FAQs

Travel Plus is available to UK residents who have their main home in the UK and have lived in the UK for at least 6 months or holds a valid British residency permit or visa or are a British member of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces stationed overseas and is registered with a UK medical practitioner.

You must be;
65 years or under at the date you purchase the policy for Essential cover; or 89 years or under at the date you purchase the policy for either Premier or Premier Plus covers.
If you are aged over 89, please call us on 02392 419 044. We are open Monday to Friday 8am-6pm, closed Bank Holidays. Alternatively, you can get a quote online via our Free Spirit product that has no upper age limit.

The maximum duration of any single trip is 94 days (reduced to 35 days if you are aged 76 years or over on Premier and Premier Plus). If you require cover for longer periods, please contact P J Hayman & Company Limited on 02392 419 044. We are open Monday to Friday 8am – 6pm, closed Bank Holidays. Alternatively, you can get a quote online via our Longstay product that provides cover for single trip travel for periods up to 18 months.

Cover for one way trips is available under the Single Trip policy subject to a 25% premium increase and a maximum trip duration of 31 days. Note: cover will cease 48 hours after you leave immigration control in your final destination country. Please call P J Hayman & Company Limited on 02392 419 044 for more information and to purchase a policy. We are open Monday to Friday 8am – 6pm, closed Bank Holidays.

We may be able to extend an individual trip duration providing you let us know before your policy expires. Please note, we can only consider this if your existing trip duration (including the extended period) has not exceeded 94 days (35 days if you are aged over 75 on Premier and Premier Plus), and at the time of requesting the extension you are not intending to make a claim. An additional premium may be required.

If you are making several trips a year, Annual Multi-trip cover is usually the most cost effective option. This will cover you for an unlimited number of trips in a 12 month period, each up to a maximum of 24 days on Essential, 35 days on Premier or 60 days on Premier Plus (35 days if you are aged 70 years or over).

Cover for Winter Sports can be included for an additional premium with Premier and Premier Plus.

This option is available on Premier and Premier Plus:

If you choose this option (an additional premium will apply) you will be covered for the following activities:

Cross country/big foot skiing (If off-piste or not on recognised paths must be accompanied by qualified guide and in areas that local resort management consider to be safe), Dry slope skiing, Glacier walking accompanied by qualified guide. Husky sledge driving/passenger (No racing or mushing. No personal liability cover), Ice skating, Ice windsurfing (No cover for personal liability), Indoor skiing/snowboarding, Kick sledging, Ski biking/ski-dooing, Skiing/mono-skiing/skiboarding (If off-piste must be accompanied by qualified guide and in areas that local resort management consider to be safe), Ski run walking, Sledging Including sledging as a passenger pulled by horse, dog or reindeer, Sleigh rides as a passenger, Snow biking/go karting (No cover for personal liability), Snow blading, Snow boarding (If off-piste must be accompanied by qualified guide and in areas that local resort management consider to be safe), Snow bobbing, Snow mobiling/scooting (Guided tours only. No personal liability), Snow shoe walking, Snow tubing, Telemarking, Tobogganing, Winter Walking using crampons and ice picks only
(Up to 3,000 metres altitude).

PLEASE NOTE

There is no cover for;

• Activities not listed.
• Participating in the activity as a professional.
• Activities undertaken against local warning or safety guidelines. Note: that you must use the appropriate and recommended safety equipment. This would include the use of safety helmets, life jackets, safety goggles and protective clothing where appropriate.
• Winter sports activities involving ice climbing, ski acrobatics, ski flying, skiing against local authority or resort management warning or advice, ski-stunting, ski jumping, ski mountaineering, or the use of bobsleighs, luges, bungees or skeletons.

We may be able to cover you for other winter sports activities that are not listed above under an alternative product. Please call us on 02392 419 044. We are open Monday to Friday 8am – 6pm, closed Bank Holidays.

Travel Plus is available to UK residents who have their main home in the UK and have lived in the UK for at least 6 months or holds a valid British residency permit or visa or are a British member of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces stationed overseas and is registered with a UK medical practitioner.

You must be:
65 years or under at the start date of the policy for Essential cover
79 years or under at the start date of the policy for either Premier or Premier Plus.

If you are aged over 79 and require Annual Multi-trip cover, please call us on 02392 419 044. We are open Monday to Friday 8am-6pm, closed Bank Holidays. Alternatively, you can get a quote online via our Free Spirit product that has no upper age limit.

The Annual Multi-trip policy will cover you for an unlimited number of trips in a 12 month period, each up to a maximum of 24 days on Essential, 35 days on Premier or 60 days on Premier Plus (35 days if you are aged 70 years and over).

For residents of the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man trips solely within your home area are covered as long as accommodation has been pre-booked for a minimum of one night.

Note:
For UK residents this applies to any trip within the UK (England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland).
For Channel Island residents this only applies to the particular Channel Island on which you live.
For Isle of Man residents this applies to any trip within the Isle of Man.

Yes, children can travel independently under ‘family cover’ – this is ideal for school trips.

No, we are unable to extend cover beyond the maximum duration limit.

Winter Sports cover is included automatically on Premier (up to a maximum of 21 days in any one period of insurance) and Premier Plus (up to a maximum of 45 days in any one period of insurance). It is not available on Essential.

This is included on Premier Plus and available as an option on Premier at an additional premium.

You will be covered for the following activities:

Cross country/big foot skiing (If off-piste or not on recognised paths must be accompanied by qualified guide and in areas that local resort management consider to be safe), Dry slope skiing, Glacier walking Accompanied by qualified guide. Husky sledge driving/passenger (No racing or mushing. No personal liability cover), Ice skating, Ice windsurfing (No cover for personal liability), Indoor skiing/snowboarding, Kick sledging, Ski biking/ski-dooing, Skiing/mono-skiing/skiboarding (If off-piste must be accompanied by qualified guide and in areas that local resort management consider to be safe), Ski run walking, Sledging Including sledging as a passenger pulled by horse, dog or reindeer, Sleigh rides as a passenger, Snow biking/go karting (No cover for personal liability), Snow blading, Snow boarding (If off-piste must be accompanied by qualified guide and in areas that local resort management consider to be safe), Snow bobbing, Snow mobiling/scooting (Guided tours only. No personal liability), Snow shoe walking, Snow tubing, Telemarking, Tobogganing, Winter Walking Using crampons and ice picks only
(Up to 3,000 metres altitude).

PLEASE NOTE

There is no cover for;

• Activities not listed.
• Participating in the activity as a professional.
• Activities undertaken against local warning or safety guidelines. Please Note that you must use the appropriate and recommended safety equipment. This would include the use of safety helmets, life jackets, safety goggles and protective clothing where appropriate.
• Winter sports activities involving ice climbing, ski acrobatics, ski flying, skiing against local authority or resort management warning or advice, ski-stunting, ski, jumping, ski mountaineering, or the use of bobsleighs, luges, bungees or skeletons.

We may be able to cover you for other winter sports activities that are not listed above under an alternative product. Please call us on 02392 419 044. We are open Monday to Friday 8am – 6pm, closed Bank Holidays.

For a single additional premium you can have the claims excess deleted. This is referred to as ‘Excess Waiver’ and is available as an option under both Single Trip and Annual Multi-trip during the quote process.

Yes, you can choose to take a discounted premium in favour of a voluntary excess on all cover levels except Annual Multi Trip Essential.

If you select this option, all excesses (other than section 18 – Gadget Cover and section 20 – Travel Consumer Dispute) will be increased to £250.

Please note this will not apply to Gadget Cover and Travel Consumer Dispute.

Travel Plus has been designed primarily for the leisure traveller; however limited cover is provided when travelling on business*. Cover can be extended to include hire or purchase of business equipment should yours be lost, stolen or delayed and replacement staff cover in the event of your illness by purchasing the Additional Business Cover – additional premium required.

*Business activities are restricted to straightforward business trips i.e. ‘white collar’ work. Please be aware that the policy excludes cover for most manual work (see Activity Pack 1).

If you have any queries or require wider business cover, please contact us on 02392 419 044. We are open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, closed Bank Holidays.

Travel Plus includes a wide range of activities that are automatically covered as standard (Activity Pack 1).

Other activities (Activity Packs 2- 4) may be covered on payment of an additional premium.

Please click here to view the individual Activity Packs available.

If you are going to take part in an activity not shown in the Activity Packs, please contact us on 02392 419 044. We are open Monday to Friday 8am-6pm, closed Bank Holidays.

Yes. However, unlike some travel insurance policies, Travel Plus provides ‘new for old’ cover for items less than 2 years old. This means that provided you can provide receipts or original valuations, claims for personal baggage will be settled on a replacement basis. Please note there are policy limits applying to personal baggage – please refer to the Insurance Policy.

You are covered for Emergency Medical Assistance and Expenses, Hospital Benefit and Personal Accident.

The Travel Plus policy has a 24 hour medical emergency and repatriation service provided by:

Travel Plus – 24 hour Medical Emergency Assistance Service.

In the event of a medical emergency you must contact the medical emergency assistance service on: +44 (0) 1242 218 999

Further details of this service are shown in your Insurance Policy.

Staff are on call 24 hours a day throughout the year. They will, when necessary, guarantee medical bills and arrange repatriation if required.

If you are asked to pay a small bill for medicines and/or outpatient treatment it is often easier to settle your bill direct, keep all receipts and claim for the costs incurred on your return home.If you are admitted as an inpatient, or you require outpatient treatment which is likely to exceed £500, then you must contact the 24 hour Medical Emergency Service as soon as possible. They will then arrange for those medical expenses covered by the policy to be paid direct to the hospital/clinic. Please refer to your policy wording for full details.

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Full details of what you need to do to make a claim are also shown in your Insurance Policy.

Please note: You will be expected to follow the claims procedure shown in your Insurance Policy and to substantiate your claim by providing supporting documents.

We aim to provide a first class claims service and respond within 5 working days of receipt of correspondence.

Yes. The security of your personal information and payment details is of utmost importance to us. We use 128-bit encrypted SSL to help keep all of your data safe.

You can pay by debit or credit card. We accept Mastercard and Visa.

Cover under sections 1 to 17 is underwritten by Zurich Insurance plc.

Cover under section 18 is underwritten by Inter Partner Assistance SA UK Branch (IPA) which is fully owned by the AXA Partners Group.

Cover under section 19 is underwritten by Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance plc.

Cover under section 18 is administered by Bastion Insurance Services Ltd.

Cover under section 19 is administered by Legal Insurance Management Limited.

Please see the Insurance Policy for full Insurer details.

Travel Plus will cover all countries and areas except Afghanistan, Liberia and Sudan as well as those which the Travel Advice Unit of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office or the World Health Organisation (WHO) or similar body has advised against all or all but essential travel.

Children are covered on all policies up to age 18 years and up to 23 years if in full time education on Premier and Premier Plus.

Children are defined as your children, your partners children and the grandchildren of you or your partner including step children, step grandchildren and fostered or adopted children or grandchildren.

Please read the Insurance Policy for full details of the cover.

An EHIC entitles you to reduced-cost, sometimes free, medical treatment that becomes necessary while you are in a European Economic Union (EEA) country or Switzerland. The EEA consists of the European Union (EU) countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The card gives access to state-provided medical treatment only. Remember, this might not cover all the things you would expect to get free of charge from the NHS in the UK. You may have to make a contribution to the cost of your care. You may apply for an EHIC online at: www.ehic.org.uk or by calling 0300 330 1350. Please note: An EHIC is no substitute for travel insurance cover.

Yes. Please email us at contact@travelpluscover.co.uk with your policy number (if known), the lead name and the address (for verification) and we will then resend the policy.

Unlike some travel insurance policies, Travel Plus includes cover of £3,000 (Premier) and £5,000 (Premier Plus) if your holiday or trip has to be cancelled due to the financial failure of your airline, travel or accommodation provider and you are unable to recover your pre-booked travel and accommodation costs elsewhere.

Available with Premier & Premier Plus only, Travel Consumer Dispute cover provides up to £10,000 (Premier) or £50,000 (Premier Plus) for professional fees to pursue a compensation claim against your tour operator, travel agent, pre-booked car hire company, travel or accommodation provider.

Yes, cruise holidays are covered as standard. In addition, dedicated Cruise Cover is automatically included with Annual Multi-trip Premier and Premier Plus and is available as an option with Single Trip Premier and Premier Plus at an additional premium.  This extends your policy to include additional cover for missed embarkation following delay in travel, cancellation of a scheduled port visit following a change in cruise itinerary due to adverse weather or a change in timetable, cabin confinement following your illness, the hire or purchase of formal cruise attire should your baggage be delayed over 8 hours, additional emergency medical assistance and expenses including ship to shore repatriation where medically necessary, and unused shore excursions due to being confined to bed.

Please read the Insurance Policy for full details of the cover and policy limits provided.

Automatically included with Premier & Premier Plus only, ‘Gadget Cover’ provides up to £1,000 (Premier) or £1,500 (Premier Plus) for theft, accidental damage, loss, breakdown and unauthorised call/data use for your gadgets including handheld consumer electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, I-pads, Kindles, satnavs, cameras, lenses, camcorders, smart watches, smart glasses, head mounted displays, hand held games consoles, portable DVD players, headphones, wireless speakers, MP3 players and I-pods – but not laptop computers, purchased as new or, in the case of refurbished items, not purchased directly from the manufacturer or network provider in the UK; that is no more than 48 months old at the start date of your trip.

The policy contains conditions relating to your health and those to be insured by this policy.

Please refer to the ‘‘Important Exclusions and Conditions Relating to Your Health’ shown in the Insurance Policy.

You will need to declare each traveller’s medical condition(s) if anyone has:

• ever had a heart condition or heart related condition
• ever received treatment for a respiratory condition requiring a hospital admission or the use of a nebuliser and/or supplementary oxygen
• in the last 5 years had treatment for any form of cancer
• in the last 5 years had treatment for any form of circulatory condition
• in the last 2 years received any surgery, inpatient or outpatient treatment or had any test or investigations in a hospital or clinic or been seen by a specialist consultant
• in the last 6 months had a change in prescribed medication

Note: In some cases an additional premium may be payable if we are able to cover the declared medical condition(s).

You will not be covered for any trip, where at the time of taking this insurance or booking your trip or paying any further balance payments, if you or anyone to be insured under this policy:

• have any undiagnosed condition or any symptoms that are or should be under investigation
• have any condition for which they are on a waiting list for treatment
• intend travelling against medical advice (or would have had this been sought) or to seek treatment abroad
• have a terminal condition

However, if you or anyone to be insured has a terminal condition, please call us on 02392 419 044 for an individual assessment. We are open Monday to Friday 8am-6pm, closed Bank Holidays.