lamberra said:Has anyone done a comparison of travel insurance deals out there? I'm trying to decide between CoverMore and Allianz for a 2 mth trip...CoverMore is more expensive but seems to ahem....cover more?
Anyone with better tips or experience?
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NM said:On the occasions I have needed to purchase travel insurance, I have used http://www.travelinsurance.com.au as a good source of comparing many providers and obtaining their discounted rates.
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d00t said:I wish travel insurance policies would list what they DONT cover!
markis10 said:I have been using the frequent traveller for a while, yearly policy for around $500, covers domestic and international travel all year with a max trip of 90 days. I like the domestic car hire excess cover of up to $4000, means you can renegotiate rates form the rentals for a $4000 excess which drops costs. Usually get it through flight centre, have cmailed once for a trip to a conference that was cancelled by SARS using points, got back $2K for the 90000 points we lost!
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Be careful there, an important issue is many of these gold cards provide cover for Accidental injury BUT NOT illness.clifford said:For overseas travel, I would strongly recommend the "free" travel insurance that comes with certain Gold Visa/Mastercards. In particular, my experience with the ANZ gold Visa has been excellent. For less than AUD 100 pa, you get unlimited coverage for overseas trips, subject to a $200 excess for some claims (which is pin money anyway).
You can't come close to that with the conventional insurance policies. ...
You can also get a 25% discount by going through "The Entertainment Book". For example, a Frequent Traveller Annual Policy from $410.beardoc said:... A 25% discount is not too bad though. Just goes to show what inflated comissions there are on these things.
I use www.travelinsurancedirect.com.au where an annual business travel insurance policy is $340.The policy is underwritten by Allianz and reading through the fine print there is very little difference between any of the annual policies on sale in Australia.serfty said:You can also get a 25% discount by going through "The Entertainment Book". For example, a Frequent Traveller Annual Policy from $410.beardoc said:... A 25% discount is not too bad though. Just goes to show what inflated comissions there are on these things.
That is not to shabby at all; even covers significant others and dependants as well as loss of FF point value.drron said:... I use www.travelinsurancedirect.com.au where an annual business travel insurance policy is $340.The policy is underwritten by Allianz and reading through the fine print there is very little difference between any of the annual policies on sale in Australia.