Travel Insurance for Girlguiding

Travel insurance for Girlguiding

Unity your Girlguiding Trusted Travel Partner

At Unity, we understand the unique needs of Girlguiding embarking on exciting adventures, both within the UK and beyond! Our Girlguiding Travel Insurance has been created to provide comprehensive cover for a wide range of scenarios, ensuring peace of mind for Girlguiding members (their families) and leaders alike.

Travel with confidence – Travel with Unity Insurance Services.

Key Features of the Unity Girlguiding Travel Insurance Policy:

All-Inclusive Cover for Recognised Girlguiding Activities: Unlike many other travel insurance policies, our cover extends to all recognised Girlguiding activities. Whether you're camping in the UK or exploring foreign landscapes, rest assured that you're protected.

Cover Highlights:

  1. Cancellation or Curtailment: Reimbursement for trip disruptions due to circumstances beyond your control.
  2. Missed Departure: Cover for unexpected delays causing missed departures.
  3. Supplementary Travel and Accommodation Expenses: Reimbursement for additional expenses incurred during travel.
  4. Personal Injury: Financial protection in case of personal injury during Girlguiding activities.
  5. Hospital Stay Benefit: Additional support to ease the financial burden of hospital stays.
  6. Personal Belongings: Protection against loss or damage to personal belongings.
  7. Money and Credit Card Misuse: Cover for lost cash and unauthorised credit card usage.
  8. Delayed Baggage: Reimbursement for essential items in case of delayed baggage.

Special Cover for Overseas Trips:

  • Medical and Emergency Repatriation Expenses: Comprehensive cover for medical emergencies and repatriation.
  • Loss of Passport: Assistance in the event of passport loss.
  • Travel Delay: Compensation for delays affecting your travel plans.
  • Piste Closure and Mountain Rescue Plus: Tailored cover for skiing and mountain-related activities.

Optional COVID-19 Cover: Our Girlguiding travel policy can be extended to include COVID-19 cover for an additional premium.

Call our experts about Girlguiding travel insurance

Call our experts about Girlguiding travel insurance

Call us:

03450407732

'I know it's a relatively small amount, but I must say how refreshing it is to have a relatively straightforward claim process, a swift response and no quibbles from Unity/ the underwriter.'

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Information for customers with pre-existing medical conditions

If you've faced issues getting travel insurance due to a medical condition – like being declined, having a policy cancelled, or facing high premiums talk to us and we will do our best to help you. Alternatively there is a 'Medical Cover Firm Directory,' a public list of organisations offering travel insurance for serious medical conditions. It simplifies your search, increasing the chances of finding a provider willing to cover your condition without exclusions and at a more affordable price. Take the stress out of insurance and make informed decisions with this handy directory https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/everyday-money/insurance/travel-insurance-directory

How to make a travel claim:

To make a travel claim, give us a call at the Unity claims team on 0345 040 7701.

If it's outside regular office hours, call the insurer directly through Crisis 24 at 0208 865 3059.

We're here to assist you whenever you need. Safe travels!

 

FAQ

When should a Guide unit take out a travel insurance policy?

As soon as it starts paying deposits or flights and accommodation.  If the trip had to be cancelled this outlay would be covered.

How long before the trip can we take out a travel policy?

You can take out a Guide travel policy 18 months prior to the trip, but cancellation cover would only be valid 12 months from start of the trip.

Do we need a list of all travellers to take out a travel policy?

Yes, we will need a list of travellers and their ages at the time you send your proposal form. 

Can we add more people to our travel policy at a later date?

Yes, additional people can be added to your Guide travel policy, but they cannot replace somebody already on the policy. An additional charge will be required.

Is a Guide unit’s equipment covered under our Girlguiding travel policy?

No, this is to avoid covering it twice if it is covered under the All Risks section of our Girlguiding Property and Equipment policy.
We can cover while it is overseas under the All Risks section of an annual or short period Girlguiding Property and Equipment policy.

Are we covered if our Guide trip is cancelled due to Covid?

Our travel policy can extend to COVID-19 cover for an additional premium.  
Please contact the Unity team on 0345 040 7704 for further information.

What happens if an individual decides not to travel?

If an individual decides not to travel, no premium will be refunded.

Does the Guide travel policy cover Covid-19?

The standard policy does provide an element of COVID-19 cover but there is an option to uplift the cover for an additional premium.  This will provide comprehensive cover for COVID-19. 

To travel, do travellers need to be vaccinated?

The Guide travel policy does not discriminate as to whether you’re vaccinated or not.  However, check where you are travelling for their rules of entry, this is separate to the insurance policy.

A young person tests positive for COVID-19 whilst on the trip, are they covered?

Yes, they would be covered for additional travel and accommodation expenses. In additional the supervising adults who would have to stay with the child will also be covered.

An adult leader tests positive for COVID-19 whilst on the trip, are they covered?

An adult leader unfit to travel home with the rest of the group due to a positive case of COVID-19 would be covered for reasonable travel and accommodation expenses.

If somebody in the group tests positive for COVID-19 before travelling, are they covered for the cost of their trip?

Yes, if COVID-19 cancellation cover is purchased.  Also PCR proof and/or doctor’s letter is required to justify a positive COVID-19 result.

If an adult leader tests positive for COVID-19 before travelling, and the whole trip has to be cancelled, is the group covered for the cost of their trip?

Efforts need to be taken to ensure a contingency plan is in effect and an alternative leader can replace that individual. Also PCR proof or doctor’s letter is required to justify a positive COVID-19 result.

If the country we’re travelling to goes into a national lockdown prior to travel, is this covered under the COVID-19 extension?

No, in this case you would not be covered by the COVID-19 cover extension.

If our trip is within the UK and the UK goes into a lockdown due to COVID-19, would we still be covered under the COVID-19 cover?

No, in this case you would not be covered by the COVID-19 cover extension.

If an event is cancelled due to COVID-19, does cancellation cover apply?

No, the COVID-19 cancellation cover only applies for COVID-19 positive cases in people travelling, not for events.

If a person travelling is suffering from COVID-19 symptoms, even though they haven’t tested positive, would they be covered under the COVID-19 cancellation cover

Yes, if a qualified medical practitioner advised them against undertaking the trip. A letter from said medical practitioner would have to be provided.