Zeemax 0 #1 July 4, 2005 Righto, its time to buy travel insurance again. I used axa for the last year. Needed to make a claim for a hospital trip in the USA august last year and they only finally made the payment about 3 months ago. Wasn't entirely happy with the customer service, but they were the cheapest at the time (still expensive though) I used to use columbus direct, but they now no longer cover skydiving... however if you go look at their site www.columbusdirect.com you'll notice they use a cartoon image of a skydiver to sell their adventure cover.. go figure So who does everyone use? who is good? who is cheap? I need worldwide cover, anual multi trip etc... thanks in advamcePhoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skytash 0 #2 July 4, 2005 Gary McGuiness was putting together a list of insurers, and I think he was trying to get it onto the bpa website. Not sure if it's there, but try him if you don't get any helpful responses here. tashDon't ever save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is a special occasion. Avril Sloe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xavenger 0 #3 July 4, 2005 Hey there I have an annual policy with http://www.axatravel.co.uk purchased with optional "Hazardous Activities" cover - which includes skydiving. Also, I can vouch for it! I broke my leg bad Skydiving in Spain a year ago .. and after a couple of days in the local hospital they rescued me and brought me back to the UK because *THEY* weren't happy with the care I was getting in Spain. They paid all my girlfriends expenses to come out and be with me and her return flights. They sent a kick-ass no-nonsense nurse/wonder-woman out to sort everything out with respect the journey home. Incredible service largely because they outsource their emergency medical rescue stuff to a specialised company called Cega who were and I presume still are awesome. Well there you go. regards James Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeordieSkydiver 0 #4 July 4, 2005 Quote kick-ass no-nonsense nurse/wonder-woman I think I dated her once... I'm interested in this thread, as I've been having the same thoughts, and my snowboarding/skiing insurance ran out... What sort of money are we talking?Lee _______________________________ In a world full of people, only some want to fly, is that not crazy? http://www.ukskydiver.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ph8068 0 #5 July 5, 2005 I've heard loads of good stories about AXA in the past. Maybe your case was an exception - at least they paid out For those taking an annual policy with AXA, you must do this online a good 10 days in advance of leaving on your first trip. If you wait until the last minute, you need to phone them up and they charge you a higher non-online rate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmidgley 0 #6 July 5, 2005 I've always used Airsports, for hang-gliding/paragliding trips and for skydiving. Don't they advertise in Skydive? John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #7 July 5, 2005 Had a tip at the weekend that Endsleigh were covering skydiving again. The guy I was speaking to said he got world wide annual for £65 with no limits on number or type of jumps... which would be too good to be true assuming he's right. As I said it's second hand info though so you'll have to check it out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vt1977 0 #8 July 5, 2005 When Adam had his accident in the states last year he was insured with AXA and I have nothing but good things to say about them from the moment I called them to make the claim until they paid out. From that experience, I'd highly recommend them. Vicki Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeemax 0 #9 July 5, 2005 thanks all for the input. I'll have a shop around, as i said before, after the absolute sham of a fiasco last time, i'm a little hesitant to go with AXA as quite frankly they were shite! Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headsup 0 #10 July 5, 2005 Its well worth looking at Endleigh. I didnt pay anything like i thought i would for annual travel isurance with unlimited time abroad! Im covered for unlimited skydives in any country along with a load of other extream sports. Like i said, well worth a look for short or long term insurance! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #11 July 5, 2005 Hi Z' I use the following company for my annual holiday/sports insurance (not sure what I paid cus the policy only has a few months to run and I never remember stuff like that).. Contact Yvonne Jukes Tel/Fax: +44 (0)1983 298480 (24 hours) Email: [email protected] 48 Alexandra Road Cowes Isle of Wight PO31 7JT (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
saucy_dee 0 #12 July 5, 2005 Endsleigh was the best quote for me for Europe and US but fotrtunately I didn't need to claim so cannot comment on that aspect. D Don't put off 'till tomorrow what you can do today Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joellercoaster 6 #13 July 5, 2005 Likewise. I cunningly forgot that my travel insurance (work benefit) specifically didn't cover skydiving until it was almost too late, but got online to Endsleigh and it was sorted in under five minutes. And you can use the email confirmation as a record of insurance.-- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manfall 0 #14 July 5, 2005 You worried me .. my policy is with columbusdirect. They have a list of dangerous sports to choose from, and one of them is 'Parachuting'. I ticked just about every fun looking thing on the list and it came to £88 multitrip. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeemax 0 #15 July 5, 2005 You should very quickly get that checked out. Columbus used to be great for skydiving, covered everything and were always the cheapest. Then they limited you to 2 skydives per trip (useless).. then it became parahuting. I got them to define parachuting last time and was told it was a static line, or where no free fall was involved. If there was free fall, you weren't covered. When i asked yesterday the girl on the phone had no idea and said it was related to para gliding and parasending (sp?). I questioned it and said you did need to 'parachute' on a skydive otherwise you only tend to make one. She said she wasn't sure of the definition, but was absolutely sure and made it very clear, there was a big cross next to skydiving. Didn't get a chance to try again today... You should really check with them, from my understanding, you may not be covered. Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #16 July 5, 2005 I had a similar problem a last year. For years I'd used Snow Card (Activity Card) for all of my sport/travel insurance (paragliding, skydiving, climbing and snow sports) Then they decided that Paragliding was too risky (for them!) but skydiving was O.K. It turns out that there have been a large number of big claims in paragliding which pushed premiums up and the out of scope altogether The problem then is that when talking to the uninitiated as soon as you mention para-anything they get all defensive. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #17 July 5, 2005 you should try getting insurance for BASE. Every company I have spoken to (and today I called all the ones in this thread) and although "parachuting" is listed, there is a specific named exclusion for BASE on each one......... There used to be a few companies that did it, but now its like rocking horse shit.......... you can get insurance from anyone for an untrained numptie to slap on some skis and hurtle down a mountain.......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pincheck 0 #18 July 5, 2005 yep go to be Endsleigh i have used them twice for skydiving cover to spain for the grand sum off £23 each time for 7 and 10 day visits. Billy-Sonic Haggis Flickr-Fun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick 0 #19 July 6, 2005 I use AXA and found they were great when I broke my leg, paid all my hospital bills no question and even the tunnel time that I'd booked and couldn't use. The price on a joint policy (worldwide, dangerous sports) is even competitive against some normal policies. Nick Gravity- It's not just a good idea, it's the LAW! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manfall 0 #20 July 6, 2005 Thanks for the warning Zeemax, I've just spoken to them and you're right .. they say skydiving isn't covered. Personally I think they'd have a hard time defending that in court, the policy said parachuting was covered and as you pointed out there was a picture of a skydiver on the website. Skydiving's a branch of parachuting isn't it ? Well I've cancelled now, guess I'll look at AXA. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #21 July 6, 2005 Quote Skydiving's a branch of parachuting isn't it So is BASE, but what you will find is that in their small print and exclusions it will cover their asses 10 fold if anything other than what they decide parachuting is used for a claim........... For trips to Europe you can pretty much use a E1-11 to cover you, but other than Europe (especially the states) just be sure you have cover (or do what my friend did, give a false name and do a runner from the hospital) hehehe If I get injured outside Europe, I got some pretty hard shit to go through to prove I fell down the stairs at my hotel! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sweep 0 #22 July 6, 2005 I got single trip (14 days) travel insurance to portugal at Christmas from Marks and Spencers for £28.45 including tax. It's a pretty good policy, lots of benefits/inclusions and good cover. The skydiving is as far as I can make out and from my discussions with them pretty much unrestricted. You can contact them on 0800 068 3918 sweep---- Yay! I'm now a 200 jump wonder.... Still a know-it-all tho.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newbie 0 #23 July 6, 2005 Endsleigh worked well for me, were cheap and from what i remember, had no exclusions on number of jumps etc etc. Just remember, this will probably not cover your gear, only hospitalisation and repatriation etc - you will probably have to look at separate home contents insurance to have your rig and so forth covered. "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeemax 0 #24 July 7, 2005 aight... all my gear is insured with a seperate company anyway, so thats not so much an issue Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adriandavies 0 #25 July 7, 2005 Anyone had any luck getting reasonable priced life insurance or got any advice about policies which cover skydiving? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
