We have temporarily stopped providing travel insurance policies whilst we upgrade our offers. If you purchased a Backpacker policy before June 25, 2025 or a Single Trip or Annual Multi Trip policy before the September 25 , 2025 then you will be covered until the policy’s expiration.
What is travel insurance?
Whether you're heading to snowy slopes or beautiful beaches, going abroad is an exciting experience.
Although accidents can happen while you're away, the best travel insurance policies provide you with peace of mind; with travel insurance from Allianz Assistance, you'll be covered for many unforeseen costs incurred whilst you're away. This could include medical expenses including medical emergency, delays, cancellations, lost or stolen property and more.
Our holiday insurance can be used to cover medical expenses, trip cancellation, delays, lost or stolen baggage and personal liability. When you choose Allianz Assistance travel insurance for your trip, there’s no more wondering ‘what if?.’ There’s a policy for most types of travel so, whether you’re heading on a family holiday, a last-minute business trip or jetting off on a few city breaks, we’ve got you covered. Below is some more information about our products, for which Terms and Conditions apply. Please visit the policy information hub for full details.
You could spend months planning and looking forward to your holidays, and Allianz Assistance travel insurance helps you to protect your investment. There's no need to worry about whether emergency medical treatment or delayed flights will affect your trip, because we offer the support you need to handle the unexpected. Plus, with three different levels of cover to choose from, you're likely to find the right travel insurance for you.
Choose the plan that suits you and you’ll be protected for your holiday. The type of travel insurance you need will depend on the countries you’re visiting, the activities you’ll be doing and the length of your trip. We offer Single Trip and Annual Multi-Trip travel insurance, and Sports and Cruise add-ons.
Popular Types of Travel Insurance
We'll help you find a travel insurance plan that covers the 'what ifs?' for your next trip. Just select your type of travel from the options below.
Terms and conditions apply.
Annual
Single-Trip
Sports add-on
How to ensure you have the right cover
Do I need travel insurance?
Travel insurance is always worthwhile when you're heading abroad, even if you're visiting a relatively safe location like mainland Europe or somewhere close by. After all, the unexpected can still happen: your flight could be cancelled, you could eat something that disagrees with you or you could be targeted by thieves.
It's also important to know that, if you're travelling to Europe your GHIC card doesn't cover all of your medical needs and many of the most expensive services like repatriation (bringing you back home if you've had an accident or need emergency medical care) aren't covered. Plus, your GHIC only covers you for basic health treatments; you won't be protected against things like holiday cancellation, and loss or theft of your belongings.
Sadly, even on the shortest holidays, accidents can happen. When you have holiday insurance, we can help to reduce your worries around medical costs, flight delays, lost items and thefts, leaving you to enjoy your holiday and create precious memories.
If anything does happen and you're not insured, it could end up costing you a lot of money. Thankfully, the best holiday insurance policies can help protect you. Whether you're taking the family to the beach, hitting the slopes on a skiing holiday, venturing on a backpacking holiday or making the most of your retirement, buying travel insurance can be essential for keeping you and your loved ones protected. You will be covered if you need emergency medical care, your trip gets cancelled or delayed, or your personal belongings are lost or stolen. Once you've booked your travel insurance with Allianz Assistance, all you need to do is get excited about your break and pack your bags. You can enjoy peace of mind from the second you book, to the minute you return home.
Frequently Asked Questions
We're one of the largest insurance providers across the globe, with more than 150,000 people working for the Allianz group and covering 92 million customers worldwide*. For your holiday to Europe, staying in the UK or anywhere in the world, you want a company that is able to be with no matter where you are to ensure any health scares or medical emergencies are covered and we can be there to support you 24/7 from all corners of the globe.
*Correct as of August 2023
At Allianz Assistance, we offer travel insurance that’s appropriate for most travellers. Our policies provide varying levels of cover, therefore it’s important that you read your policy documents carefully, so that you know exactly what you’re covered for before you travel. If there’s anything on the policy that you’re not sure about, please get in touch – we’ll be happy to help.
Our Single Trip, Annual and Backpacker policies all suit different needs. Plus, we offer three different levels of cover - Bronze, Silver and Gold - so you can choose the cover with the claim limits that meet your needs. Depending on which policy and level of cover you choose, you’ll be covered for:
- Cancelling or cutting short your trip
- Emergency medical and associated expenses
- Loss of passport*
- Delayed personal possessions
- Lost, stolen or damaged personal possessions*
- Loss of money*
- Personal accident cover
- Missed departures
- Delayed departures
- Personal liability
- Legal expenses
- End-supplier failure**
*Not available with Bronze level cover
**Only available with Gold level cover
Terms and conditions apply.
If you're planning on taking a golf or cruise holiday, while we'll still be able to cover you under the standard sections of our Travel Insurance policy, from 5th May 2021 we have been unable to offer the additional cover previously provided by the Golf and the Cruise optional extra sections. We will also be unable to provide cover while you take part in more risky sports and leisure activities such as kite surfing or rugby. This is only a temporary measure while we make improvements to the booking engine of our website. Please keep an eye on the Allianz Assistance website in the future so you are aware when we are able to offer these additional covers again. Policies purchased before 5th May 2021 aren't affected and your cover won't change.
Yes! Your health and the health of others is vitally important so you''ll be covered if:
- You can't go on your trip through a positive test or advice from your GP
- You are denied access to pre-booked public transport due to COVID-19 related symptoms
- You contract COVID abroad and need medical treatment
- A close relative becomes unwell with COVID and you are unable to go on your trip
- You are required to quarantine whilst abroad and need to extend your trip
- You are fully covered if you are both vaccinated and unvaccinated
For more information on over COVID cover, please visit https://www.allianz-assistance.co.uk/help-and-advice/faqs-centre/Covid19-faqs.html
Your travel insurance quote will vary depending on:
- The type of policy you choose
- The duration of your trip
- Where you’re travelling to
- Your age
- The number of people travelling (a single or a group policy)
- Whether any additional options are required
You should also be aware that we are temporarily unable to provide cover for any pre-existing medical conditions. Policies purchased before 5th May 2021 aren't affected and your cover won't change.
At Allianz Assistance, we offer three different levels of cover: Bronze, Silver and Gold. To get a travel insurance quote, simply click ‘Get a Quote.’ Then, select your policy type, enter your dates of travel, destination information and passenger details. You can then choose your optional extras.
You’ll be able to see exactly what’s included as part of your travel insurance quote, and you can compare our Bronze, Silver and Gold policies with our handy table, so it’s easy to see which is best for you.
The type of travel insurance you need will depend on the trip you’re taking. If you’re heading on a family holiday, then our Single Trip cover may be best. But if you’re heading away more than once this year, Annual Multi-Trip cover may be more appropriate. If you’re on a gap year, taking a career break or just exploring the world, try our Backpacker cover.
It's worth noting that if you're planning on taking a golf or cruise holiday, while we'll still be able to cover you under the standard sections of our Travel Insurance policy, from 5th May 2020 we have been unable to offer the additional cover previously provided by the Golf and the Cruise optional extra sections. We will also be unable to provide cover while you take part in more risky sports and leisure activities such as kite surfing or rugby.
This is only a temporary measure while we make improvements to the booking engine of our website. Please keep an eye on the Allianz Assistance website in the future so you are aware when we are able to offer these additional covers again. Policies purchased before 24th November 2021 aren't affected and your cover won't change.
We even have options that cover you for business travel, golfing holidays and skiing trips. No matter where you’re going, we’ll be right there with you.
If you have a pre-existing medical condition that we are unable cover under our own policies, you may be able to obtain an alternative travel insurance policy through one of the providers featured in the MoneyHelper directory of specialist travel insurance providers for people with serious medical conditions. Do take time to study and compare the terms and conditions to ensure you have the cover you need. To contact the Money Advice Service for further details of the directory
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