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Hi there, long time lurker, first time poster
I'm off to Meribel next week and for the first time I have to buy insurance (previously insured through work), I've been getting some quotes (including off piste, with guide) and they seem to vary a bit.
Columbus seem pretty cheap (bout £23 for me) and seem to have all bases covered, but I also looked at dogtag.co.uk, they are a bit more pricey (£35) but offer the dogtags and other bits, and having had to call on medical insurance before I was considering them.
Does anyone have any experiance/ tips, are dogtag worth the extra?
I know it boils down to a personal peace of mind thing, but any advice would be appriciated.
Chris
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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cinglis, welcome to posting on snowHeads  You will find it strangely addictive.
There have been a few threads on insurance, so it may be worth doing a search.....
Personally I've never used dogtag....I ususally go for insureandgo.com and hope I don't need to claim!!
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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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Elizabeth B, I can second that, I will be going with Insureandgo.com again this year
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Direct Travel are worth a look at.
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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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Snowcard allows you to insure you for what you need. They were good when I had to have travel assistance home, and covering medical expenses, last season.
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I've used direct travel a few times, never had to claim, but they seem to tick all the boxes, reckon it would cost you £20 for a single trip to Europe.
http://www.direct-travel.co.uk/
regards,
Greg
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I've just taken a years policy with direct travel including multiple ski trips for £45 the cover seems pretty good although I hope I don' have to claim on it.
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I also have the years cover with Direct travel , but watch how long you go for as you are only covered for ski trips of up to 14days on one trip
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For what it's worth I managed to get a whole year of insurance including repatriation to cover skiing (off piste as well) and Paragliding and all the usual travel stuff like lost luggage etc. for £69 last year from Goldfish.
This turned out cheaper than some companies were quoting for a couple of weeks of either paragliding or skiing.
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I've gone with direct travel; again this year. Covered off-piste without a guide (within reason), skis covered if not locked (when no racking is available), and in previous years when we've had to make a claim they've sorted us out with no bother at all
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I have also gone with direct travel annual policy £68 for me and the wife.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Also worth checking with your bank. I have an account with Lloyds TSB (for me sins) called a platinum account. It's basically jsut a current account with a load of fre bolt ons including travel insurance. It's only cost a couple of quid to upgrade the travel insurance to full wintersports insurance for me and the family. It might be worth checking if your bank do similar.
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try money supermarket.com and go for a annual policy, works out cheaper than a single trip, i paid £60.90 for a couple worldwide including piste closure and wintersports cover as i am off to canada in feb. a single trip was £80.90 for both of us, dont ask why i dont know, but how cheap is that!!!!! £30 each and the third biggest insurer in europe
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