Travel Insurance

SparklyB

Hi guys,

I'm going on a 3 month trip to the US and I've been looking at travel insurance.

The Post Office does Explorer cover for £112

Looking on the money saving website though I noticed there is an insurer called Direct Travel Insurance, and their policy offers more cover for less money, £93

Obviously the Post Office is one I know and trust. Just wondering if anyone knows anything about Direct Travel Insurance, and whether it's a good insurer to go with?

Thanks

Becca

InsideInsurance

Direct Travel will not be the insurer, if you look in the small print you will find out who the underwriter is. They could have multiple insurers depending on your details but when I had a quick look it appears that Chartis is the actual insurer which is what AIG rebranded its insurance arm to after being bailed out by the USA government. Despite that it is still the worlds 3rd largest insurer (and proven too big to be allowed to fail)

SparklyB

Thanks for the reply.

And thank you for the info.....very helpful and much appreciated

Becca

Quentin

Which? recommends travel insurers (for different scenarios) here:

http://www.which.co.uk/money/insurance/reviews-ns/travel-insurance/