Snowsport England team up with Sports Insure to offer a tailored snowsports travel insurance for all levels of skiers and snowboarders
Snowsport England has partnered with insurance specialists Sports Insure to launch a brand new travel insurance that offers a tailor-made solution for wintersports enthusiasts – from recreational skiers or snowboarders to ski racers and freestyle competitors.
Sports Insure have taken time to understand the needs of skiers and snowboarders, and have built a bespoke policy for Snowsport England. Highlights of the scheme in addition to a standard travel policy include:
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Highly competitive premiums for both single trip and annual policies.
·
No limit
on the number of days of winter sports cover, competitive, training or
holiday, offered on both single trip and annual policies.
·
A wide
range of policy limits, including a £10,000,000 medical expenses limit
offered as standard. Emergency Assistance Company on call 24 hours a
day.
·
The
ability to refer to an underwriter, for a more bespoke quotation (a
single trip will exceed 60 days, you exceed the upper age limit on the
policy, for example.)
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Extended
cover for snowsport training and competition, including extensions for
damage to ski equipment, refunds for piste closures etc.
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An Underwriter who understands the risks involved with snowsport
Daran
Rowlands, father of three freestyle skiers Mike, Madi and Lexi Rowlands
was delighted with the new insurance he took out with Snowsport England
and Sports Insure:
“The travel
insurance through Snowsport England and Sports Insure meets the needs of
my kids when they are training and competing in freestyle skiing for GB
and for a decent price! Dealing with Sports Insure
has been really easy, they have been very patient answering my many
questions and providing alternate quotes”.
If
you are travelling overseas for a ski holiday or to train or compete in
skiing or snowboarding, it is very important that you have suitable
travel insurance in place. If you do
not have adequate insurance in place and sustain an injury or have an
accident that results in you requiring medical assistance, the costs can
very quickly mount up. Many ‘off the shelf’ travel policies do not
cover winter sports as standard, whereas this
facility can cover the particular activity you are looking to
participate in. E.g. off-piste without a guide, heli-skiing, freestyle
etc. Furthermore, in Europe it is important to be aware that the medical
services in resort will more often than not, be private.
As such the EHIC (formerly E111) may not be accepted.
Claims
can be costly. For example, piste evacuation within Europe can range
from €250 to €700, increasing to €5,000 or more for helicopter
evacuation from the slopes. Outside of
Europe, specifically North America and Canada, these costs will
increase considerably, as will the medical expenses. Repatriation can be
anything from an early return airfare, extra seats, road ambulance,
through to an air ambulance. Costs can range from £200
through to as high as £40,000, depending on location and specific
requirements during the repatriation.
Further details regarding the Snowsport England bespoke travel insurance and how to obtain a quotation visit http://www.sports-insure.co.uk/client/snowsportengland/travel-insurance/ or you can email snowsportengland@sports-insure.co.uk