Swine flu – information on travel insurance claims

BIBA, the British Insurance Brokers’ Association, has provided advice to travellers on how to evidence swine flu claims made on their travel insurance policies.

Further to the Swine flu travel insurance update from the ABI last week, BIBA has confirmed that its broker members will accept the unique ID number given by the National Flu Service and the label on the anti-flu drugs (such as Tamiflu) showing name and date of issue details, as proof of swine flu diagnosis.

This is in the absence of written confirmation from a GP or other medical practitioner.

There are travel insurance policies which have a ‘pandemic’ exclusion so you do need to check your cover carefully.

You can compare travel insurance using comparison websites such as offered by Confused.com or Moneysupermarket.com

Another option would be to contact an insurance broker and get their help.

Be aware, even if you do have travel insurance that includes cover for swine flu, most policies don’t generally include cover if you are well enough to travel but simply decide not to do so, even if the reason is concern over swine flu.