Award-Winning, Flexible
CANICROSS INSURANCE
- Financial protection against injury
- UK and overseas cover available
- UK's leading sports insurance provider
Our Canicross Insurance policy options
Put simply, we offer three different policy options…
1. Travel Insurance
Our Sports Travel Insurance will cover you whilst running along with your dogs abroad for leisure or competition, and includes cover for medical and repatriation costs, trip cancellation and curtailment, plus more.
2. Travel Insurance Bolt-On
If you have an existing travel insurance policy in place with another provider such as your bank but it does not include cover for canicross, we can provide a bolt-on style of protection for your trip.
3. Sports Accident Insurance
Our Sports Accident Insurance is designed to protect you whilst running along with your dogs in the UK, whether that be for leisure or competition. The policy provides a range of benefits including personal liability and income protection.
Our claims record
HIGHEST PAID CLAIM
£174,984.64
FOR AN INSURANCE CLAIM**
AVERAGE PAY OUT
£1,295.07
FOR EACH INSURANCE CLAIM**
OUR AVERAGE CLAIMS RATING
4.9/5
ACCORDING TO OUR FEEFO SCORE***
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Why choose us
30 Years Experience
We have been providing tailored Sports Insurance policies for over 30 years, and today protect more than 57,000 customers a year.
Professional Claims Handling
We work with leading claims handlers to make sure our customers experience a prompt and professional service when making a claim.
Underwritten by Experts
We’re pleased to offer tailored cover from AXA XL, a leading provider of insurance in the sports and leisure industry.
UK Based Customer Service Team
Our highly experienced Sales team are available to help support you with any questions that you might have.
5-Star Customer Service Rating
Thousands of happy customers have awarded us a 5-star customer service score on the independent feedback platform, Feefo.
500+ Sports Covered
Being a specialist in Sports Insurance, we provide cover for over 500 different sports & activities, far more than other providers.
What makes our policy different
Many travel insurance policies will not cover canicross as standard. Our policy, which is underwritten by AXA XL, provides cover for canicross and 500 other sports.
Our Canicross Insurance is designed to protect you against potentially costly claims whilst running along with your dogs in the UK or abroad.
If you are taking part in the activity overseas, our Sports Travel Insurance policy will protect you against medical expenses, liability, and repatriation, as well as travel benefits such as baggage, travel delay, and cancellation.
For those participating in Canicross in the UK, our Sports Accident Insurance policy will protect you with benefits such as broken bone cover, permanent injury cover, and personal accident.
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What does our policy cover?
What will be covered in your policy will depend on whether your need our Sport Travel, Sports Accident or Activity TopUp Insurance.
If it’s our Sports Travel Insurance that you need, you will be covered should you have accident whilst on your trip, including whist doing canicross, and need emergency medical assistance. You will also find a range of other benefits including cancellation and equipment cover. You will find some of these benefits are included in our Activity TopUp policy.
If you are participating in canicross in the UK, it’s likely that you will need personal liability or personal accident insurance. Our Sports Accident Insurance policy will be most appropriate in this situation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Standard travel insurance policies do not always cover participating in sporting activities. Our Sports Travel Insurance is specifically designed to cover over 500 high risk activities such as bungee jumping, skateboarding, ski-acrobatics and many more.
Our Sports Travel Insurance policy provides up to £5,600 worth of equipment cover. This add-on not only protects your own equipment, but also any equipment you hire during your trip. It also covers your canicross equipment in transit to and from your destination.
Yes, our Canicross Travel Insurance can generally be taken out even if you have a medical condition. We can almost always offer cover at no extra cost, but occasionally our underwriters may apply special terms if you subsequently needed to make a claim relating to your condition.
Our policies will cover anyone up to the age of 74 at the time of purchase. An applicant aged 75 or over cannot be covered.
* 10% online discount applies to our Sports Travel Insurance and Activity TopUp policies only.
** Data relates to all SportsCover Direct Insurance claims from Jan 2010 to Dec 2024 inclusive.
*** Feefo rating relates to all SportsCover Direct Insurance claims review score from Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 inclusive. Feefo score rounded up to 1 decimal place.
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