 Poster: A snowHead
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Direct line home insurance provides 'free' worldwide travel insurance with winter sports cover. Anyone like to comment on the pros and cons of this versus dedicated travel insurance. Has anyone claimed on Direct Line and how well did they handle things? Incidentally, this 'free' cover as part of the home insurance plus policy is the same as the policy you can buy separately from them.
I know about pre-existing conditions being excluded btw.
Any experiences?
TIA
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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My car was broken into a couple of years back near Annecy and everything was taken, passports, bags, money, cards(stupid leaving it all I know).
Not directly linked to skiing I know but DL were great when it came to getting back my losses including cash in wallets etc. They also accepted photos as proof of ownership for items that I didn't have receipts for.
I was really impressed as I'd always thought any insurance company would do anything to avoid paying out, not Direct line it seems!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@wallport, what does the winter sports cover say?
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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So, in common with other travel policies with a section covering winter sports that I have seen, the winter sports section covers loss of equipment, lost days of skiing etc. It does not mention, for example, medical rescue off the slopes etc. However, as I say, other policies did not specifically mention this either but it was covered as part of the general policy.
I'm guessing that I'm not the only one on this forum who uses Direct Line for home insurance and others must have considered using the free travel cover for a ski holiday.
TIA
Graham
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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...but thanks as that does mean that you at least consider it to be OK for Ski insurance. Anyone else?
Anyone claimed?
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It's 7 or 8 years ago, but we were with Direct Line when Mrs Sinner's rented skis got nicked from outside a restaurant in Plagne Soleil.
They paid out in full without question, even though the small print said unattended sports equipment wasn't covered.
StS
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