Does travel insurance actually pay if one of us gets dengue this week or do they call it a pre-existing mosquito

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Andreea Mihai241 rep2

We read the 93k number. We have a standard annual policy. Friend in Gampaha's cousin waited five hours at a government hospital then paid Asiri. What is the sentence I need on the policy PDF before we land tomorrow.

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Read the wording for mosquito-borne / tropical illness / dengue. Some cheap annuals exclude it or cap "illness" after day 7. You want inpatient at a private hospital, evacuation, and a 24-hour assistance number that answers. Dengue is not "pre-existing" because you have not had it - they may still wriggle on "you travelled during an outbreak". Screenshot the assistance card.

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Rizwan Caffoor2110 rep1

Ours covered the blood test and a night at a private place. We called the number before we paid. That order matters.

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Cormac Healy174 rep2

Private (Asiri, Nawaloka, Lanka Hospitals) is where tourists actually go with fever. Do not wait it out as "bad curry".

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Hemantha Liyanage1760 rep1

Calling the number before we pay. Reading the dengue line tonight.

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Andreea Mihai241 rep2

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