You will find a list of companies to try in our Travel Insurance topic HERE

ETA will cover pre-existing conditions provided there has been no change in condition or medication in the past 12 months.

My mum has COPD (emphasema ) and a few years ago I must of phoned about 40 insurance companies, most recommended, with the 'yes they'll definately give you a quote' in reality I only managed to actually get 2 prices, in fact most insurers said I would have a hard job even getting one quote. Anyway, the cheapest of the 2, wanted £4500 (with loads of exclusions) for 2 weeks to Florida.

It just wasn't to be

Insurance always higher for travel to USA due to their medical system. Shame really.

Glynis HT Admin wrote:

Insurance always higher for travel to USA due to their medical system. Shame really.

My dad had a triple heart bypass and valve replacement 4 years ago and because we used to live in the USA he wanted to make his dream trip of crossing the USA by rail for his 70th birthday. He had to go before his birthday to keep the cost down to £550 for insurance. What got to him was that because he has had the surgery he has regular health checks so he is actually less of an insurance risk than many people who are paying a fraction of what he did.

hi caziann dont know if you tried columbus direct but i found them brilliant im going to florida next week although i m not elderly i do have many medical conditions like you i phoned many insurance companies but they wanted silly prices i ended up getting it half the price of the highest quote for the same cover worth a try if you have not already done so