Explorer Travel Insurance

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Explorer Travel Insurance is a trading name of Explorer Insurance Services Limited.

They offer standard travel insurance policies, as well as winter sports, cruise and backpacker insurance.

They are based in Westcliff On Sea, UK.

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Travel insurance

Annual multi-trip insurance

4 stars
Medical excess i £100.00
Personal Possessions and Baggage - damaged, lost or stolen - cover limit i £1,500.00
Cancelling before travel cover limit i £2,500.00
Emergency medical cover and repatriation cover limit i £5,000,000.00
Mental health cover i
Personal money i £350.00
Combined passport & travel documents cover limit i £300.00
Cutting trip short (curtailment) cover limit i £2,500.00
Abandoning your trip (abandonment) cover limit i £2,500.00
Natural disaster relocation cover i
Max trip duration i 31 days
4 stars
Medical excess i £75.00
Personal Possessions and Baggage - damaged, lost or stolen - cover limit i £2,000.00
Cancelling before travel cover limit i £5,000.00
Emergency medical cover and repatriation cover limit i £10,000,000.00
Mental health cover i
Personal money i £500.00
Combined passport & travel documents cover limit i £300.00
Cutting trip short (curtailment) cover limit i £5,000.00
Abandoning your trip (abandonment) cover limit i £5,000.00
Natural disaster relocation cover i
Max trip duration i 45 days
3 stars
Medical excess i £100.00
Personal Possessions and Baggage - damaged, lost or stolen - cover limit i £1,000.00
Cancelling before travel cover limit i £1,500.00
Emergency medical cover and repatriation cover limit i £2,500,000.00
Mental health cover i
Personal money i £200.00
Combined passport & travel documents cover limit i £300.00
Cutting trip short (curtailment) cover limit i £1,500.00
Abandoning your trip (abandonment) cover limit i £1,500.00
Natural disaster relocation cover i
Max trip duration i 31 days
3 stars
Medical excess i £125.00
Personal Possessions and Baggage - damaged, lost or stolen - cover limit i £1,000.00
Cancelling before travel cover limit i £3,000.00
Emergency medical cover and repatriation cover limit i £7,000,000.00
Mental health cover i
Personal money i £350.00
Combined passport & travel documents cover limit i £300.00
Cutting trip short (curtailment) cover limit i £3,000.00
Abandoning your trip (abandonment) cover limit i £3,000.00
Natural disaster relocation cover i
Max trip duration i 45 days

Single trip insurance

3 stars
Cancelling before travel cover limit i £3,000.00
Medical excess i £125.00
Personal Possessions and Baggage - damaged, lost or stolen - cover limit i £1,000.00
Cutting trip short curtailment cover limit i £3,000.00
Missed departure cover limit i £750.00
Abandoning your trip (abandonment) cover limit i £3,000.00
Emergency medical cover and repatriation cover limit i £7,000,000.00
Personal money i £350.00
Combined passport & travel documents limit i £300.00
3 stars
Cancelling before travel cover limit i £2,500.00
Medical excess i £100.00
Personal Possessions and Baggage - damaged, lost or stolen - cover limit i £1,500.00
Cutting trip short curtailment cover limit i £2,500.00
Missed departure cover limit i £750.00
Abandoning your trip (abandonment) cover limit i £2,500.00
Emergency medical cover and repatriation cover limit i £5,000,000.00
Personal money i £350.00
Combined passport & travel documents limit i £300.00
3 stars
Cancelling before travel cover limit i £5,000.00
Medical excess i £75.00
Personal Possessions and Baggage - damaged, lost or stolen - cover limit i £2,000.00
Cutting trip short curtailment cover limit i £5,000.00
Missed departure cover limit i £1,000.00
Abandoning your trip (abandonment) cover limit i £5,000.00
Emergency medical cover and repatriation cover limit i £10,000,000.00
Personal money i £500.00
Combined passport & travel documents limit i £300.00
2 stars
Cancelling before travel cover limit i £1,500.00
Medical excess i £100.00
Personal Possessions and Baggage - damaged, lost or stolen - cover limit i £1,000.00
Cutting trip short curtailment cover limit i £1,500.00
Missed departure cover limit i £500.00
Abandoning your trip (abandonment) cover limit i £1,500.00
Emergency medical cover and repatriation cover limit i £2,500,000.00
Personal money i £200.00
Combined passport & travel documents limit i £300.00

Travel insurance add-on: cruise cover

1 stars
Missed port departure cover limit i £0.00
Re-joining a cruise cover limit i £500.00
Cabin confinement cover limit i £500.00
Missed port departure excess i
Timetable/itinerary change cover limit i £600.00
Unused excursions cover limit i £500.00
1 stars
Missed port departure cover limit i £0.00
Re-joining a cruise cover limit i £500.00
Cabin confinement cover limit i £500.00
Missed port departure excess i
Timetable/itinerary change cover limit i £600.00
Unused excursions cover limit i £500.00
1 stars
Missed port departure cover limit i £0.00
Re-joining a cruise cover limit i £500.00
Cabin confinement cover limit i £500.00
Missed port departure excess i
Timetable/itinerary change cover limit i £600.00
Unused excursions cover limit i £500.00
1 stars
Missed port departure cover limit i £0.00
Re-joining a cruise cover limit i £500.00
Cabin confinement cover limit i £500.00
Missed port departure excess i
Timetable/itinerary change cover limit i £600.00
Unused excursions cover limit i £500.00

Travel insurance add-on: winter sports

4 stars
Ski equipment owned cover limit i £1,000.00
Single owned item cover limit i £250.00
Cover limit for hire of ski equipment due to loss/damage/delay to own equipment i £250.00
Avalanche closure cover limit i £500.00
Piste closure cover limit i £250.00
Ski equipment owned excess i £75.00
Ski equipment hired i £400.00
Single item limit for hired equipment i £250.00
Unused ski pass due to illness or injury i £250.00
3 stars
Ski equipment owned cover limit i £500.00
Single owned item cover limit i £250.00
Cover limit for hire of ski equipment due to loss/damage/delay to own equipment i £200.00
Avalanche closure cover limit i £250.00
Piste closure cover limit i £200.00
Ski equipment owned excess i £100.00
Ski equipment hired i £400.00
Single item limit for hired equipment i £250.00
Unused ski pass due to illness or injury i £200.00
2 stars
Ski equipment owned cover limit i £400.00
Single owned item cover limit i £250.00
Cover limit for hire of ski equipment due to loss/damage/delay to own equipment i £150.00
Avalanche closure cover limit i £125.00
Piste closure cover limit i £150.00
Ski equipment owned excess i £100.00
Ski equipment hired i £200.00
Single item limit for hired equipment i £250.00
Unused ski pass due to illness or injury i £150.00
2 stars
Ski equipment owned cover limit i £500.00
Single owned item cover limit i £250.00
Cover limit for hire of ski equipment due to loss/damage/delay to own equipment i £150.00
Avalanche closure cover limit i £375.00
Piste closure cover limit i £200.00
Ski equipment owned excess i £125.00
Ski equipment hired i £200.00
Single item limit for hired equipment i £250.00
Unused ski pass due to illness or injury i £200.00