insurance
There
are thousands of sites, which proclaim to offer cheap insurance.
Remember to check what you’re actually covered for – no point
in taking that ski inclusion if you’re off to the Maldives!
And the cheapest policy may not always be the best.
For travel in Europe
From 1st January
2006, UK residents travelling in Europe will require a European
Health Insurance Card (EHIC). This will allow you to benefit
from free or reduced-cost medical care when travelling in an
EEA country or Switzerland. The EHIC replaces the E111 and is
free of charge. For further information on the introduction
of the EHIC and on how to apply for an EHIC, visit www.dh.gov.uk/travellers
American
Express www.americanexpress.co.uk
- The is a diversified worldwide travel, financial and network
services company founded in 1850. The benefits of the American
Express Travel Insurance includes that it's easy to arrange,
just one annual payment with an easy on-line application and
their travel insurance which is backed by 24 hour assistance
service of practical support for delayed flights, lost luggage,
medical emergencies and much more.
Boots
Insurance www.bootsinsurance.com
– One of the best and competitive available especially in terms
of backpacker insurance. We claimed over a (legitimate)
£1000 without a quibble on our last policy. Helpful staff good
policy coverage.
Budget Insurance www.budgetinsurance.com
- BUDGET is one of the UK’s largest insurance intermediaries,
with 1 million customers and covering you for Car, Home, travel
and Commercial Vehicle Insurance products! As BUDGET is an independent
intermediary, rather than a direct insurance company, they search
their panel of leading insurers, to find the best quote for
you!
Columbus Direct www.columbusdirect.com
- Leading travel insurance specialist, established in 1988.
By selling direct to the public, they say they cut out the middle
man and save customers up to 60% in commissions charged by other
providers. Try them and see!
Churchill
www.churchill.com
- Churchill Insurance offer a wide range of insurance products,
such as car, home, travel, van, pet and breakdown cover
Direct
Line www.directline.com
- Direct Line revolutionised the car insurance industry in 1985
by selling direct to the consumer via the red phone brand. Since
1985 the product range has increased to include a wide range
of general and life insurances, car assistance etc
Downunder Insurance
-
www.duinure.co.uk
Offers travel insurance to travellers and residents in the UK,
Australia and New Zealand. Their cover ranges from basic to
highly comprehensive, with affordable policies aimed at backpackers
and gap-year students, but with cover available to travellers
and holiday makers up to 55 years of age. More than 60 adventure
sports are automatically covered, and they also offer a wintersports
policy for skiers/snowboarders. They also offer one-way policies.
ebookers www.ebookers.com/insurance
- ebookers.com, part of ebookers plc, was established in 1998.
Based upon 20 years of travel heritage from Flightbookers, ebookers.com
is a leading pan-European online travel agency specialising
in worldwide travel. Some of the industry's cheapest travel
insurance products with some of the best levels of cover online
and they are are open 24/7 if you have any queries. Insurance
providers for Travelbag and Octopus Travel so they can't be
bad!
Go
Travel www.gotravel.co.uk
- Go Travel Insurance is one of the leading providers of online
travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents on the
Internet. Go Travel Insurance offers great cover at the best
prices for single trip, ski, annual and backpackers insurance.
Post Office www.postoffice.co.uk
- The Post Office™, one of the most trusted brands in
the UK with over 350 years of history, offers customers a wide
range of products and services.. Products range from travel
insurance and foreign exchange to telecommunications and the
recently launched flower delivery service. They also offer one-way
policies.
Travel-insurance-online.com
www.travel-insurance-online.com
- one of the leading providers of online travel and holiday
insurance for UK residents on the Internet. Policies are tailor
made for travelers going on holidays, business trips, weekend
breaks or backpacking for 12 months. The policies are underwritten
at AIG Europe (UK) Ltd.
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American
Express www.americanexpress.co.uk
BAA
www.baa.co.uk- You can either
Pre-book for collection at the airport with Travelex or Pre-book for home delivery
Global Currency Solutions
www.gcscurrency.com
- GCS are committed to ensuring their clients maximise the potential
of their foreign exchange requirements. Why should a client,
whether they are a private individual or business client, be
ripped off by the bank every time they want to send money abroad?
GCS offer clients of all sizes competitive exchange rates and
lower transfer charges. GCS only deal in bank-to-bank transfers.
Essentially, anyone with a requirement to get currency to a
bank account anywhere in the world should consider using GCS
rather than their bank.
Post Office www.postoffice.co.uk
- The Post Office™, one of the most trusted brands in
the UK with over 350 years of history, offers customers a wide
range of products and services.. Products range from travel
insurance and foreign exchange to telecommunications and the
recently launched flower delivery service.
Rate
Calculator – www.ratescalc.co.uk
– Check out worldwide exchange rates.
Thomas
Cook www.thomascook.com
Order your currency and have it delivered to your door.
XE www.xe.com - Currency
converter. Find out how many millions of rupees to the pound.
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ebanks
It's
useful to check your bank balance, cancel direct debits or pay
off those credit cards. These banks have reliable internet
access accounts which I have tried and tested from abroad:
Bank
of Scotland www.bankofscotland.co.uk
Barclays www.barclays.co.uk
Cahoot
www.cahoot.com
HSBC www.hsbc.com
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