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Policy summary Single Trip Annual Multi Trip Backpacker

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Schedule of Benefits & Policy Information

Schedule of Benefits | Activites Covered | Territories | Dates | Insurer |
Insurance Tax | Residency

Single Trip & Annual Policies - Schedule of Benefits

Benefit Sums Insured: Excess:

A1

 

A2

A3

Cancellation and Curtailment

Loss of Deposit

Catastrophe

Withdrawal of Services - £50 per day

Up to £3,000

 

Up to £1,000

Up to £500

£75

£20

£75

N/A

B

Medical Expenses

£10,000,000

£75

C1

C2

C3

C4  

Hospital Benefit - £15 Per Day

Taxi Benefit - £15 per day

Mugging Benefit - £40 Per Day

Unused Excursions

Up To - £600

Up To -£150

Up To -£400

Up To -£100

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

D        

Personal Effects and Baggage

Single Item Limit

Valuables Limit in Total

Travel Documents

Delayed Baggage - £50 Per Day

Up To £1,500

£300

£300

£250

Up To - £300

£75

E    

Personal Money

Cash Limit

Cash Limit (Aged under 18)

Up to £500

£200

£50

£75

F1

F2

F3  

Travel Delay £20 Per 12 Hours

Holiday Abandonment

Kennel and Cattery Fees - £20 per day

Up To £300

Up To £3,000

Up To £100

N/A

£75

G  

Missed Departure

Up to £3,000

£75

H      

Personal Accident - Max Benefit

Loss of Limbs or Sight aged under 66

Permanent Total Disablement

Death aged 18-65

Death aged under 18

All benefits aged 66 or over

£25,000

£25,000

£25,000

£5,000

£2,500

£2,500

N/A

I  

Personal Liability

Up to £2,000,000

£250

J  

Legal Expenses

Up to £25,000

£250

Wintersports cover available. Choose our Winter Sports Policy.

Benefit

Sums Insured:

Excess:

K    

Ski Equipment Owned

Ski Equipment Hired

Single Article, Pair or Set of Aticles Limit

£1,000

£500

£250

£75

£75

L

Ski Equipment Hire - £20 Per Day

£20 per day up to £200

N/A

M

Ski Pack - Up To £50 Per Day

£50 per day up to £300

N/A

N

Piste Closure - Up To £20 Per Day

£20 per day up to £300

N/A

O

Avalanche

Up to £300

£75

Business cover available. Call 0844 482 0880

Benefit

Sums Insured:

Excess:

P          

Business Equipment
Single Article

Pair or Set of Articles Limit

Computer Equipment Single and Total Item Limit

Samples Limit

Delayed Business Equipment £100 per day

Emergency Courier of Essential Business Equipment

 Up to £2,000


£750

£1,500


£500

Up to £300


Up to £500

£75

 

£75


£75

N/A


£75

Q

Business Equipment Hire

£150 per day up to £750

N/A

R  

Business Money

Cash Limit

Up to £1,000

£500

£75

Golf cover available. Choose our Golf Policy.

Benefit

Sums Insured:

Excess:

S

Golf Equipment - Owned

Up To £1,000

£75

T

Golf Equipment Hire - £30 Per Day

Up To £300

N/A

U

Non Refundable Golfing Fees - £75 Per Day

Up To £300

N/A

Schedule of Benefits - Backpacker

Benefit

Sums Insured:

Excess:

A1  

Cancellation and Curtailment

Loss of Deposit

Up to £2,000

£75

£25

B

Medical Expenses

£3,000,000

£125

D    

Personal Effects and Baggage

Single Item Limit

Valuables Limit in Total

Travel Documents

Up To £1,000

£150

£150

£100

£75

E    

Personal Money

Cash Limit

Cash Limit (Aged under 18)

Up To £200

£200

£50

£75

F2  

Holiday Abandonment

Up To £2,000

£75

G  

Missed Departure

Up to £800

£75

H      

Personal Accident - Max Benefit

Loss of Limbs or Sight aged under 66

Permanent Total Disablement

Death aged 18-65

Death aged under 18

£10,000

£10,000

£10,000

£5,000

£1,000

N/A

I  

Personal Liability

Up To 2,000,000

£250

J  

Legal Expenses

Up to £25,000

£250

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Category 1 Activities Covered As Standard:

Archery (amateur)
Badminton  (amateur)
Banana Boat Rides (Beach Activity)
Baseball  (amateur)
Basketball  (amateur)
Beach Games
Black Water Rafting Grade 1-4
Blade Skating ( pls also refer to Roller Blading)
Bowls
Bum Boarding
Bungee Jump 3 jumps
Canoeing up to grade 3
Clay Pigeon Shooting
Cricket (amateur)
Curling
Cycling (excluding BMX or Mountain Biking)
Dinghy Sailing
Fell Running
Fell Walking
Fencing
Fishing
Football
Golf
Hiking (under 2000 meters altitude)
Horse Riding (no polo, hunting, jumping) (Up to 7 days)
Hot Air Ballooning (which has been organized in the UK prior to departure)
Hot Dogging Grades (Grades 1, 2 + 3)
Ice Skating (not ice hockey)
Inner Tubing
Jet Boating
Jet Skiing (non incidental)
Jogging
Marathon Running (amateur)
Motorcycling up to 125cc (excluding the use of quad bikes)
Narrow River and Canal Boat Cruises
Netball (amateur)
Non Manual Work ( administrative or clerical duties only)
Orienteering
Outward-bound Pursuits
Paintballing
Parascending (over water, non incidental)
Passenger Sledge ( Horse and Carriage )
Pedaloes
Pony Trekking
Racquetball
Rambling
Rifle Range
River Canoeing up to grade 3
Roller Blading
Roller Skating
Rounders
Rowing
Rubber Ring Rides (Beach Activity)
Running-sprinting/long distance (amateur)
Safari / Gorilla Trekking (UK organised)
Sail Boarding
Sailing (inc Flotilla) European waters only
Sailing within territorial waters
Scuba Diving up to 30 metres, providing you hold the relevant recognized qualification or are accompanied by a qualified scuba diving instructor.
Snorkelling To 10 Metres
Snow shoeing
Squash (amateur)
Surfing Under (14 days) (amateur)
Swimming with Dolphins
Table Tennis
Ten Pin Bowling
Tennis- Amateur
Tour operator Safari
Track Events
Trekking under 2,000 metres altitude
Triathlon
Tubing
Volleyball
Wake- Boarding (water skiing but with board)
War Games
Water polo (amateur)
Water Skiing ( Non Incidental)
White Water Rafting (grades 1-4)
Wide River Boat Cruises
Wind Surfing - Non Incidental (amateur)
Work Abroad (Bar Work + Fruit Picking)
Yachting (racing/crewing inside territorial Waters)
 

Winter Sport Activities:

Guided Cross Country Skiing
Mono Skiing
Off Piste Skiing and Snowboarding
Recreational Racing
Skiing
Snowboarding
Snow Sledging
 

Category 2. The Following Activities can be Covered for an Additional Premium. Please Call 0844 482 0880

Boxing Training- no contact
Camel Riding / Trekking 
Cycle Touring
Deep Sea Fishing
Dog Sledging
Dry Skiing
Elephant Riding / Trekking
Flying As A Passenger In A Private Plane Or Small Aircraft
Flying In A Private Plane Or Small Aircraft
Go Karting (specific use)
Gymnastics
Heptathlon
Hiking (between 2000 and 6000 meters altitude)
Hockey (amateur)
Horse Riding (no polo, hunting, jumping) (over 7 days)
Hot Air Ballooning (non-uk organized))
Hydro Zorbing
Indoor Climbing
Jeep/Car Trekking
Judo (training only)
Kayaking
Manual Work (bar and restaurant, waitress, waiter)
Martial Arts (training Only)
Mountain Biking
Quad Biking up to 125cc
Rugby (amateur)
Safari / Gorilla Trekking (Non-UK organised)
Sea Canoeing
Sea Fishing
Snow Mobiling 
Street Hockey
Surfing over 14 days- Amateur
Trekking between 2,000 and 6,000 metres altitude)
Weight Lifting
Zorbing
 

Category 3. The Following Activities Can Be Covered for an Additional Premium. Please Call 0844 482 0880

Abseiling
American Football (amateur)
Black Water Rafting Grade 5-6
Catamararan Sailing (European Waters Only)
Gliding
Hobie Catting ( European waters only)
Hydro Speeding
Outdoor Endurance Events
Paragliding
Parascending (over land)
Rock Abseiling
Sand Boarding
Sand Yachting
White Water Canoeing
White Water Kayaking
White Water Rafting Grades 5 & 6 inclusive
Yachting (European Waters Only) (Racing/Crewing)
Yachting (racing/crewing outside territorial Waters)
Zip lining + Zip Lining In To Water
 

Category 4. The Following Activities Can Be Covered for an Additional Premium. Please Call 0844 482 0880

Animal Riding
BMX Cycling
Bob Sleighing
Canyoning
Cat Skiing
Gorge Walking
Hang Gliding
Heli-skiing
High Diving under 5m (amateur, excluding cliff diving)
Horse Jumping (No Polo, Hunting)
Ice Hockey
Kite Boarding (on land)
Kite Surfing (water)
Land Yachting
Luging
Micro Lighting
Motor Rallies
Parasailing
Parasailing (over water)
Rock Climbing (under 2,000m)
Rock Scrambling (under 4,000m)
Scuba Diving (between 30-40 metres in depth providing you hold the relevant recognised qualification)
Show Jumping 
Skateboarding
Tobogganing
Via Ferrata
Wrestling-Amateur
 

The Following Activities are Not Covered:

Hunting on horseback

Polo on horseback

Racing

Safaris involving the use of firearms

Scuba diving within 24 hours prior to departure

Manual work which is not at ground level

Manual work involving the use of heavy machinery

Major events

Scuba diving if you are not a BSAC, PADI, DIWA, SSI or SSA member.

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For Single Trip, Winter Sports and Cruise Policies

Area:

Definition:

UK & Ireland

The British Isles, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Republic of Ireland

Europe

The continent of Europe west of the Ural Mountains, Madiera, Canary Islands, Iceland, the Azores, Mediterranean Islands and non European countries bordering the Mediterranean excluding Algeria, Isreal, Lebanon and Libya

Australia & New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand

Worldwide

Worldwide including USA, Canada, Algeria, Isreal, Lebanon and Libya

For Annual Policies

Area:

Definition:

Europe

The British Isles, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Republic of Ireland, the continent of Europe west of the Ural Mountains, Madiera, Canary Islands, Iceland, the Azores, Mediterranean Islands and non European countries bordering the Mediterranean excluding Algeria, Isreal, Lebanon and Libya

Worldwide

Worldwide including USA, Canada, Algeria, Isreal, Lebanon and Libya

For Backpackers Policies

Area:

Definition:

Europe

The British Isles, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Republic of Ireland, the continent of Europe west of the Ural Mountains, Madiera, Canary Islands, Iceland, the Azores, Mediterranean Islands and non European countries bordering the Mediterranean excluding Algeria, Isreal, Lebanon and Libya

Australia & New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand

Worldwide

Worldwide including USA, Canada, Algeria, Isreal, Lebanon and Libya



Duration

Date:

Definition:

Departure Date

The date the trip commences

Return Date:

The date you arrive back in the UK

Policy Start Date:

This is the start date for an annual travel insurance policy

Duration:

This is the period that the insurance is operative

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Insurer

This insurance is placed on behalf of Go Travel Insurance which is a division of Drakefield insurance Services Limited by Acumus Insurance Solutions Limited underwritten by UK Underwriting Limited on behalf of Fortis Insurance Limited, Registered in England No.354568. Registered Office: Fortis House, Tollgate, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 3YA.

Financial Failure Holiday Protection is provided by International Passenger Protection Limited (the Insurer), IPP House, 22-26 Station Road, West Wickham, Kent, BR4 0PR. Cover is underwritten by a consortium of Association of British Insurers member Companies & Lloyd's Syndicates.

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Insurance Premium Tax

Insurance Premium Tax is charged by the United Kingdom Government in a similar way to Value Added Tax. For Travel Insurance IPT is charged at a rate of 17.5% of the Gross Premium. The premium shown includes IPT.

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Residency

You must have been living in the UK or Ireland for more than 6 months at the time of arranging this insurance and at the time of your departure be registered with a medical practitioner within the UK or Ireland.

You must be in the UK or Ireland at the time of taking out this policy and intend to return to the UK or Ireland within the trip duration, unless you have arranged a one way trip.

The UK is defined as England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, and Isle of Man.

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Medical Conditions

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