Travel Insurance for Australia

With over 60million trips taken abroad last year around 40 per cent of the population now regularly go overseas for holidays, business meetings or to visit friends or relatives.

But according to Mintel a massive 2.7million people failed to take out travel insurance in 2003.

Perry Wilson, from travel insurance specialist InsureandGo, says: "It's not just the fact that, by not taking out cover, you could be faced with bills running into thousands should an accident or incident occur while you're away. It's the additional emergency support given, as part of the cover, which really shouldn't be undervalued."

"Imagine, if a loved one becomes ill or gets injured abroad, having to organise medical assistance, rearrange flights, extend accommodation, even repatriate the sick or injured party yourself. And in all probability having to deal with people who speak little or no English."

"On top of all this you'll have to find a way to pay all the additional bills – which could mean organising a loan or even re–mortgaging your house. Then you'll be wishing you'd spent a few pounds on travel insurance."

InsureandGo provides all its customers with a 24-hour emergency medical helpline that is available 365 days a year. The helpline will solve a customer's crisis in the most suitable and practical way from arranging appropriate medical treatment through to repatriation.