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Hi Leeloo,
sorry to disappoint you but I am not really an expert.
When I was preparing my trip I did a lot of research and put my finding in this thread.
I do not know the insurance you mentioned.
Regarding travel insurance I usually look at few things:
- Does it cover MC over 125cc in teh coutries I will travel through and what are the restrictions;
- Who is the underwriter (for example I avoid AXA but this is personal preferences!);
- Do the broker answer the phone straight away or is it a complicated messagerie (to be discarded: you do not want to spend 1 h on the phone, on the other side of the planet, going through 1000s of menus if you have an emergency!);
- I also inspect the details of the medical insurance (which is the main reason for the insurance for me, Id on;t care about the rest!) : what does it cover, how much, does it include repatriation etc...
- reputation....
Price in such case is totally secondary to the above. In case of bad crash my health would be worth more that few quids saved on the premium...
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17 Aug 2012
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travel insurance
Thank you Maria! 
Anyway your advices helped me and I have done a research as well!
Best wishes!
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Just to give a quick update in relation to this topic. Not sure if anyone else mentioned this already but I got a reply from Carole Nash today, that they no longer provide travel insurance. Bugger.
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Stephanie,
Thank you for your reply however we no longer provide travel insurance for any customers.
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Aoife O'Connell
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And yet their website is still advertising travel insurance..?
Do they just make stuff up if they don't have the answer in front of them..?
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To be honest, that's the way I felt when I got the reply. It's like they couldn't be bothered. Their initial response was this: "Thank you for your enquiry however we would be unable to provide insurance for this trip."
When quizzing them why they are unable to provide insurance they then said they don't do travel insurance at all anymore. Frustrating.
edit // just rang them and asked to speak someone in their travel insurance department and was then told they don't have a travel insurance department anymore as they stopped offering this about a year ago. so all legit after all.
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I'm not trying to prove you wrong, honest..!
But just to illustrate why we struggle so much to get a straight answer, their website still offers travel insurance..!
Travel Insurance | Carole Nash
I'm actually with Carole Nash for my regular bike insurance, maybe I should give them a call :confused1:
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Post office travel insurance
I was looking for travel insurance for a 12 months trip and have just phoned the post offices' helpline to check that they cover for continuous motorcycle travel which they do with no 125 cc limit, although I will be on a 125, and their on-line quote is £408 for worldwide cover excluding North America, pretty reasonable.
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I'm actually with Carole Nash for my regular bike insurance, maybe I should give them a call :confused1:
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Well, I've just done as I said I would above.
For up to 15 months duration 'Longstay' insurance covering EU, Eastern Europe, Turkey and Russia...! I have just been quoted £212.18 for two people.
I've looked over what's included and all the major things appear to be there, including the all-important medical cover, valued at £10,000,000 including repatriation.
Obviously I'd question them a lot more carefully before purchasing but it seems like a good deal.
I can't explain why others have been told travel insurance is no longer available though..
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