Hi all, Vjer's
my parents are visiting next month and i need to take insurance to cover if any medication arises during their stay.
any idea of any insurances which will cover basic medical coverage like dr visit or medication
thanks
pri

You can find insurance that will provide coverage for emergencies, but you will likely have to pay for medication/treatments for any pre-existing conditions out of pocket.

Look for travel medical insurance.

Are your parents coming from Canada? If so, they may already be covered with their provincial insurance.

Insurance for entering US? Sounds lame, but not unusual for our wonderful US government. Good luck on your search.

Have your parents see about getting out of province travel insurance from their bank back at home. I know that when I was still visiting the US I would purchase travel insurance for a year at a time from the TD Canada Trust. You can also purchase just for a specific trip. The rates were excellent and covered what wouldn't be covered by Provincial insurance.

They are coming frm India and there they dont have much on the travel insurance so if any1 here have done a local insurance would be a help.

I went to www.aig-is.com

They provide different types of insurance for visitors to the US or new immigrants. They do short stay and longstay insurance.

I sent them an email through the site and they were very prompt about getting back to me with quotes.

recently i saw a ad for Visitors coverage.com any1 used it or have any idea how good they are basically looking fro hassle free
Also tks kezm i have asked AIG for the quote. My parents hv high BP and diabetes so its pre existing condition so need to check if that is covered

Tks

You can get med insurance for foreign visitors from this company. Check policies offer through them by Seven Corners. Cost is reasonable.



Whoops... here is the link:
http://www.insuremytrip.com/medical-1000-0-0-43.html

I have not been to Canada, but I just googled Canada Travel Insurance and there are loads of options. hey could start with their Insurance Broker/Travel Agent, Bank etc etc in the UK organsations like Help the Aged provide cover for older travellers.

Usually pre existing conditions are excluded, there may be a very limted market in Canada who will provide coverage, at a cost.