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Sports Travel Insurance
Sports travel insurance including winter sports.
- Cover for sports training and competitions
- Medical evacuation cover
- Cover for annual and single trips
Towergate are one of the UK's leading independent insurance brokers
Why choose sports travel insurance?
Determine the length of your sports travel cover
Single and multi-trip travel insurance for UK residents.
Sports travel cover for over 100 activities
Cover available for over 100 activities, from kayaking to scuba diving.
Ski cover available
Ski cover for up to 21 days per year under a multi-trip policy.
Europe and worldwide sports travel insurance
Both Europe and worldwide cover options available.
About sports travel insurance
Sports travel insurance can cover a wide range of sports, but premiums will range according to the sports you need cover for.
Annual and single sports travel insurance available
We can cover a wide range of sporting and leisure activities, including training and competitive sports, with annual and single sports travel insurance available.
Medical and personal accident sports travel insurance
Our cover includes medical evacuation, and we can also provide cover for individuals up to the age of 65. We are also able to provide cover for a wide range of medical conditions.
Holiday cancellation cover
Up to £5000 cancellation cover (on active trip plus policy), starting at the time of booking until you leave home to commence your trip. Covers cancellation due to injury, serious illness, death, jury service, posting overseas, FCO or WHO advice prohibiting all but essential travel and more.
Baggage and belongings cover
Up to £2000 cover (on active trip plus policy) for the replacement or repair of your baggage if it is lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, or for the cost of buying replacement necessities if your baggage is delayed on outward journey for over 24 hours.
When you need to make a claim, we will guide you through the process and get your claim settled as quickly as possible.
- Find your insurance documents and make sure you have all your information at hand, including your policy number.
- Call the claims team on 0149 3738 322 and explain exactly what happened.
- Provide photos if requested to help us understand what happened as quickly as we can.
Ready to get covered?
- Fill in our online quote form or call us
- Purchase your policy
- Relax - You're covered!
Sports travel insurance FAQs
This will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. The medical screening experts will ask you several questions relating to your health condition and this will determine whether the insurer is able to offer you cover. Please be reassured, everything you tell the team is treated with the utmost confidentiality and your details will not be shared with anyone outside of the organisation.
Sports travel insurance can cover a wide range of sports, from cycling to quad biking, but premiums will range according to the sports you need cover for. You will be able to find this out during the quotation process.
The annual multi-trip policy covers people up to the age of 75 and the single trip policy covers people up to the age of 80. Note that the maximum trip length for the multi-trip policy drops to 31 days (as opposed to 60 days) for policyholders over the age of 65.
This multi-trip sports travel policy can cover UK trips which are pre-booked in paid accommodation for one night or more.
This policy can cover people with many common medical conditions. An extensive list of medical conditions covered can be found in the policy wording. However, if you are unsure, please call the medical screening service on +44 (0)330 660 0563.
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