It is the age old problem that insurers are mostly interested in selling
policies to people who will not claim.
Dr Martin Goldman
Senior Medical Advisor
Forest Laboratories UK Ltd
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-----Original Message-----
From: GP-UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Adrian Midgley
Sent: 12 April 2007 02:22
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Patients taken ill abroad
Saul Galloway wrote:
>
> And on it goes. Europ Assistance will not even consider a claim on
> their policy until the patients GP have provided a "_Full print out_"
> of the last 3 years medical records (their underlining) and a two page
> medical report by the patients own GP.
>
Perhaps this should be drawn to patients' attention?
A notice in the waiting room saying
"We suggest you avoid Europ Assistance as we lack confidence in their
intention to meet claims by injured or ill travellers"
or with the last clause replaced by a comment about their behaviour
would get a point across.
Now, what insurance firm would the panel prefer to use themselves?
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