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Type of cover

Single trip

Single trip policy provides cover if you are taking just one holiday or trip. If you plan to travel more than 2 times per year, and are under the age of 70, you may wish to consider an Annual multi-trip policy.

Single Trip with winter sports cover

Single trip policy provides cover if you are taking just one holiday or trip. If you plan to travel more than 2 times per year, and are under the age of 70, you may wish to consider an Annual multi-trip policy.

By selecting this option the policy will be extended to cover the following winter sports: Alpine skiing and snowboarding (including off-piste - under certain conditions), curling, glacier skiing, ice skating, mono skiing, Nordic skiing (cross country), ski bobbing, skidooing, snow mobiling, tobogganing. There is no cover for professional sports.

This option also adds the following cover benefits to your policy, as detailed on the next page: Ski equipment (owned or hired), ski hire, piste closure, ski pack, delay due to weather conditions.

Annual Multi‐Trip (60 days)

Covers for all your overseas trips for the year, plus qualifying domestic trips, provided none of your trips exceed 60 days. So if you plan to travel 2 or more times this year, our multi‐trip cover could save you money. It also means you won’t have to set up a new policy for each trip. (Only available to age 69. Single trip policies can be purchased to age 84).

Annual Multi‐Trip (60 days) with winter sports cover

Single trip policy provides cover if you are taking just one holiday or trip. If you plan to travel more than 2 times per year, and are under the age of 70, you may wish to consider an Annual multi-trip policy.

By selecting this option the policy will be extended to cover the following winter sports: Alpine skiing and snowboarding (including off-piste - under certain conditions), curling, glacier skiing, ice skating, mono skiing, Nordic skiing (cross country), ski bobbing, skidooing, snow mobiling, tobogganing. There is no cover for professional sports.

This option also adds the following cover benefits to your policy, as detailed on the next page: Ski equipment (owned or hired), ski hire, piste closure, ski pack, delay due to weather conditions.

Where to?

Select region

Select the region that includes all the destinations you are travelling to. For a list of countries covered under each region, select the i button with that region selected.

Domestic

Policy covers travel within Australia only (includes Lord Howe Island).
Excluded:
There is no cover under this insurance for countries/regions to which the Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade advises 'Do not travel' (even if they are listed here). For full details refer to their web site.

South Pacific

Policy covers international trips to certain South Pacific countries as detailed below.

SOUTH PACIFIC: Bali, Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu.

Excluded:
There is no cover under this insurance for countries/regions to which the Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade advises 'Do not travel' (even if they are listed here). For full details refer to their web site.

Asia

Policy covers international trips to certain Asia and South Pacific countries as detailed below.

ASIA: American Samoa, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Burma, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Cook Islands, Easter Island, East Timor, French Polynesia, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kazakhstan, Kingman Reef, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Federated States of, Midway Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Niue, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Palmyra Atoll, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Saipan, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tokelau, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Wake Island, Wallis and Futuna.

SOUTH PACIFIC: Bali, Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu. Excluded:
There is no cover under this insurance for countries/regions to which the Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade advises 'Do not travel' (even if they are listed here). For full details refer to their web site.

Europe

Policy covers international trips to certain Europe, Asia and South Pacific countries as detailed below.

EUROPE: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Channel Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Faroe Isles, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madeira, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Sardinia, Serbia and Montenegro (Yugoslavia), Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Azores, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City.

ASIA: American Samoa, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Burma, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Cook Islands, Easter Island, East Timor, French Polynesia, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kazakhstan, Kingman Reef, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia; Federated States of, Midway Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Niue, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Palmyra Atoll, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Saipan, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tokelau, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Wake Island, Wallis and Futuna.

SOUTH PACIFIC: Bali, Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu.

Excluded:
There is no cover under this insurance for countries/regions to which the Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade advises 'Do not travel' (even if they are listed here). For full details refer to their web site.

Worldwide Excluding USA and Canada

Policy covers international trips to all countries Worldwide except USA and Canada (for those countries you will require the Worldwide policy).

Excluded:
There is no cover under this insurance for countries/regions to which the Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade advises 'Do not travel' (even if they are listed here). For full details refer to their web site.

Worldwide

Policy covers international trips to all countries Worldwide.

Excluded:
There is no cover under this insurance for countries/regions to which the Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade advises 'Do not travel' (even if they are listed here). For full details refer to their web site.

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When?

Enter travel dates

Number of travellers

Traveller(s)

Please let us know the number of travellers (including children) to be covered, and their current ages (at today). For groups of 9 or more, or for cover for non-dependent children or individual travellers aged under 19, please call our customer care team during office hours.

Age of each traveller

1st

Enter traveller(s) age

Traveller 1 must be aged between 19 - 84.

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