Travel Insurance & Covid 19

MichaelT
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edited June 2020 in Overseas Campsites & Touring #1

Just received our annual travel insurance renewal from Insure & Go and following are now not covered.

  •  Claims for Covid 19 and SARS including fear or threat from the virus or any variation
  • Scheduled Airline insolvency
  • Supplier insolvency - losses caused by insolvency or failure of any company you book with including booked holiday accommodation (ic hotels), car hire, coach ferry or train tickets

I guess they will not be the only ones to do the same.

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  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited June 2020 #2

    Apparently Staysure are offering Covid cover on their policies.

  • MichaelT
    MichaelT Forum Participant Posts: 1,874
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    edited June 2020 #3

    I will take a look however its not just the Covid its all the other restrictions now where you could be likely to claim like airline failure or ferry tickets.

  • lagerorwine
    lagerorwine Forum Participant Posts: 310
    edited June 2020 #4

    Did the price go down as there cant be much cover left, especially for anyone with pre-existing medical conditions

  • Wherenext
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    edited June 2020 #5

    I understand that Saga are providing cover for coronavirus, once travel abroad is allowed that is. 

    Only read about it so not gospel but worth a ring if you need it.

  • Kontikiboy
    Kontikiboy Forum Participant Posts: 304
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    edited June 2020 #6

    If you go to the Products area on here I have commented on Red Pennant and coronavirus cover, which is good news....

    BillC

  • commeyras
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    edited June 2020 #7

    But every policy has an exclusion covering travel when Govt advice is don't.  As I type that about covers all Europe.frown

  • Sumitra
    Sumitra Forum Participant Posts: 154
    edited June 2020 #8

    They are.The only thing they won't cover is if you have to cancel your holiday due to covid but once you are on your holiday you are fully covered.

  • Prescot46
    Prescot46 Forum Participant Posts: 70
    edited June 2020 #9

    I had a look at this site and it says at the start:

    ”COVID-19: We are delighted to announce our policies cover Emergency Medical and Repatriation Expenses, if you get infected by COVID-19 whilst abroad; please note that this cover only applies to trips undertaken if the FCO have not advised against all or all but essential travel to your destination prior to your departure.

    Unfortunately, no cover will apply under any other section of the policy for cover claims related to any coronavirus (including COVID-19).”

    Until the FCO revises the advisory against non-essential foreign travel any trip you make will be uninsured.

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