Travel Insurance
Deals in New Zealand Travel insurance is one of those
things that you hope you never need but many people say you can't afford
to travel if you can't afford travel insurance!
Costs at foreign
hospital costs and repatriation, especially if travelling via the USA
are EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. This cost can sometimes add up to $50-100,000
if you are very sick, so always take it out. Hopefully you won't need
it!
First look at if you can get free travel
insurance! Gold & Platinum Credit
Cards Offer free travel insurance if you pay for your
flights with the card.
Check these out if you're eligible for them
as if you are going on a lengthy trip, the annual fee on them often
owrks out cheaper than a travel insurance premium and you often get
better rewards on your credit card.
If you're not eligible, then
the following seem to be the most competitive travel companies. They are
not as well known as the bigger firms as they are based online but are
extremely competitive on price.
Online Travel Insurance
CompaniesWith any travel insurance always check the terms
& conditions to ensure you have enough cover for your trip and
their terms to ensure you are covered for everything you might need
during the trip.
To compare travel insurance deals you can
compare some prices
here (note this is provided by DownUnder Travel Insurance)
Offers one of the cheapest travel insurance
deals online in New Zealand.
One of our team has used this
company twice as they had the best price, we haven't needed to claim
from them though, so are unsure about their claims process or how easy
it is to deal with them.
Other
Cheap insurance companies worth checking to see how they compare
depending on cover & prices are:
Part of the global Columbus Group of travel
insurance companies.