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The Importance of Winter Sports Insurance for Ski Instructor Courses
Guide Summary
Travel insurance is important and a necessity for any ski or snowboard course or internship. You need to prepare for the worst and hope for the best, as with all aspects of life when it goes wrong, it can really go wrong. This guide will give you some pointers to think about when choosing your insurance.
Yes, it’s Necessary
Snowboard or ski instructor course insurance is a prerequisite in our terms and conditions. Clients taking part in any training programmes must have adequate insurance covering accidents, injury, and repatriation. As most of our courses and internships extend beyond the 30-day trip limit imposed by many annual policies, you will need to look for Single Trip Insurance.
There are many ski instructor insurance providers, and insurance policies vary by individual needs, so we cannot recommend a provider to you. We have, however, arranged for discounts for our customers with reputable insurance providers.
BigCat Insurance and True Traveller were the popular choices with clients over previous seasons, but find out more here.
Why is Insurance Important?
Your instructor course is an investment that costs thousands of pounds, so it is essential to protect this in case you need to cancel your course for any reason.
Importantly unlike most holidays, ski instructor courses and snowboard instructor courses won’t be covered under an annual travel insurance policy. This is because these courses exceed 30 days in length – which is usually the maximum trip length covered by annual policies. So for your instructor course, you will need a single trip policy for the duration of your course.
Our Top Tip
Buy your insurance as soon as you book your snowboard or ski instructor course. Insurance doesn’t just cover you if you are injured or need to come home for extenuating circumstances during the course. It also covers cancellation charges you may have if you need to cancel your course before departure. The terms and conditions of booking mean if you need to cancel just before departure, you will not be able to get a refund of your course – but you can claim on your insurance.
Concluding Advice
In sum travel insurance for your ski or snowboard instructor course is both necessary and important, if you have any questions please feel free to contact us.
For further information on the sort of travel insurance you should go for, please visit our insurance page.
FAQ
Insurance is one of the few things we don’t offer in our packages. The reason is that we’re not an insurance company ourselves, and policies vary by individual. Please refer to our insurance page for more details on the providers we recommend.
You will still need insurance for any of our ski or snowboard internships, please refer to our guide to IEC travel insurance.
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