Travel Insurance for Australia from Thailand

[Dazinoz]

Hello,

 

I am an Australian expat and have lived in Thailand last 10 years. I need to visit Australia soon for family health reasons.

 

On my last visit I found out  I had been "kicked out" of Medicare due to being outside Australia for more than 5 years. I need to re-apply if I go back including proving I have left Thailand like closed bank accounts, rental lease terminations, etc.

 

So I am looking for travel insurance for travel to Australia, mainly to cover me for any medical emergencies. Most policies I have looked at are for travel from Australia, even Thai companies.

 

So has anyone had experience and who di they buy from?

 

 

[Etaoin Shrdlu]

Both AIG Thailand and AXA Thailand offer outbound travel polices.  AIG offers slightly higher limits for medical expenses if I recall correctly, although the limits are fairly low: 5 million and 4 million baht respectively. I would avoid the smaller Thai companies' offerings.

 

There are a number of insurers offering better coverage and higher limits, but they aren't based in Thailand. I think Allianz offers travel policies from Europe and there are a number of specialty insurers that do. I think you can find them if you search on the internet.

[Fat is a type of crazy]

Covermore have a good inbound policy that I used in the past.

[retarius]

I use a company called MCIG. I don't know whether it is any good because I have never made a claim. It is cheap and I have been to the US, Japan with them. Just type MCIG into your web browser, you can apply on line. Have your passport and CC ready.

[Dazinoz]

On 5/3/2024 at 6:03 PM, retarius said:

I use a company called MCIG. I don't know whether it is any good because I have never made a claim. It is cheap and I have been to the US, Japan with them. Just type MCIG into your web browser, you can apply on line. Have your passport and CC ready.

From Thailand? I looked on their site and a Singapore address needed.