Now that summer has come to an end, it’s time to start thinking about escaping the upcoming cold and looking forward to some fun in the sun.
This is exactly what my fitness instructor at the Mayfair, Jennifer Mitchell, and her husband, Mike Quinn, and their family were looking forward to when they booked their 2007 trip to Los Cabos, Mexico, for a 2 week vacation over Christmas and New Years. Thinking that they were covered for travel insurance through their credit card booking, they didn’t give it another thought. Then the nightmare began!
On December 28th, as they were taking a leisurely stroll along the beach at the water’s edge, a rogue wave crashed ashore and its undertow took Mike out to sea! He heard his neck crunch and then lost consciousness. His son dove in and brought Mike out onto the beach. Fortunately, there was a paramedic nearby and he confirmed Mike had a pulse. An ambulance arrived and when they put Mike on a stretcher, he regained consciousness and stated “I can’t move anything from my neck down”!
While in hospital, the doctors wanted to move him to Mexico City, but Mike just wanted to get back home to Toronto. That’s when they learned they had no travel coverage through their credit card and started to make frantic calls to family and friends back home as it was going to cost $42,000 for the air ambulance, in addition to the $7,000 hospital charge, and, of course the money had to be paid up front!
Finally back home, fundraisers were held and Mike underwent a lengthy hospital stay and rehab for many months. Even now, almost 7 years later, Mike uses a cane to take short walks and will never work again.
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Although this tragic accident would have happened regardless of their lack of travel insurance coverage, it certainly would have alleviated some of the stress their family endured both emotionally and financially.
Even if you’re going on a day trip shopping across the border, life changing accidents can happen. Why take the risk when the cost of coverage is so inexpensive? If going for an extended period, you can buy a single trip plan or if you go out of the country 2 or more times a year, a multi-trip plan will cover you for a whole year! If you’re having company visit from outside Canada, you can also get them coverage!
It’s easy to apply (and much cheaper than purchasing through your travel agent, or points website, when you book your trip). Just go to my website www.pollockfinancial.ca and under the “Buy Now” tab, click on travel insurance.