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Hi All.
I know this is the piste but it is relavent to our ski trips. I got a heads up on a travel site that the Allianz insurance that BA promote includes coronavirus medical cover. So I thought I would start a topic specifically on insurance that has CoViD2 and Ski cover because not all travel insurance will cover Corona now that it is known about. On a recent BBC link about a pilot in Vietnam that was on a ventilator for months (and survived) the cost of the medical cover was about £4k/day. Now granted that could be the same if you had a serious accident however, this would be covered by most policies. If CoViD was in a ski resort the chances of getting it would be a lot higher than a mega accident.
BA page
https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/flights-and-holidays/travel-insurance
If you choose a european country you get the options of European cover If you choose say India you get the options of worldwide cover. Ski cover is up to 79 years old for a single trip and up to 65 for a multi trip. Importantly it covers Corona Virus and other pandemics.
Cover prices seem okay but it needs delving into for the fine details.
Basic detail examples.
http://www.magroup-online.com/BAW/GB/EN/BA_GB_en_Deluxe_IPID.pdf
and
http://www.magroup-online.com/BAW/GB/EN/BA_GB_en_Essential_IPID.pdf
Full Ts and Cs
http://www.magroup-online.com/BAW/GB/EN/BA_Deluxe_TCs.pdf
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@GlasgowCyclops, Good topic. AIUI MPI which to many of us is a go to insurer does not cover Corona related medical expenses when abroad.
Edit. 11/7/20 MPI now covering Corona medical expenses when abroad.
Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Sat 11-07-20 15:43; edited 1 time in total
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Haven't looked into the detail but Staysure appear to be offering medical cover for covid19
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My reading of the insurance cover included with Nationwide bank accounts (according to their updates for future bookings) is that anything related to Corona Virus/Covid 19 is not covered. With various changes NW have implemented of late I`m keeping my eye on the market place, as a bank account its really not the good value, in my personal circumstances, it once was.
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@GlasgowCyclops, is it just me or is it a bit short on details with regard to ski cover. Nothing mentioned other than ski pack and piste closure cover.
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@adithorp, Yes but the thread is to hopefully find one that is good. The BA one was a starting point. 
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BA have specifically designed the product because they figured out pretty quickly that it was needed if they ever hoped to get longhaul leisure travel back (and possibly shorthaul depending on how badly BoJo fecks up EHIC)
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@adithorp, @Dave of the Marmottes, yep and you could always get good ski insurance and covid insurace as well.
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@cad99uk, Yes I used MPI for years but they recently changed their underwriter and the price went through the roof. They also dont cover for corona since 5.30pm 13th March. I used Asda last year, whch covers Pandemics, but it is now not available. If you bought before 13th March you are covered for Corona with and existing Asda policy.
https://money.asda.com/travel-insurance/travel-insurance/
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@shep, spot on, if you have annual travel insurance and you renew with them it’s likely that your cover will continue, if you buy on a per trip basis or take out annual insurance with a new provider you need to check carefully. My previous post with the link to MSE explains it.
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If you go to the USA or Canada EHIC won't cover you.
If you develop symptoms you may not be allowed to travel back so cover for quarantine is also interesting. I think the BA cover also accounts for that.
If you are not worried or think you are covered all is well but others may want a policy that covers Corona if they are taking out ski insurance anyway. Eg the cost of the BA policy is similar to my last year's insurance policy.
Also some policies have altered their terms. EG my Nationwide account has travel cover but they are removing travel cover for Corona.
https://www.nationwide.co.uk/support/support-articles/manage-your-account/travel-insurance/travel-insurance-with-flexplus
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You know it makes sense.
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Trailfinders are doing COVID cover, including cancellation/curtailment due to COVID, winter sports included.
True traveller are also going to be covering COVID as well
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Hi Radar! 
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Poster: A snowHead
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After insuring with dogtag for years, we will be looking for another provider. They left us high and dry with covid cover. A policy we RENEWED on 5th Jan now appears to have a detailed section in the online version of the cover information explicitly excluding covid. Trouble is I didn't take a copy of the online version at the time. I am 99% sure they have modified it after we renewed but have no proof.
Anyway, we will be looking for cover with off piste and covid cancellation cover.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@ringingmaster, have uou asked them for a copy of the policy from the date of purchase?
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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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@holidayloverxx, Yes, and they refer us back to the same online document in here:
https://www.dogtag.co.uk/contact/download-zone/
They say that was in force at the time. Perhaps I missed that section when I read the small print (and I usually do read it). Perhaps they were really on the ball, and thought COVID was going to be a big issue.
What is really amazing is that the policy document "For policies purchased from 1st January 2020 to 31st January 2020" it uses the term "COVID-19", but the WHO did not give it that name until 11th Februaury. So on the ball, and psychic.
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| ringingmaster wrote: |
After insuring with dogtag for years, we will be looking for another provider. They left us high and dry with covid cover. A policy we RENEWED on 5th Jan now appears to have a detailed section in the online version of the cover information explicitly excluding covid. Trouble is I didn't take a copy of the online version at the time. I am 99% sure they have modified it after we renewed but have no proof.
Anyway, we will be looking for cover with off piste and covid cancellation cover. |
@ringingmaster If the policy wording includes the name "Covid" it can't possibly be the wording that was in place when you bought the policy, as that name wasn't announced until 11th February. I'd suggest pointing this out to them and ask for a copy of the correct policy wording.
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| ringingmaster wrote: |
@holidayloverxx, Yes, and they refer us back to the same online document in here:
https://www.dogtag.co.uk/contact/download-zone/
They say that was in force at the time. Perhaps I missed that section when I read the small print (and I usually do read it). Perhaps they were really on the ball, and thought COVID was going to be a big issue.
What is really amazing is that the policy document "For policies purchased from 1st January 2020 to 31st January 2020" it uses the term "COVID-19", but the WHO did not give it that name until 11th Februaury. So on the ball, and psychic. |
I'd contact the FCA if I were you.
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@sugarmoma666,
We have been through that loop. They are uninterested. Our 'loss' was not that great in the end, and I lost the will to keep at it. But, after 8 years of renewal, I wont be using them again.
I am kinda tempted to start an explicit DOGTAG thread on this forum so if people google search them, they see what happened.
This is the wording for policies from 1st Jan:
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• There is no cover under this policy for cancellation, abandonment or curtailment claims if the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office (FCO) advises you not to travel, for example where the FCO advise against all but
essential travel to an area affected by Coronavirus, COVID-19, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
(SARS-COV-2) or any mutation of Coronavirus, COVID-19 or SARs-COV-2.
• There is no cover under this policy for any claims as a result of Coronavirus, COVID-19, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
(SARS-COV-2), any mutation of Coronavirus, COVID-19 or SARs-COV-2 or any pandemic or fear or threat ofany the above.
Except for Section B3 If you need emergency medical attention. This will only apply if you did not travelagainst the published
advice of the FCO, any local government, local authority or WHO
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@ringingmaster, the FCA are uninterested?
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Worth noting that the BA insurance at the start of this thread covers an individual for medical or being personally, specifically locked down for corvid19 (or anything else). It won't cover if travel is generally restricted to/from an area for quarantine purposes.
I suspect that not covering general quarantines will be a standard clause now, as they can't cope with the number of claims it generates in a single hit.
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@sugarmoma666, Have not contacted FCA. Dog tag are uninterested.
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@ringingmaster, that cannot have been the original wording, it has been added at a later date. Perhaps pandemic was already in there though?
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| ringingmaster wrote: |
| @sugarmoma666, Have not contacted FCA. Dog tag are uninterested. |
I'd contact FCA for the same reasons as you are thinking of starting a thread, i.e. to protect others. I'd imagine they'd be pretty interested in this.
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@ringingmaster, As @sugarmoma666, Has suggested the FCA is the way to go this is from Money Saving Expert , link and relevant extract Below
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2020/02/coronavirus-travel-help-and-your-rights/#asab
“ However, the Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed to us that if you had an annual policy before mid-March and renew with the same insurer after that, you SHOULD still be covered for coronavirus issues (as long as you were covered before you renew). All the insurers we've spoken to – including all those listed in the table below – have confirmed this. So if you're rejected, go to the Financial Ombudsman and argue the firm isn't following "standard industry practice".”
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You know it makes sense.
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@ringingmaster, disgraceful behaviour. The FCA would certainly be interested.
That wording looks like one introduced to the insurance market around March and having Googled the text I found the following https://www.insurancewith.com/policy-changes/ which has virtually identical language and is dated 13 March.
Look how similar the wording is. It is a standard insurance market wording. I would be amazed if Dogtag could have come up with precisely that in January.
Perhaps start by writing to the chief exec of Travel Insurance Facilities plc, details here: https://register.fca.org.uk/ShPo_FirmDetailsPage?id=001b000000MfUyuAAF
Advise them that you are considering referring the matter to the FCA under “Conduct Risk” formerly known as “treating customers fairly”.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Has anyone asked MPI what their position is on this?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@ringingmaster, given that the url has March 2020, to me that would be a good indicator that it was changed then.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Interestingly, the BA policy seems to cover off-piste without a guide, if skiing within the ski area boundaries.
I'm not sure how the ski area boundaries would be defined exactly in Alpine resorts.
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If you have chosen to include winter sports cover and this is shown on your booking confirmation,
or you have an annual multi-trip policy, the following activities are automatically covered.
Skiing (including on dry slopes and indoor ski centres), snowboarding, big-foot skiing, cross-country
skiing, glacier skiing, monoskiing, off-piste skiing or snowboarding (as long as you are skiing within
the ski area boundaries of a recognised ski resort and following ski patrol guidelines), sledging, snow
blading, snow tubing, and tobogganing.
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@musehead, ski area boundaries are a north american concept. Makes no sense for europe
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| CaravanSkier wrote: |
| My reading of the insurance cover included with Nationwide bank accounts (according to their updates for future bookings) is that anything related to Corona Virus/Covid 19 is not covered. With various changes NW have implemented of late I`m keeping my eye on the market place, as a bank account its really not the good value, in my personal circumstances, it once was. |
Perhaps they have changed their policy just recently, but the current FAQs on their website seem to give as much cover on Covid-19 as you could hope for. They say:
"Your travel insurance will provide cover for events relating to COVID-19, such as emergency medical expenses abroad, cancelling or cutting short a trip, as long as you are not travelling against doctor’s advice and the FCO were not advising against travel both when you booked your trip and when you depart on that trip."
https://www.nationwide.co.uk/support/travel/important-travel-information#~
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Yet if you click on the link saying Find out if your trip is covered, it takes you to the page I linked. I agree there is a contradiction, but the FAQs repeatedly say covid is covered. I think they just haven't updated the page you linked yet. (If I were travelling soon, or deciding whether to buy cover elsewhere, I'd phone them to confirm.)
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@Hells Bells, I think there might be a timing issue with Nationwide. Direct Line provide Nationwide’s Travel Insurance and they, Direct Line, have recently changed their approach to Covid-19 cover as in @koru’s quote above but it looks like the main Nationwide page hasn’t been changed to reflect this. At least that is what I’m hoping.
Edit Cross posting!
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I've just been looking through the current policy doc, as linked on their site: https://www.nationwide.co.uk/support/product-support/insurance/flexplus-ins#xtab:worldwide-travel-insurance
Interestingly, it is dated November 2019, so they seem not to have changed it since the pandemic started. On a quick look, I certainly can't see any reference to Covid-19 or SARS CoV-2 (or any other infection).
I also note that the cancellation cover no longer includes cancellations due to being unable to stay at your accommodation because of (among other things) pandemic. This was in the May 2018 wording (as I have a printed copy), so it looks like they happened to make this change just before the pandemic happened. But you can still claim if you cancel due to illness (actually having Covid-19) or because the FCO advises against travel to your destination (after you book). And you can still claim for the cost of being treated for Covid-19 on your trip (as long as you did not have symptoms before departure).
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@koru, as @Hells Bells, says the travel page says you are not covered but crucially for trips booked after a certain date.
The info you link to says what happens if you are I'll and if you will be covered. It says you will be covered based on the TS and C's of the insurance.
So, if you are covered, yes we will cover you like this. But if you are not covered then you are not covered.
Whether you are covered by insurance depends on when you booked. Clear isn't it (not)
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