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Cycle Touring

Incidental or Cycling on an organised tour is automatically included in all our Policies but if you are setting off on a Cycle Touring Adventure, you will need our Activity Pack add-on to give you peace of mind and to cover any mishaps along the way. Please note cycles can be covered with our gadgets & valuables add-on which is optional.

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Medical & Repatriation

This is the most important part of any Travel Insurance Policy so you should ensure the cover provided will protect you when you need it the most. Our Premier policy covers you for up to £10m for hospitalisation, medical and repatriation expenses; up to £5m for our standard policy; and up to £2m for our budget policy.

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Get Cover if Already Travelling

You don't need to be in your Home Country to get cover, you can buy a policy from anywhere in the world, as long as you're residential status is still in the UK or EU. Just follow the Quote form to get a price and complete your purchase.

Extend cover from Overseas

If at any point you realise you're not quite ready to return home, you can extend your insurance to include the remainder of your trip. Even if you don't have a Policy with us.

Cover for 156+ Activities

Whether you'll be scuba diving, jet skiing, bungee jumping, sky diving, trekking above 2,500m or kayaking. Our Activity Packs can cover various levels of adventurous sports.

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Working while abroad

Non manual / clerical work such as office work or teaching English as a foreign language is covered for free, if you'll be volunteering, WWOOFing or partaking in any sort of manual labour, like working on a ranch or conservation work, our Activity Pack can cover you.


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Cycle Touring Travel Insurance

Cycle touring travel insuranceOne of the great joys of cycling is the ability to explore off the beaten track at your leisure. That way you can discover so much more of your holiday destination, at your own pace, to get a real feel for the place and its people. And if it’s exercise you’re after, there’s no better way to combine stamina-building and exhilaration than with a few days in the saddle.

Whatever cycling option you choose, you need to have the right insurance in place to give you peace of mind and to cover any mishaps along the way. Cycling is not risk-free and what could be a minor complication in normal circumstances, such as a sprained ankle or fractured bone, could escalate to an emergency if it occurs in a remote or mountainous region where medical assistance is not at hand. Add the costs of any hospital treatment or if repatriation to the UK is medically necessary, makes it essential that you have suitable insurance to cover all of these eventualities.

Key Features of Cycle Touring Travel Insurance:

  • Emergency Medical and Repatriation Expenses up to £10 million.
  • Emergency Dental Cover.
  • Cover duration of up to 24 months.
  • Baggage Cover
  • Gadgets & Valuable Cover 
  • One Way Travel.
  • No return ticket requirement.
  • Free Home visits.
  • Policy Extensions whilst still travelling.
  • 156+ Sports and Activities.
  • Winter Sports Cover.
  • Loss of Passport & Visa replacement costs.

Some FAQ's:

Residents of the United Kingdom MUST enrol with MEDICARE should you require medical treatment in Australia. Registering can be done after the first occasion on which you receive treatment at www.humanservices.gov.au/customerjects/medicare-services. In Patient and out-patient treatment in a public hospital may then be subsidised. Should you be admitted to hospital then immediate contact must be made with the Medical Emergency Assistance Service and their authority obtained in respect of any treatment not available under MEDICARE before such treatment is provided.
Your failure to register with MEDICARE or to contact the Medical Emergency Assistance Service may result in a claim being reduced or declined.


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To declare any pre-existing medical conditions, please visit our online medical screening service.

If you would rather undergo your medical screening by telephone, please get in touch with us on 01702 427237 and any of our agents will be happy to assist you.
This is a secure and confidential service which allows you to declare any pre-existing medical conditions you may have, as defined by your Big Cat policy wording.
Whilst the medical screening helpline is optional we highly recommend it as it ensures that if anything happens to you on your trip caused by your pre-existing medical condition, you are completely covered.

You will be advised whether the Pre-Existing Medical Condition may be covered, an optional additional premium may be quoted and whether any amendments will be made to the policy terms and conditions. During this process you will be asked for your personal and travel details, additionally, please have your insurance policy to hand if known. 

If terms can be provided for the condition and you elect to take up the offer of the additional cover, you will be given a medical screening reference number and a letter will be sent to you upon receipt of payment. Any additional premiums must be paid directly to the medical screening helpline.

Should you not contact the medical screening helpline or not wish to take advantage of the optional terms quoted by the medical screening helpline, you will not be covered for any claims arising directly or indirectly from a Pre-existing Medical Condition.

There is no cancellation or curtailment cover for a Pre-Existing Medical Condition of persons who are not covered by your policy such as a Close Relative, unless disclosed to the medical screening helpline by that same Close Relative and additional cover agreed.

 

Definition of a Pre-Existing Medical Condition:

a) Any respiratory condition (relating to the lungs or breathing), heart condition, stroke, Crohn’s disease, epilepsy, allergy, or cancer for which you (or any other person not necessarily travelling but upon whom travel depends such as a Close Relative) have ever received treatment (including surgery, tests or investigations by your Medical Practitioner or a consultant/specialist, or prescribed drugs/medication).

 b) Any Medical Condition for which you (or any other person not necessarily travelling but upon whom travel depends such as a Close Relative) have received surgery, in-patient treatment or investigations in a hospital or clinic within the last twelve months, or prescribed drugs/medication.


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You do not need to call the medical screening helpline in respect of the following automatically covered pre-existing medical conditions, as they are automatically covered at no additional premium provided you do not also have a pre-existing medical condition. If you have a pre-existing medical condition in addition to any of the following automatically covered pre-existing medical conditions all conditions will be excluded from cover, unless disclosed to the medical screening helpline and additional cover agreed in writing.

Acne,
ADHD,
Allergic reaction (Anaphylaxis) provided that you have not needed hospital treatment for this in the last 2 years,
Allergic rhinitis,
Arthritis (the affected person must be able to walk independently at home without using mobility aids),
Asthma (the diagnosis must have been made when the affected person was under the age of 50, and the asthma be controlled by no more than 2 inhalers and no other medication),

Blindness or partial sightedness,

Carpal tunnel syndrome,
Cataracts,
Chicken pox – if completely resolved,
Common cold or flu,
Cuts and abrasions that are not self-inflicted and require no further treatment,
Cystitis – provided there is no on-going treatment,

Deafness,
Diabetes (which is controlled by diet or tablets only),
Diarrhoea and vomiting – if completely resolved,

Eczema,
Enlarged prostate – benign only,
Essential tremor,

Glaucoma,
Gout,

Haemorrhoids,
Hay fever,

Ligament or tendon injury – provided you are not currently being treated,

Macular degeneration,
Menopause,
Migraine – provided there are no on-going investigations,

Nasal polyps,

PMT,

RSI, Sinusitis – provided there is no on-going treatment,

Skin or wound infections that have completely resolved with no current treatment,

Tinnitus,

Under active Thyroid (Hypothyroidism),
Urticaria,

Varicose veins in the legs.

 

To declare any pre-existing medical conditions,

please visit our online medical screening

If you would rather undergo your medical screening by telephone,

please get in touch with us on 01702 427237 and any of our agents will be happy to assist you.

This is a secure and confidential service which allows you to declare any pre-existing medical conditions you may have,

as defined by your Big Cat policy wording.

 


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Asthma controlled by no more than 2 inhalers is automatically covered with all of our policies. There's no need to declare it.

(Diagnosis must have been made when the affected person was under the age of 50)


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Emergency dental costs to relieve pain and suffering are covered with all of our policies, up to a maximum of £350.


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