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[Closed] travel insurance for going to Afghanistan

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does anyone on here have any experience or know a good reliable insurer for my mate who is going to work in Afghanistan. He is not in the forces and is going to work for a medical charity who have some projects running there. cheers for any advice in advance


 
Posted : 05/01/2013 8:59 pm
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Last time I looked into it L&V did life insurance that would cover Afghan. I doubt travel insurance will cover the risks of working in the country. The charity should be able to provide more details.


 
Posted : 05/01/2013 9:20 pm
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He needs to ask the charity, not only about the insurance but also what their security plan is. If the don't have either then he should avoid - even Kabul can be risky (we run projects in Afghanistan btw).

Edit: who's he going to work for?


 
Posted : 05/01/2013 9:32 pm
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As leffeboy's just said. Humanitarian is good, but the place is hairy unless people are looking after you.


 
Posted : 05/01/2013 9:34 pm
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Towergate & Wilson should cover him.


 
Posted : 06/01/2013 1:38 pm
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Humanitarian and health work was good until the US chose to conduct secret bin laden hunting under the guise of a charity doing vaccination, now they are prime targets.


 
Posted : 06/01/2013 2:57 pm
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Lioyds be a good start
But then again the charity should organise that


 
Posted : 06/01/2013 3:14 pm
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ISTR that Aon did all my old employer's insurance for high-risk work in Afghanistan.


 
Posted : 07/01/2013 7:50 am
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The employer should be covering him for this sort of thing as it's not cheap.


 
Posted : 07/01/2013 8:58 am

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