Established in 1993, has now insured 7 million people and provided winter sports cover for 1.4 million policyholders. They continue to receive the greatest number of recommendations in press articles about travel insurance (PressWatch Annual Survey 2007) and have been awarded ‘Best Buy’ status in each of the last 11 years for their products.

They offer policies for annual, backpacker, single trip, and ski holidays for people who are UK resident and aged under 76 years. For your complete security, they have only ever used the most financially secure insurance companies. Accordingly, all their policies are underwritten by AIG UK Limited.

They have a range of products and the latest report by Defaqto, an independent market research company, gives their Standard policies the highest 5 star rating for price. Their Premier Plus policies, including winter sports, achieve the 5 star rating for cover. So whether you are most interested in price or cover, all of their policies represent great value and are supported by our excellent telephone service based in West Sussex.

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