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Free Travel Insurance?

balsingh
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Are there any credit cards out there that offer free comprehensive travel insurance? Not the basic travel accident cover but a proper travel insuance like the one offered free with the A&L current account?

I think Amex offer it on their charge cards in exchange for a hefty annual free and Barclaycard will be offering it when holidays are booked through their Travel Service but does anyone have a 'no strings attached' insurance?
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  • Rafter
    Rafter Posts: 3,850 Forumite
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    Why would anyone offer you 'free' insurance on a free product?

    Even the keenest priced annual policies from money supermarket cost £60 for a couple so unless you are getting insurance as part of a package (eg Amex or Barclays Additions) or getting it as a condition of buying through a certain supplier (eg barclaycard) you won't find free insurance as such.

    Even with these packages you are probably still better of going for a best buy card account with cashback then getting your travel insurance from a cheap supplier.

    The nearest thing to free insurance at the moment is the Barclays additions plus account which I think is offering it for 10 months free but you have to pay £1000 a month into the account and the fee rises to £12.99 a month after 10 months.

    R.
    Smile :), it makes people wonder what you have been up to.
  • grumbler
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    Rafter wrote:
    The nearest thing to free insurance at the moment is the Barclays additions plus account
    ... or any of two A&L Premier accounts (no monthly fee) ...
  • Reaper
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    I don't think you will find a true free policy with no strings attached.

    However the Coop Travel Card offers free comprehensive travel insurance or 5% off when booking through their travel service, plus other benefits.

    Also Egg offer free European family annual travel insurance if you take out their Household insurance.
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