UK Family Hit With Over Rs 1 Crore Medical Bill After Travel Insurance Error
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The family advises travelers to review their insurance, as an error in completing a form resulted in an invalidated policy.
Imagine enjoying a carefree vacation only to be hit with a 100,000-pound (Rs 1,05,66,245) medical bill because of a simple mistake on your travel insurance form. That's the nightmare a British family experienced. Now they are warning other travelers about the importance of diligently reviewing their insurance policies to avoid costly blunders.
According to the BBC, West Sussex residents Roberto and Masha Katalinic brought their daughter Katya to Kenya for a Christmas family vacation. When her parents returned to the UK in the new year, Katya decided to stay on for a yachting stewarding course in South Africa and tragically experienced a brain hemorrhage. Waking up in an unfamiliar hospital, the 18-year-old found herself unable to speak or read, feeling utterly helpless in her situation.
"I lost the ability to speak and read, and it was pretty much like being a newborn baby," she said. "I had no idea about anything."
