Travelling without insurance

[LifeIsBetterInFlipFlops]

DH is going to follow (on his bike), some of the mountain stages of Tour De France and says he's not going to bother with travel insurance.

Am I being unreasonable to be upset about this, seeing as it will be me who would have to sell the house find £30k if he needs repatriating.

How would you handle the conversation?

[StingingNettle]

DS (6) was rushed into French hosiptal last year having suffered a massive seizure. He spent the first night at a small town hospital, but then had to be ambulanced to a larger city hospital with a childrens intensive care unit, where he spent 3 further nights. Thank god we had insurance, because although we had nothing to pay whilst we were there, we got a bill through the post when we got home for just under £3,000, this was with the EHIC contribution knocked off. I can't imagine how much it would have been if he'd needed repatriation.
Does he have a bank account with freebies? - our travel insurance was just this, we paid no extra for it.

[SomeBear]

I worked for the repatriation side of travel insurance. I can share horror stories til next week but all I will say is that no one ever goes on holiday intending to have an accident or fall ill. I have seen families have to pay for a relative's care by selling their houses, cars, begging for money in pubs. The Consulate will not pay and the EHIC only covers some of it.

It's not his decision to make now he has a family, take out the insurance on his behalf and tell him to grow up.

[SarahBumBarer]

I'm writing this from Bambino Gesu in Rome where my 12m old has been hospitalised with complications from chicken pox. We were on a 2 day trip and if ever there was a time to be tempted not to bother with insurance this was it. Have your DH pop along and deal with all the crap and paperwork there is when you actually have EHIC/insurance and then see how he fancies trying to get along witrhout them.

[mrsjay]

he could bloody well fall off his bike break something is he mad, go to the post office it costs buttons the mans an idiot obv