Individuals planning to take out
travel insurance for gap year travel should always forecast what activities they will be taking part in to make sure they get the right level of cover, it has been claimed.
Tom Griffiths, founder of gapyear.com, said that failing to take this action could mean that any accidents which occur during extreme activities might leave a person considerably out of pocket and is something which can be easily avoided with a little research.
He commented: "With insurance the vital thing is you've got to get out there and forecast for everything you think you're going to do on your trip ... and if you don't, then you won't be covered and you will lose out in the end."
According to Preferential Travel Insurance, all travel insurance policies include some activities (or hazardous pursuits) as standard. Individuals should therefore check this list and make sure the activities they want to do on their trip are covered, if they are not they may have to take out specialist cover.
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