saying that Maurice was fit to travel, and it was deemed necessary to cancel in case he needed a transfusion. We appealed, but it was turned down. We are now in the process of appealing through the Financial Ombudsman - we will wait and see. What makes me cross though is that Lloyds/AXA advertise this wonderful perk that we have through our bank account, as being worth in the region of £160.00 per year. Well if we had bought an insurance policy for this value, it would have covered everything, indeed my husband obtained a one off policy for us to travel to Greece last year via the Post Office for less that £40.00.
Sue when you say there were no questions at all about the leukaemia, I am assuming of course that they know about it, will this cover you for instances such as I have described? Sorry for this essay, but we have had a roller coaster of a time, as the AMN107 trial did not work, and Maurice eventually had to have a BMT in Septemeber last year. It would be so good to get some recompense for our holiday, as any of you that have had transplants will know the recovery period is long, and money can be a major issue.
I wish everyone well.

Jacky

Hi Jacky

Yes of course they do know about it. I was very upfront about it and as it so happens i do have private medical insurance with them so it is there on the screen.
If you want to chat then email me
susanlynn.leigh@virgin.net
I met your husband and ?you at the RFH BMT clinic back in December. I am glad to hear that he is doing well now.
Reading your reply I have to be fit to travel, I guess I will tell my specialist every time I go away and make sure that he is aware of it and that he is happy.
It would seem as though your husband actually wasn't well enough to travel adn therefore cancelling for this reason should be fine. I didn't actually ask the question - would I be covered to cancel beforehand if I was unwell. I would have thought I would have - after all that really is one of the major reasons we need this type of insurance. If we actually get away then generally we can make do till we get home.

This is a new policy from AXA.............

Susan

Actually Jacky just rereading your post I am guessing that they won't cover you as the condition was pre-existing and your policy was under the old scheme. This is a new scheme from this April................big deal!! But at least it should be good for some of us.