What types of travel insurance could I get for the UK? 

Our travel insurance offers a range of cover options for your trip to the UK. 

International Comprehensive 

Our International Comprehensive travel insurance policy, can protect you with a variety of benefits, policy limits and a supportive claims team. You’ll gain access to our worldwide emergency assistance team, who are there to help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  
 
Our International Comprehensive travel insurance includes cover for: 

• Unlimited medical and evacuation expenses that arise due to unexpected events while on your journey
• Cancellation fees and lost deposits – increase your cover depending on the cost of your journey
• Damaged or lost baggage
• Personal items if they are stolen or damaged
• Rental car excess should you have an accident
• Emergency dental treatment
• Funeral costs 
• Optional add-ons for cruise, moped and ski cover. 

Annual Multi-trip

Heading overseas a few times this year? We know family visits, events and holidays can mean we’re not just taking the one trip per year! We offer an Annual Multi-trip policy that provides the same great benefits as the International Comprehensive, and means that you’re covered for an unlimited number of return journeys overseas, over a period of 12-months. You’re able to choose to have your journeys covered up to a maximum of 30, 60 or 90 days in length. This can make it easier to sort your travel insurance for all of your upcoming trips, and you can focus on what matters – the adventure!  

International Medical Only

This policy protects you against medical emergencies while overseas and provides a low-cost alternative to our International Comprehensive cover.  

Our International Medical Only policy can include  cover for:

• Medical expenses
• Evacuation and repatriation costs
• Emergency dental treatment
• Cash allowance while in hospital
• Accompanying person
• Funeral expenses or return of mortal remains
• Loss of life
• Personal liability  

Our Working Overseas policy is designed to protect you from the unexpected while away from home. It provides the comprehensive cover of a standard travel insurance policy, while also covering living and working abroad with tailored benefits such as optical treatment, maternity care, rehabilitation and occupational therapy and repatriation. You’ll also automatically have cover for all add-ons, such as skiing and snowboarding cover, cruise, and moped cover. 

A range of travel-related issues are covered under the Working Overseas policy, such as medical expenses, emergency medical evacuation, trip cancellation, trip interruption, resuming your journey, lost or stolen baggage and more.  

Things to consider with Travel insurance for the UK 

Does my insurance cover me for medical and hospital bills?

Whether it’s a slip and fall, a contaminated restaurant meal, or a bad bout of the flu, medical emergencies can be incredibly expensive. As well as the cost of medical treatment, you may need to pay for more spacious seats on the plane (to accommodate a broken leg, for example). Some injuries and illnesses might force you to extend your holiday, meaning you have to pay for extra accommodation and living expenses until you’re fit to fly.

We understand how upsetting medical emergencies can be while you’re on holiday, which is why our International Comprehensive and Working Overseas and International Medical Only travel insurance policy’s can cover you for unlimited medical and evacuation expenses that arise due to unexpected events while on your journey.
 

Am I covered for stolen or damaged valuables, like my phone, camera and laptop? 

The UK can feel like a second home for many Aussies Kiwis, however that shouldn’t make them complacent with their valuables. Pickpocketing and petty theft is common in the UK. We understand how upsetting it can be to have your valuables stolen overseas, which is why our International Comprehensive, Annual Multi-trip and Working Overseas travel insurance policy can cover you for loss, damage or theft to valuables that occurs from an unexpected event.

What is an ‘unexpected event’? Your policy defines an unexpected event as something that was unforeseeable, sudden, unintended and out of your control. You can read more about your cover under our relevant travel insurance policy documents.

Does my cover include flight cancellations and delays? 

Whether it’s severe weather, volcanic ash clouds, or airline workers on strike, there are a number of ways your flight plans can be disrupted. For uninsured travellers, these disruptions can be costly and frustrating, especially when you need to extend your accommodation bookings.

Our International Comprehensive, Working Overseas and Annual Multi-trip travel insurance policy includes travel interruption cover, that can insure you for the additional costs of accommodation, transport and meals if your travel is interrupted for more than 12 hours. If you’re attending a special event (e.g. a wedding or concert) and your travel is disrupted by an unexpected event, we may also cover alternative transport costs to get you there on time.

Am I insured if I rent a car in the UK? 

Heading beyond the city centres in a rental car is a great way to explore the charming UK countryside. Raw coastline, rolling hills and rustic villages can all be easily reached in a rental car.

But before hitting the open road in a rental car, travellers should ensure that they’re covered for unexpected accidents under their insurance. If your rental vehicle is damaged or stolen due to an unexpected event, our International Comprehensive, Annual Multi-trip and Working Overseas policies can cover non-refundable excess up to $5,000.

If you plan to hit the open road overseas, remember to:

• Obey all local driving laws
• Hire your vehicle from a licensed rental car agency
• Comply with the terms of the rental vehicle agreement
• Only drive on formed or paved roads and car parks
• Don’t drink or drive under any circumstances

Do I need to declare transit stops as destinations on my travel insurance policy? 

It’s a given that you’ll have at least one transit stop on your way over to Europe, so it’s important to know whether you need to declare transit stops as destinations on your travel insurance policy. 
Under our International Comprehensive, International Medical Only, Working Overseas, or Annual Multi-trip polices, you do not need to declare transit stops where you are there for less than 48 hours. 

Pre-Existing Medical Conditions

Pre-existing medical conditions are not automatically covered under your travel insurance policy. We want to help you understand what a pre-existing medical condition is, and what you need to do if you have any, so that you know what you are covered for under your travel insurance policy for your Europe trip.  

What is a pre-existing medical condition? 

We consider a pre-existing medical condition to be any illness, injury or health symptom to which all the following apply. 

• You know about it, or a reasonable person should have known about it before the date your insurance starts
• In the 3 years before the date your insurance starts, any of the following applied:
  • You sought or received medical help
  • Someone recommended you seek or receive medical help
  • A reasonable person would have sought or received medical help
  • You were waiting for medical help

In this definition, ‘medical help’ means any of the following:

• Advice from a health professional
• Tests, investigations, or specialist consultations
• Care, treatment, or medical attention, including surgery
• Medication or a script for medication

An illness, injury or health symptom doesn’t need a confirmed medical diagnosis to count as a pre-existing medical condition. 

Find out more about pre-existing medical conditions for our International Comprehensive, Annual Multi-trip and Working Overseas polices.  

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