SPORTS TRAVEL INSURANCE

If you fall ill with COVID-19 during your trip and require emergency medical expenses care and/or repatriation to the UK, this would be covered under the policy, as long as the FCDO are not advising against all but essential travel, or against all travel to the country or area which you are visiting.

We will also cover you if you have to cancel or curtail your trip due to falling ill with COVID-19 due to you being too ill to travel, or if travelling meant that you would be contravening airline restrictions, or would be breaching entry restrictions in the country to which you were planning to travel.

You would also be covered under the Activity and Race Entry Fees section of the cover if you are unable to participate in an activity that has been paid for in advance due to contracting COVID-19.

You can purchase our Sports Travel Insurance online up until 74 years old. Above this age, you would need to call us on 01494 484800 and we will be able to refer your quote to our underwriters. Please note, our quotes are based on your age at the start date of cover.

Our highly experienced claims team can be contacted Mon – Fri, 9am – 5pm. Visit our Claims page to find out more information about how to make a claim.

No, we only insure amateurs or semi-professionals. We define a professional as someone earning more than £5,000 per year from their sport, doing their sport as a full-time occupation: paid or unpaid, or on a sports scholarship. If in doubt, please email or call us to discuss.

Yes, we provide cover for your sports equipment. 

We’ll cover your sports equipment or that which is hired to you during your trip. We’ll pay for:

• The cost of hiring replacement equipment; or
• The intrinsic value of the lost or damaged sports equipment; or
• The cost of repair of your sports equipment

It is important because if you have an accident aboard and need medical assistance, you could be forced to pay a lot of money to receive treatment or be repatriated back to the UK. A comprehensive sports travel insurance policy will cover these costs up to the policy limit. 

You may also experience flight delays or cancellation of your trip which results in costing you money. These too will be covered under our Sports Travel Insurance policy. 

Yes, we cover a wide range of winter sports including skiing, snowboarding, off-piste, dog sledding, snowshoeing, ski touring, cross country skiing and more. Find out more details about our Winter Sports Insurance policy.

We can cover multiple extreme sports that are often not covered on other travel insurance policies. Skydiving, Kitesurfing, Canyoning, Off-Piste skiing, Downhill mountain biking are examples of sports we can cover as part of our Sports Travel Policy.

You can also choose our Activity Top-Up cover, for those who already have basic travel insurance but need a specialist activity covered in the short term.

Our sports travel policy covers over 500 sports, including:

Cycling

Mountain Biking

Hiking & Trekking

Skiing & Snowboarding

Rock climbing

Sailing

Scuba Diving

Sky Diving

Surfing

Triathlon

Request a quote in minutes to find out what other sports we can cover.

Our Sports Travel Insurance can generally be taken out even if you have a medical condition. We can almost always offer cover at no extra cost. However occasionally, special terms may apply following a claim for a medical condition for subsequent claims. Please check policy documentation for further information, which you’ll find with your quote.

You would need to contact our emergency assistance providers (International Medical Group) who would make arrangements on your behalf. Please note we are unable to cover you whilst participating in any Activity in territories not mapped on the maps issued by the nearest local authority or more than one-hundred and fifty (150) kilometres from the nearest habitation.

Yes, please see policy documentation for full details.

Not online but sometimes this is possible if you call us, depending on circumstances.

Yes, for example Mountaineering (with ropes or guides); Mountain climbing (with ropes or guides); Ice climbing exclude participation in activities where the altitude exceeds four thousand (4,000) metres above sea level whilst undertaken in any territory detailed within Geographical Zone(s) 2 & 3.

Please refer to policy documentation for full details.