Travel Insurance for Australia

[ruthie]

Can anyone recommend a good, fair-priced travel insurance policy for Australia, please?
We will be there for 3 weeks.

[sddsddean]

We use www.insureandgo.com . normally works out abot £110 for a year for a couple.

[ruthie]

Thanks for that. Will look into it.

[boxtops]

I have no experience of cover for Australia but people have said that the travel policy sold via the Post Office is good. http://www.postoffice...ce+-+travel+insurance

[ruthie]

Thanks boxtops. I tend to forget that the post office does things like that.

[jno]

you might (or might not) want to check whether they cover volcanic ash; not many do. But it may never happen (again).

[buildersmate]

£110 is expensive for annual cover for a couple. Direct Travel will charge £75 for Standard Cover for a couple aged between 41-65 for worldwide cover. Up to 30 days maximum out of the UK per trip. This is no fly-by-night insurer - been using them for travel insurance almost 10 years.
http://www.direct-tra...nual-travel-insurance

[spudqueen]

I doubt anyone will cover you for volcanic ash cloud now as it is now a known factor. I always use the Post Office Travel Insurance, and I buy it as soon as possible after booking my holiday as it covers you for any eventualities of not being able to go on holiday (eg broken leg, your boss is off sick and you can't take the time off, a death in the family). I bought my travel insurance in January even though my holiday wasn't until July. In this case I was covered for volcanic ash as I bought it before it all happened, but if I had bought it after all the problems I wouldn't have been covered as it was a known factor.

[Johigham1234]

Mia on Line or Columbus direct are excellent.

[ruthie]

Thanks everyone. I've got plenty to work on now!

[auntiebertie]

Always used Columbus- approx £90 annual cover for 3 of us.