One in eight Brits will go on more adventurous and potentially risky holidays this year, but 12 per cent still don’t have travel insurance, says direct insurer MORE TH>N.
As winter sports fanatics prepare to strap on their skis and snowboards and the thoughts of many others turn to planning summer trips, research from MORE TH>N reveals that one in eight of us are planning to go on adventure holidays such as safaris, scuba diving, ice-climbing or dog sledding this year. And it’s not just the young age group that are taking up these holidays; one in eight of the over-45 age group are planning on going on an adventure holiday this year.
But one in eight holiday makers still don’t have travel insurance to protect them. And it’s the young age group that are the worst for having no cover, with one in six never taking out travel insurance, either because they forget or because they simply think they don’t need it.
Not being covered can be a costly gamble. MORE TH>N reveals that the average travel claim is £440, with some winter sports claims costing as much as £15,000 for a broken leg in the United States of America. To make it easier to get affordable cover, MORE TH>N has launched a new travel insurance policy offering three levels of protection - Economy, Standard and Premier - designed to meet the various needs of the UK’s ever changing travelling habits.
Both the Standard and Premier policies can be upgraded include the following so adventure holidaymakers are protected:
- Winter sports – covering extras such as piste closure
- Golf cover – covering extras such as golf equipment and pre-paid green fees
- Business Traveller – offering higher baggage delay and personal Funeral Expenses
MORE TH>N is the direct financial services arm of Royal & SunAlliance.
Travel Health insurance : News update: January 2007
