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Accident abroad

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Hi all
Can anyone advise about claiming for personal injury from travel companies? i had a bad accident skiing in Bulgaria and broke my femur, my travel insurance company repatriated me but i am going to have to change my car to an automatic, have been off work 4 months and am still only able to walk with crutches, can i make a claim under the personal accident section? The reason i ask is the policy says i am covered for up to £25,000 of personal accident cover but in the text only mentions death, loss of limb or permanent disablement ?

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  • Incapuppy
    Incapuppy Posts: 5,713 Forumite
    You need to speak to your insurers.
  • mynameistallulah
    mynameistallulah Posts: 2,238 Forumite
    You refer to an "accident" - who do you intend to sue, the snow?
  • Tomby1
    Tomby1 Posts: 228 Forumite
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    Incapuppy wrote: »
    You need to speak to your insurers.

    What they said.

    It's all dependent on your insurer and the level of cover you purchased.
  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,459 Forumite
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    Has a doctor certified you as 'permanently disabled'?
    Posts are not advice and must not be relied upon.
  • Voyager2002
    Voyager2002 Posts: 16,300 Forumite
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    The travel company was not at fault, so there is no sense in even thinking about suing them. Check your insurance policy very carefully: perhaps pay a lawyer to go through all the small print and find out what you can claim.
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