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Originally Posted by Gate Keeper
Hi Pete, you might be interested. I have been paying into AXAPPP International since 2008. This year they changed the international name to Global and my premium was increased by £834 to £5,830 comprehensive. It’s a lot to pay and Jessica is also with AXA Global. We are both over 60 and the premiums go up according to the age band. I have dropped from comprehensive to standard cover with a £500 excess. Doing that reduced my premium by £2,300 and I have had my money's worth from them over the years. The price of living in Africa, is there is no NHS.
As you have discovered, there are advantages to going private. Yesterday I was chatting to someone who works in private health who arranges operations and she was telling me how private health is busier now than it’s ever been. More people in the UK are having to go private and there is definitely an overspill from the NHS. At my age it’s getting expensive and I have to make a lot of sacrifices to be able to pay the premiums. If I didn’t have to fork out for it, I could afford to get a new car or go on a cruise. I am not complaining, it is what it is.
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My premium is 2700 per annum, that covers the 3 of us and Karen has had 2 hip replacements, jake had his shoulder operated on and sorted, I have had the varacosele and treatment for eczema this year so we got our monies worth for sure... next year... 4K plus I should think.... on top of that 2k of national health insurance...