Medical Travel insurance- 2 month trip to Isreal

amother

OP ↓

Wed, Jul 10 2024, 7:51 am

Hi,
Can anyone help me with medical travel insurance for my 20 year old son.

He'll be going to Isreal for about 2 months.
Won't be traveling around mainly going to be in Jerusalem.

Travel agent says they only have travelers insurance for one month and it isn't a good one.

I tried getting a quote online at insuremytrip.com. they don't have what I need.

Can anyone help me here?
Thanks!

Elfrida ↓

Wed, Jul 10 2024, 8:06 am

https://www.yedidim-health.co.il/

There's a good chance they can help.
Since Israel is officially a war zone, travel insurance can be expensive at the moment, but their prices are reasonable.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Wed, Jul 10 2024, 12:26 pm

Elfrida wrote:

https://www.yedidim-health.co.il/

There's a good chance they can help.
Since Israel is officially a war zone, travel insurance can be expensive at the moment, but their prices are reasonable.

Thanks
They don't have an American number and I assume they're closed for the day.

Meanwhile, anyone else?
Really appreciate

Bubbles77

Wed, Jul 10 2024, 3:19 pm

An israeli insurance company should have exactly what you need. I got these numbers from chaim vchessed website.

ASA Worldwide Insurance 02-532-5110 718-874-2751
Egert & Cohen Insurance 02-623-2546 050-548-2192
Epstein Insurance 02-580-8214 718-874-8213

amother

↑ OP ↓

Wed, Jul 10 2024, 4:10 pm

essie14 wrote:

https://egertcohen.co.il/

They're fantastic. We recommend them to all our visitors.

Thanks. It sounds like a good plan.
I get confused when asked which of the three I want.

Harel
Maccabi
Clalit

There's no explanation.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Wed, Jul 10 2024, 4:10 pm

amother Periwinkle wrote:

https://www.imamother.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=475005

see this thread for some numbers

Thanks this has so much good information!

amother

↑ OP ↓

Wed, Jul 10 2024, 4:11 pm

Bubbles77 wrote:

Thanks I so appreciate the NY numbers.

↑ Elfrida ↓

Wed, Jul 10 2024, 4:16 pm

amother OP wrote:

Thanks. It sounds like a good plan.
I get confused when asked which of the three I want.

Harel
Maccabi
Clalit

There's no explanation.

Clalit and Macabi both have good coverage in Jerusalem. As a tourist, here for a couple of months, it won't make much difference. He could find out which has a clinic closer to where he will be staying, but it's not likely to be more than a few minutes difference.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Wed, Jul 10 2024, 4:19 pm

So I tried getting through Allianz as well as mentioned on the other thread and this was their response.

Quote:

The Israel-Hamas Armed Conflict became a known event as of October 7, 2023. Until further notice, we are not accepting sales of policies covering known travel to Israel. Policies that become effective after October 7, 2023 will not provide coverage or accommodations for losses directly or indirectly resulting from this event. Read our Coverage Alert for more details about policy coverage, accommodations, and exclusions related to this event.

I guess this is why its so hard to find a policy and why my travel agent says it's very hard to get one for more than a month.

I'll try all the other recommendations here but if someone has recently used a specific agent for medical travel insurance for a 2 months trip to Isreal I would really appreciate.

Thanks

amother

↑ OP

Wed, Jul 10 2024, 4:19 pm

Elfrida wrote:

Ok thanks.
It looks like I'll have to talk to someone in Isreal.

↑ Elfrida

Wed, Jul 10 2024, 4:23 pm

amother OP wrote:

So I tried getting through Allianz as well as mentioned on the other thread and this was their response.

Quote:

Right. You need Israeli insurance. Everyone else is too scared of the war.