Need insurance for winter arctic snowshoeing trip, ideas?

[Chris the Cat]

Not sure the usual 'Winter Sport' cover will do it.
Any of yous cats have any insurance tips for a trip like this?

Cheers.

Chris.

 

[stuey]

Morning Chris,

Try dogtag.co.uk

They are well into covering extreme sport stuff.

I've had annual cover with them including snowsports for a good many years

Stu

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[Chris the Cat]

Thanks buddy.
Hows you ( and E and H? )
Good I hope.

Chris.

 

[stuey]

Thanks buddy.
Hows you ( and E and H? )
Good I hope.

Chris.

All good thanks. Hope the same is true for you and yours? Not spoken for a while.



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[Chris the Cat]

Ring ya later?
You in this eve?

C.

 

[stuey]

Yep should be. Venison neck about to go in the oven for four hours while we go on a long walk.

Look forward to nattering later buddy

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[Chris the Cat]

Cool Stu.

Anyone else ( back on track now! lol! ) with any recomendations?

C.

 

[nickliv]

BMC?

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[Uilleachan]

The BMC scheme would cover it for sure.

Edit; here's the link: https://www.thebmc.co.uk/modules/insurance/policies.aspx

 

[Chris the Cat]

Nice one, looks like I would have to join ( £15 ) then the winter cover for 14 days looks like being £73.
Not sure if this is on the high side?

Cheers cats.

C.

 

[Bluffer]

Towergate Wilson are good for this sort of trip, I've also used the BMC and dogtag before and the same coverage from each. Are you taking a satphone? I take an old dual satphone/GSM to guarantee a signal.

 

[Uilleachan]

Nice one, looks like I would have to join ( £15 ) then the winter cover for 14 days looks like being £73.
Not sure if this is on the high side?

Cheers cats.

C.

I'd say that is quite pricy, I'm insured for winter sports, but thats resort type stuff, and business trips up to a max of 60 days any one trip anywhere in the world for £120.

I guess it's down to where your going and what would be involved if you tripped on a snow shoe broke an ankle and required a rescue. In scotland as the rest of the UK there's no charge to the casualty for lifting from the hill or the sea, under normal circumstances. Other countries have different policies, so if that would be a back chargeable deal, £2k+ for a helicopter, medical treatment cost??? etc, then the £88 may well be worth the peace of mind.

I've just gotten a quote for the "trek" policy multi trip annual policy, max 45 days any one trip, up to a max of 5000m, excluding snowboarding, £153 the year (that includes the cost of joining the BMC). Not bad as that would cover you where ever you are in the european economic zone, so scandinavia (and possibly greenland???) iceland, down your local woods etc.

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

Dogtags for me Chris.

 

[Chris the Cat]

Cheers Paul

Cheers chaps!

 

[TinkyPete]

I have abacus insurance which covers me for all places round the world and my kit, including hostile zones Do not know if they do short term coverage though

 

[Chris the Cat]

Hmm, been checking Dogtags reviews, not good!
Shame, as I like the dogtag idea.

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

Chris have you looked at snowcard? google them. they insure for trekking and climbing and snowshoeing is one of the options under that.

i phoned dogtags and they want a full written description of activities and risks to show their underwriters so they can whistle this time.

 

[Chris the Cat]

Got Snowcard on my list mate, ( from when I could not sleep for thinking about it, 3 in the morning job! )
I mean, we are just Snowshoeing and camping out, not run of the mill granted, but there are far riskier activities being insured!!

C.

 

[Wayne]

I have used snowcard to cover me on expeditions to the arctic. They don't cover polar exploration though.

 

[stuey]

Really!?!? I am failing to find many bad reviews of them.... lots of independent recommendations for them.

I am about to renew my cover so have a vested interest in the bad reviews you have found buddy..... point me in the right direction as google is failing me

Hmm, been checking Dogtags reviews, not good!
Shame, as I like the dogtag idea.