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Winter sports insurance: what you need to know!
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Posted On :
Jul-06-2009
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After booking your skiing holiday, buying travel insurance should be the next task on your list. Standard insurance policies are unlikely to cover you adequately for participation in winter sports, so it is important to find cover that is tailored to your needs.
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After booking your skiing holiday, buying travel insurance should be the next task on your list. Standard insurance policies are unlikely to cover you adequately for participation in winter sports, so it is important to find cover that is tailored to your needs.
What should your winter sports insurance policy cover?
Typing “skiing insurance” into any internet search provider produces an unlimited number of results. Whichever policies you look into, make sure that you investigate both the policy benefits and the exclusions carefully.
All winter sports policies should offer personal accident cover as a priority. If you are skiing in Europe and have a European Health Insurance Card then you may be able to receive some treatment for free or at a discount, however, the cover offered under the European scheme is not extensive enough to look after you fully while on the slopes and it is essential that you purchase private insurance.
Your personal possessions, including poles, boots and skis, even if they are not your own, should be protected against loss or damage under your policy.
You should also check to make sure that cancellation or curtailment of your trip and piste closure are covered under your policy.
Check what is not included under your policy.
Reading the policy exclusions is just as important as looking at their benefits as this is where the most variation between policies occurs.
If you are an extreme skier you must read the policy information carefully to ensure that it will not be invalidated if you decide to go off-piste. Skiiers of all levels should make sure that you will protected during all activities in which you intend to participate.
Some exclusions will be largely standard; for example, most insurers will require that at all times you ski safely, wearing all the appropriate protective equipment; that you take notice of all local authority warnings; and that you do not recklessly expose yourself to hazard.
With this advice you are now ready to get insured. Check out the websites of AA Travel Insurance, Go Travel Insurance and 1 Stop Travel Insurance, as a starting point in order to compare the cover available on the market. Remember that some insurers will also help you to extend your cover if you have particular needs if you call their advisers.
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Article Source :
http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Winter sports insurance: what you need to know! _1541.aspx
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Author Resource :
For great deals on travel insurance including annual travel insurance with discounts for couples & families, visit AA Travel Insurance.
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Travel and Leisure
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Travel and Leisure
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