Travel Insurance: 6 steps to finding the best policy

It can be hard to pick from the myriad options of cover available – here’s a six-point plan to help make things a little easier

In times of recession – and, frankly, in the aftermath of a pandemic – it is more important than ever to make sure you are properly insured when you travel. But how do you pick the right policy from the myriad options available?

It’s easy to get bamboozled by impressive amounts of cover, and then – perhaps too late – find out that an activity or health condition that was important to you is excluded from the policy.

It can be tedious going through the small print to double check on all this, so we have come up with a straightforward six-point plan to help make the process easier and also – with reference to research by Which? – highlighted two providers with particularly well-thought-out policies.

One final key point. Once you have found what you want, buy your insurance as soon as you book your trip. It won’t cost you anymore, and you will benefit from all the pre-departure and cancellation cover for the whole run up to your holiday.