Insurance

slamb wrote:It's time to renew my annual travel policy and I'm starting to shop around. I wondered if anyone would be prepared to recommend a good company. Not so much worried about cost, more concerned with level of cover.

Had a claim on my policy last season and wasn't desperately impressed.

jonG wrote: :D as far as insurance goes for price there are still some people around who chance not having an accident and dont buy.But this is foolhardy my friend dave broke his leg just outside the first stage cable car station on the Valluga in St.Anton about ten years ago,hed his boots unclipped and as he was walking from the station slipped and broke his leg in the middle of his shin,luckily he had insurance as to get the helicopter off the ground at Landeck near innsbruck cost £4000 and then cost £600 per minute it was in the air for the the 15 minute flight to the top of the Valluga (miracle piece of flying by the pilot) and back.He was in the hospital for 2 weeks before they would let him go,with the operation costs,helivac costs and the air ambulance back to the uk the total cost was in the region of £35,000 so paying between £15 - £30 for a single trip or £60 -£80 for a yearly insurance policy is small potatoes.