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It would appear that www.ski-insurance.co.uk are no longer interested in old
people like me. Their web site excludes people older than their mid fifties, though I was offered a Fortis annual policy when I phoned them. On paper (i.e. my PC screen) Insureandgo offer polices at a low price which do include off piste skiing in areas not deemed unsuitable by resort management and without the requirement for a guide. The only down side with Insureandgo is that there are many bad public reviews , contrasted by one or two good ones. Marks & Spencer have a policy that allows you to add unguided off piste skiing as a option, but it does significantly increase the price. I don't do that much off piste skiing but there are some runs where the sides of the pistes are not marked, so if is never clear whether or not you are on a piste, further I have been know to take a shortcut where for example, I have gone in the wrong direction. Anyone got an opinion of Insureandgo or able to suggest an alternative. I have a one week and a two week holiday booked, (covered by an insurance policy that does not include skiing risks.) -- Michael Chare |
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On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:07:48 -0000, "Michael Chare"
wrote: Anyone got an opinion of Insureandgo or able to suggest an alternative. I have a one week and a two week holiday booked, (covered by an insurance policy that does not include skiing risks.) As a non-UK resident I don't really keep track of these things, and certainly have no knowledge of the company you mention. So I've no idea how competitive it is or how well it meets your needs, but I feel it would be remiss of me not to point out Ski Club GB's insurance at http://www.skiclub.co.uk/skiclub/ins...insurance.aspx HTH -- Ace Ski Club of Great Britain http://www.skiclub.co.uk/ All opinions expressed are those of the poster and in no way reflect those of the Ski Club or its members |
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On 17/11/2010 15:13, Ace wrote:
On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:07:48 -0000, "Michael Chare" wrote: Anyone got an opinion of Insureandgo or able to suggest an alternative. I have a one week and a two week holiday booked, (covered by an insurance policy that does not include skiing risks.) As a non-UK resident I don't really keep track of these things, and certainly have no knowledge of the company you mention. So I've no idea how competitive it is or how well it meets your needs, but I feel it would be remiss of me not to point out Ski Club GB's insurance at http://www.skiclub.co.uk/skiclub/ins...insurance.aspx Like Bruce I'm not in the UK either, but we used to have an annual family insurance policy with Direct ??? Claimed a couple of times without problems. I think it's these guys: http://www.direct-travel.co.uk/ Good Luck |
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"Michael Chare" wrote in message o.uk... It would appear that www.ski-insurance.co.uk are no longer interested in old people like me. Their web site excludes people older than their mid fifties, though I was offered a Fortis annual policy when I phoned them. On paper (i.e. my PC screen) Insureandgo offer polices at a low price which do include off piste skiing in areas not deemed unsuitable by resort management and without the requirement for a guide. The only down side with Insureandgo is that there are many bad public reviews , contrasted by one or two good ones. Marks & Spencer have a policy that allows you to add unguided off piste skiing as a option, but it does significantly increase the price. I don't do that much off piste skiing but there are some runs where the sides of the pistes are not marked, so if is never clear whether or not you are on a piste, further I have been know to take a shortcut where for example, I have gone in the wrong direction. Anyone got an opinion of Insureandgo or able to suggest an alternative. I have a one week and a two week holiday booked, (covered by an insurance policy that does not include skiing risks.) -- Michael Chare I've raised the 'between pistes' scenario with various French resort officials, and generally it seems that simply skiing between pisted runs is not viewed in quite the same light as 'hors-piste'. "You'll be covered on your lift-pass/insurance in places like that..", I was told. Where it gets trickier, understandably, is when you stray beyond the outer limits of the ski area - you're on your own here, so at your own risk. If you know where you'll be skiing I'd ask the tourism people (in advance via the website) for their thoughts - and if you have a Gold VISA card you might already be covered for winter sports insurance. Roger www.mountainpassions.com - Independent, Expert Insight with Altitude |
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On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:07:48 -0000, "Michael Chare"
wrote: Anyone got an opinion of Insureandgo or able to suggest an alternative. I always used to use SnowCard http://www.snowcard.co.uk/pages/ski-insurance.asp - dunno if they'll meet all your requirements, but maybe worth a look -- Champ neal at champ dot org dot uk |
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Champ wrote: On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:07:48 -0000, "Michael Chare" wrote: Anyone got an opinion of Insureandgo or able to suggest an alternative. I always used to use SnowCard http://www.snowcard.co.uk/pages/ski-insurance.asp - dunno if they'll meet all your requirements, but maybe worth a look Since I spend more time off the piste than on the piste and including ski-touring and ski-mountaineering I arrange my travel insurance through the BMC ( who offer this jointly with the MCofS), I take out annual Alpine & Ski http://www.thebmc.co.uk/modules/insurance/Landing.aspx it also covers cycle racing, paragliding, rafting, sports parachuting, scuba diving (down to 40m), ice skating and dog sledging, but rather interestingly I note that it says that snowboarding requires an additional premium ;-) Mike -- o/ \\ // |\ ,_ o Mike Clark \__,\\ // __o | \ / /\, "A mountain climbing, cycling, skiing, " || _`\,_ |__\ \ | caving, antibody engineer and ` || (_)/ (_) | \corn computer user" http://www.antibody.me.uk/ |
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Michael Chare wrote:
Anyone got an opinion of Insureandgo or able to suggest an alternative. I have an annual policy with BUPA, and have had it for years. It covers four weeks' skiing per year. I'm aged 52. No idea what the conditions are regarding off-piste. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400Fx2 Triumph Street Triple Kawasaki GT550 Suzuki TS250ERx2 GN250 Back to nine bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com |
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On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:07:48 -0000, Michael Chare squeezed out the
following: It would appear that www.ski-insurance.co.uk are no longer interested in old people like me. Their web site excludes people older than their mid fifties, though I was offered a Fortis annual policy when I phoned them. On paper (i.e. my PC screen) Insureandgo offer polices at a low price which do include off piste skiing in areas not deemed unsuitable by resort management and without the requirement for a guide. The only down side with Insureandgo is that there are many bad public reviews , contrasted by one or two good ones. Marks & Spencer have a policy that allows you to add unguided off piste skiing as a option, but it does significantly increase the price. I don't do that much off piste skiing but there are some runs where the sides of the pistes are not marked, so if is never clear whether or not you are on a piste, further I have been know to take a shortcut where for example, I have gone in the wrong direction. Anyone got an opinion of Insureandgo or able to suggest an alternative. I have a one week and a two week holiday booked, (covered by an insurance policy that does not include skiing risks.) We use Direct Travel, whose FAQ incudes this http://www.direct-travel.co.uk/faq/c...off-piste.aspx Their insurance also covers large motorcycles, which is the other reason why we use it. -- Colin Irvine |
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BrritSki wrote:
On 17/11/2010 15:13, Ace wrote: On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:07:48 -0000, "Michael Chare" wrote: Anyone got an opinion of Insureandgo or able to suggest an alternative. I have a one week and a two week holiday booked, (covered by an insurance policy that does not include skiing risks.) [snip] Like Bruce I'm not in the UK either, but we used to have an annual family insurance policy with Direct ??? Claimed a couple of times without problems. I think it's these guys: http://www.direct-travel.co.uk/ That's who I'm with. Never claimed from them mind but on paper their cover looks very good including unguided off-piste (last time I checked). We got very worried when we were in Egypt as we realised we'd only got European cover but it turns out Egypt was included anyway. I've been impressed but like I say, I've never needed to claim. Cheers, Ollie |
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"Michael Chare" wrote in message
o.uk... Thanks for all the suggestions. I have made my choice! Hopefully I won't need snow insurance as the web cams are showing lots of pristine snow especially after the snowfall last night. -- Michael Chare |
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