About The Company
Direct Travel Insurance Company has been in business since 1992, they provide insurance for travelers in the United Kingdom and for world travelers as well. Direct Travel insurance company is affiliated with the United Kingdom s AXA insurance company; AXA underwrites Direct Travel s policies.
Direct Travel Insurance offers a variety of services including standard travelers insurance, premier travelers insurance, special vacation packages, and winter sport insurance; many of these packages can customized to meet an individual s traveling needs.
Standard Traveler s Insurance
Direct Travel Insurance policies cover a comprehensive range of medical situations including hospital stays and dental work; also there are allowances for travel problems such as long delays or having to cut a trip short due to unforeseeable circumstances.
The standard policy by Direct Travel Insurance also has benefits for personal loss including property and money losses; it will also protect the policy holder from some natural disaster damages done to their accommodation s property, the insurance pays for alternate accommodation in the event of a natural disaster.
The standard policy will even help to recover a lost or stolen passport and can protect the policy holder from losses incurred due to a crime such as mugging or a hostage situation.
Winter Sports Travelers Insurance
For people who love the winter sports, Direct Travelers Insurance offers policies just for those individuals; the policy protects the traveler from expenses due to closures when the weather conditions are completely unfavorable or if there is an avalanche preventing the traveler from getting to or from their destination.
The winter sport traveler can also enjoy the security of knowing that their equipment can be replaced if it is damaged, stolen, lost or even destroyed; also if the traveler is unable to use their prepaid amenities such as schools, list pass, or hired ski equipment due to illness or an injury, the Direct Travel Insurance policy will pay some or all of the monies spent.
Other Policies
Direct Travel Insurance also offers senior citizens policies and back packer policies which cover world travelers; the world travelers or back packer policies have three optional service packages to meet the individual traveler s needs.
The Direct Travel Insurance policy designed for the world traveler will cover medical expenses, some hospital costs, dental treatment, accidental death, personal liability, and some legal services such as legal advice and help to replace a missing passport.
Direct Travel Insurance has a helpful call center and a terrific website with plenty of information about all of their policies and services; simply visit them on line or call their phone center. The phone center is open extended business hours, for customers to call with questions about their policies or to purchase a policy.