Hi All,

travelling to Cocos Islands in September 2011 for a kite trip!

have been in touch with HBF but they claim Kiting is "too extreme" for them to cover..

anyone been travelling and found an insurance company that will cover them for kiting accidents whilst they are overseas??

any help would be great!

cheers!!!

Good work on heading to Cocos, are you going on a Zephyr tour? Last year they offered a travel insurance option, however I'm not sure if they are still doing this. I went with Medibank private, as they gave me cheap travel insurance since I already had health cover with them. No dramas with any sport.

Have gone with this mob a few times and found to be cheap, but never had to claim, so haven't tested there service.
www.travelinsurancedirect.com.au/

Keep in mind most travel insurance can pay for a lot of other things you can benifet from like hire car excess, so you never have to pay those extra fees again to reduce the excess excess they charge if you have an accident

when u hurt urself u dont have to say u were kiting dumbbum!

www.covermore.com.au/travel-insurance/ski-travel-insurance

"Kite surfing

One person stands on a board with foot straps or bindings and uses the power of a large controllable kite to propel him and the board across the water.

Covered
"
"Surfing

The sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave.

Covered! - The surfboard itself is not covered unless lost, stolen or damaged whilst in the custody of a Transport provider
"

OnePath (ANZ) travel insurance covers you for medical costs for any injury you may incur and also 3rd party liability
Little more costly than others but money well spent
In their PDS they explicitly mention windsurfers are covered and I have a email from QBE their underwriters that kitesurfers are also covered
kd

Just checked the PDS for medibank private and travelinsurance direct - see above.They do not cover 3rd party liability - ' exclude watercraft '
kd

I've always used TID. Assumed my AKSA membership has me covered for third party on Cocos.

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yeehar said...

www.covermore.com.au/travel-insurance/ski-travel-insurance

"Kite surfing

One person stands on a board with foot straps or bindings and uses the power of a large controllable kite to propel him and the board across the water.

Covered
"
"Surfing

The sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave.

Covered! - The surfboard itself is not covered unless lost, stolen or damaged whilst in the custody of a Transport provider
"

So kiting unstrapped is "too extreme"?

yes unstrapped is way too extreme, no one will insure it. :-P