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Travel Insurance Getting Insured

We care about protecting what matters to you. Get a quick quote for great value insurance online, in person or over the phone.

Travel insurance is designed to protect your health, belongings and the cost of your trip

Before you buy a policy and have a medical condition, we ask you to confirm that you are NOT

  • Receiving or on a waiting list for treatment in a hospital or nursing home;
  • Waiting for investigation or referral, or the results of any investigation, medical treatment or surgical procedure, for any condition, whether diagnosed or un-diagnosed;
  • Choosing not to take prescribed medication, or the correct dose of prescribed medicine;
  • Travelling against the advice of a medically qualified doctor;
  • Travelling to obtain medical, dental or cosmetic treatment;
  • Travelling with a terminal condition;

If you can confirm these and the other statements we ask you to confirm, you can buy our cover online.

“Pre-existing condition” refers to injury, sickness, disease, illness or other medical condition that you knew about or should have known about before you bought this insurance.

No. There are no age restrictions on our Single & Annual policies.

You can insure your partner if they are

Aged over 18, of either sex, who you have been living with for at least three months as if you were married or in a civil partnership.

The age a person insured must be to class as a child is under 18 (or under 23 if still in full-time education) on the day you buy your policy, and dependent on you or your partner whether they live with you or not. But there are restrictions on their ability to travel without you or your partner.

On all products children receive the same benefits as adults, apart from the Bodily Injury benefitwhich We will not pay More than €2,500 if the Person Insured is under 16 years of age at the time of the Bodily Injury.

No, children don't have to be accompanied and can travel without the policy holder/parents, but only if you have bought our annual policy. If the child is named on your annual policy they are covered whilst they are travelling on their own in the following circumstances:

In the company of an adult (i.e. someone not defined as a child under this insurance) you or your partner know other than on an organised school, college or university trip

Travelling on a scheduled air service as an unaccompanied minor, but only if that air service operates an unaccompanied minor scheme, and only if they are travelling with the intention of joining, or being subsequently joined by, another adult insured under the policy.

They are not covered whilst travelling on their own in any other circumstances.

Simply follow a few easy steps from the “Get a Quote” screen. Our site has state of the art software security, so you don't have to worry about giving us your personal details. Alternatively you can purchase your travel cover over the phone 0818 22 22 22.

No, you cannot purchase cover if you live outside of the Republic of Ireland. You have to be a resident of the Republic of Ireland for at least 180 days prior to the date the cover is applied for.

Yes. To protect your own interests you should purchase travel insurance cover at the same time you purchase your travel package. You can buy it at a later date but it will not cover events which have already occurred.

You can book a one way trip by entering the start date of your trip and for the return date, enter the day you will arrive at your final destination.

The single article limit is the maximum amount we will pay for any one item, pair or set of items, and is €250 for personal baggage. Please refer to the definition of pair or set of items of your policy document for more information.

No, in order to purchase travel insurance you must have the intention of returning to Ireland as a resident.

Europe is defined as the continent of Europe west of the Ural Mountains including its neighbouring islands and non-European countries bordering the Mediterranean (excluding Algeria, Lebanon, Libya, Israel and Jordan).

The maximum length under Single Trip is 30 days.

The maximum amount of days a person insured can travel per single trip is 30 days.

An Annual Multi trip policy offers cover for up to 90 days travel in the year, but no holiday can be longer than 30 days. With an Annual Multi-Trip policy, you can also be covered for holidays in Ireland provided that you spend at least two nights in accommodation you booked before your departure.

Yes, you are covered for scuba diving under this policy but there are provisions and limitations. Please ensure you read this section of your policy document carefully. You will find the exclusions of scuba diving on page 38 of our policy wording.

You are covered to go skiing if you add Winter Sports cover as an extension to your travel insurance policy by ticking the appropriate box and paying the additional premium.

An Post Insurance Travel Insurance is arranged, administered and underwritten by Chubb European Group SE.