Axa threatened to cancel cover for Briton with brain injuries in US, says daughter

Axa threatened to cancel cover for Briton with brain injuries in US, says daughter

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​Company said Jane Rubens, in a coma after being hit by vehicle on holiday, must be repatriated this week, against advice of neurologistsThe daughter of a woman who suffered brain injuries while on holiday in the US have said they were told by her insurer that she must return to the UK, against the advice of doctors, or face having funding for her medical care withdrawn.Jane Rubens, 73, from Edinburgh, is currently in a coma after being hit, as a pedestrian, by a large vehicle in St Louis, Missouri, at the start of November. The collision left her with severe brain injuries requiring multiple surgeries. Continue reading… 

Company said Jane Rubens, in a coma after being hit by vehicle on holiday, must be repatriated this week, against advice of neurologists

The daughter of a woman who suffered brain injuries while on holiday in the US have said they were told by her insurer that she must return to the UK, against the advice of doctors, or face having funding for her medical care withdrawn.

Jane Rubens, 73, from Edinburgh, is currently in a coma after being hit, as a pedestrian, by a large vehicle in St Louis, Missouri, at the start of November. The collision left her with severe brain injuries requiring multiple surgeries.

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