Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation has launched a new partnership with travel insurance provider, Insurancewith, to help those with lung cancer find fairer holiday insurance.
Insurancewith offers travel insurance to everyone, including people living with all stages of lung cancer. They ask questions that relate directly to you and your condition. This helps them offer cover at a fair price, even for people with advanced lung cancer and those who have struggled to get a policy elsewhere.
The partnership began after an episode of our Let’s Talk About Lung Cancer podcast. Patients Jules Fielder and Nick Whitehead discussed the barriers people face when trying to go on holiday.
The conversation quickly moved to travel insurance and the high cost of policies. Jules, who lives with stage 4 lung cancer, shared her experience with Insurancewith. She described how the company took time to understand her condition and assessed her actual risk, not the perceived one.
“Shortly after my diagnosis, I searched for a family holiday. When I saw the cost of insurance, my heart broke. I thought I would never travel again,” said Jules. “Thankfully, I found Insurancewith and have never looked back!”
I have travelled a lot over the past two years and each time got affordable travel medical insurance cover from Insurancewith. They really understand my condition and I think this comes from the company’s founder, Fiona. Having had cancer herself who couldn’t get travel insurance, she made it her mission to evolve the knowledge of underwriters so people with cancer can travel.
Jules Fielder, living with stage 4 lung cancer
Listeners took note and Insurancewith reached out to say they had seen an increase in quotes following the episode and that they would like to support our charity. Insurancewith will now make a donation to the charity for every policy sold through the unique Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation and Insurancewith online quote form.
Paula Chadwick is the chief executive of Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation:
“We like to partner with companies who share our values. This is certainly the case for Insurancewith.
Far too often we speak to people with lung cancer who are unable to take a much-needed holiday because of the cost of travel insurance. The feedback we’ve had from patients about Insurancewith however, have been extremely positive.
“Insurancewith asks questions that relate directly to you and your condition. This helps them assess your circumstances accurately, offer a fair premium, and give better support if you face an emergency abroad.
“It feels like a personal service, not a one-size-fits-all approach. That is why we are delighted to be one of their charity partners. Together, we can support people with lung cancer.”
Fiona Macrae, founder of Insurancewith, added:
“We are thrilled to launch our partnership with Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation – and during lung cancer awareness month too.”
Following my own experience of cancer, I know just how important charities like Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation are, and I am delighted we are able to give back in this positive way.
Insurancewith will now make a donation to Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation for every policy taken out via its unique online quote form.
Insurancewith has also sponsored an upcoming episode of the Let’s Talk about Lung Cancer podcast.