Many people assume that travel insurance policies come in a generic one size fits all package and fail to read into the small print until it’s too late. If you are traveling abroad with the intention of spending time participating in activities such as scuba diving or water skiing, if you have an accident whist participating in these activities you may be shocked to discover that the standard insurance package that you bought will not cover your involvement in them at all.
It makes no difference whether you are a professional sportsman or just a willing amateur, they are looked on as being a situation is which you are putting yourself at risk and therefore the standard package has these activities excluded from the list of things that it will cover, leaving you with the prospect of facing expensive medical bills should something go wrong. Continue reading “Sports Travel Insurance – Do You Need it?”