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Ski and Snowboard Instructors Insurance
Guide Summary
Winter sports cover is necessary for anyone partaking in a ski or snowboard instructor course. Here we run through our recommendations, True Traveller, Fast Cover and Big Cat, and detail the questions you should be asking when receiving a quote for cover.
Introduction
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.
Insurance is more complicated than ever before, because of the globalised world. It’s not all doom and gloom, and as we move forward, so are insurance providers. Many companies now offer comprehensive covid cover for illness and subsequent cancellations.
Continue reading for links to insurance providers, who we feel offer suitable packages for ski and snowboarding instructor courses, and are worth contacting to discuss options.
If you are looking for 2 year Canadian working holiday visa insurance, please read our dedicated article here.
True Traveller
True Traveller offers comprehensive winter sports cover for UK and European residents.
This is an established company with the option of coverage for two years, and has strong winter sports cover. For instance their cover includes going off piste (but within resort boundary), terrain park (exclusions for jumping), and covers a ski or snowboarding instructing course. You can also add an Adventure Pack to your package to cover instructor work (manual work), but this is not necessary, as mentioned above.
If you do opt for the two year cover with winter sports, you essentially receive the ski cover for free in the second year.
1 year medical + wintersports (not inc Adventure Pack) – starting from – £773
2 year medical + wintersports (not inc Adventure Pack) – starting from – £931
4 1/2 months medical / wintersports / working (not inc Adventure Pack) – starting from – £450
Fast Cover
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Fast Cover offer comprehensive winter sports cover, including off piste and heliskiing, this means those seeking the ultimate thrill will have a policy that insures their trip. This is exclusively for Australian citizen, and can be used for all durations from 1 day to 365 days (with extensions up to 365 days available. This is ideal for those doing ski or snowboard instructor courses, those who are just doing a winter season, or those travelling for up to two years in Canada.
As a specialist provider, Fast Cover can offer WSC clients a 10% discount. To receive a quote go to Fast Cover Winter Sports Coverage, and a discount will be applied at checkout when you input the code GET10.
Fast Cover specialise in making travel insurance fast and simple:
– Fast & Simple Quote
– Fast & Simple Purchase
– No Medical Assessments
– Simple to read PDS. Hooray!
– Fast & Simple Help
– Simple Online Claims
– Fast Cover policies are only available if you are a resident of Australia and you must purchase your policy in Australia before you commence your journey.
Big Cat Travel Insurance
Big Cat Travel (UK Residents only) is a popular insurance company amongst our Canadian Interns. It offers good cover, and is very similar to TrueTraveller. They will refund a portion of your insurance if you book the 24 month IEC cover and happen to come home early. You can also add an activity pack to cover manual work (instructing) but again, as mentioned above, this is not fully necessary. Cover for playing in the park and can add winter sports plus to cover small/medium jumps in the park.
1 year medical + wintersports (not inc Adventure Pack) – starting from – £760
2 year medical + wintersports (not inc Adventure Pack) – starting from – £876
4 1/2 months medical / wintersports / working (not inc Adventure Pack) – starting from – £410
Ask Questions
There are so many providers out there all providing packages for different nationalities. Do your research, ask questions and check that you’re covered. Don’t risk the cheapest option without thoroughly reading their policy and asking the right questions:
1. How long am I covered to ski / board?
2. Am I covered for a course?
3. Can I work as an ski / board instructor?
4. What is your Covid policy?
5. What happens if I come home for a period?
6. Do you want your money back?
This latter question is also something to consider as unfortunately, in most circumstances we won’t refund anything if it’s 8 weeks or less before your departure. This is where your insurance comes in, so think about what you are willing to risk and get the suitable level of cover you’re happy with.
If you have any questions please contact us! However, we are not insurance providers, so legally we cannot recommend a policy.
