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Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I think it is great that the CSA supports the Medipac Insurance program and vice/versa. It is an important membership benefit to a lot of members and I am sure the insurers have a successful operation financially. However, what bothers me is that it is not cost effective for all members and […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, My wife and I are members of CSA and I have my Travel Emergency Insurance with Medipac for U.S. travel (5 months). We will be in British Columbia for 10 days this summer. RBC Insurance says that we need emergency medical insurance and that OHIP won’t cover us. Are the RBC people […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, My husband and I spend winters in Hemet, CA, and both of us have had to have medical attention there, at our own expense. I was hospitalized with pneumonia in December 2002, a pre-existing condition on my insurance. Remember, if you are paying the bill, you can deal. When we got our […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I hope that the 2003/2004 rates are going to reflect the increase in the Canadian dollar against the US$. Thank you. Leo Audette Welland Ont. Response: The Canadian dollar is $0.7419US, at press time. We certainly hope it stays at this level, or higher, for this year’s travel season. This has a […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, When renewing my automobile insurance, the agent recommended that anyone travelling south should carry five million dollars of liability coverage. Is this a reasonable amount to carry, or is the insurance company doing a sell job? Keith Johnson Response: The answer to both of your questions is “yes.” There is an old […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Sir: For the past 16 years I have spent my winter in Florida, and last year 1999-2000, I was covered with your insurance carrier (Medipac Travel Medical Insurance). Unfortunately, I took sick March 27th and was in Cape Coral Hospital for a week with heart problems. I just want to let you know how […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I appreciate the opportunity to alert your readers to the unfortunate experience I encountered with an insurance company named Pure Insure with offices in Toronto and Vancouver. On April 4, 1999, my flu condition progressed to the point that I encountered a severe cough. As a result, my husband took me to […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I have been a member of CSA for many years and have been insured by Medipac without claim. There is one facet of my dealings with Medipac that I believe to be completely unfair. In our dealings with Medipac, they ask the question, Have you ever had cancer? I had bowel cancer […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I feel the following letter would be helpful to all snowbirds if it were printed in the CSA News. It might keep them from making the same mistakes as we did. Fellow Snowbirds, We have been fortunate to have been able to spend six months in Florida for the last several years. […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

My wife and I enjoy the information and articles found in your magazine. However, I keep being disappointed at the lack of diverse representation depicted in the individuals represented in your articles and features. The most recent issue [summer 2017] is a case in point: there is diversity on the back cover for the Medipac […]