Comments on: Diving Insurance http://www.glug.co.uk/archives/3968 The UK's first Gay & Lesbian Scuba Club Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:17:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: AlanL http://www.glug.co.uk/archives/3968/comment-page-1#comment-5677 AlanL Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:48:56 +0000 http://www.glug.co.uk/?p=3968#comment-5677 I too have DAN insurance. I think it's the only insurance that will treat you without asking what depth you were at or specifying qualifying limits. DAN also uses the data it collects from diving incidents to research into safety matters, which are all discussed in it's quarterly magazine. I've not needed to use the insurance yet :-) so I can't comment on that side of it. But my feeling is that if you try to cover diving incidents through your normal holiday travel insurance they will set lots of limits and ask lots of questions and try not to pay. Don't bother with the DAN travel insurance add-on. Just get an ordinary travel insurance policy that's appropriate. (I've got an annual travel policy to cover non-diving accidents, baggage loss etc.) Alan I too have DAN insurance. I think it’s the only insurance that will treat you without asking what depth you were at or specifying qualifying limits. DAN also uses the data it collects from diving incidents to research into safety matters, which are all discussed in it’s quarterly magazine.

I’ve not needed to use the insurance yet :-) so I can’t comment on that side of it. But my feeling is that if you try to cover diving incidents through your normal holiday travel insurance they will set lots of limits and ask lots of questions and try not to pay.

Don’t bother with the DAN travel insurance add-on. Just get an ordinary travel insurance policy that’s appropriate. (I’ve got an annual travel policy to cover non-diving accidents, baggage loss etc.)

Alan

]]> By: in2theblue http://www.glug.co.uk/archives/3968/comment-page-1#comment-5676 in2theblue Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:50:56 +0000 http://www.glug.co.uk/?p=3968#comment-5676 Hi Manu If you can hold out for a few weeks (27th/28thMarch), you should be able to discuss your requirements with both DAN and Westfield at http://www.diveshows.co.uk/index.shtml You can tell them exactly what sort of insurance you are looking for and taylor the insurance around that. Perhaps you are a technical/deep diver, closed circuit diver or a recreational diver. Do you have expensive equipment which may need additional, specific cover? Do you want to cover non diving trips such as skiing? I went with Westfield for the latter reason! I hope this has been of some help Manu and all the best. Charlie Hi Manu

If you can hold out for a few weeks (27th/28thMarch), you should be able to discuss your requirements with both DAN and Westfield at

http://www.diveshows.co.uk/index.shtml

You can tell them exactly what sort of insurance you are looking for and taylor the insurance around that. Perhaps you are a technical/deep diver, closed circuit diver or a recreational diver. Do you have expensive equipment which may need additional, specific cover? Do you want to cover non diving trips such as skiing? I went with Westfield for the latter reason!

I hope this has been of some help Manu and all the best.

Charlie

]]> By: thecurmudgeon http://www.glug.co.uk/archives/3968/comment-page-1#comment-5671 thecurmudgeon Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:12:54 +0000 http://www.glug.co.uk/?p=3968#comment-5671 hi Manu I've been with the DAN insurance http://www.daneurope.org/web/guest/sport-member-summary I'm told their coverage is quite good and (third hand) that they actually do stuff and pay out when you need it, so long as you contact them and have them coordinate. Happily, i don't have first or second hand experience with ever calling that in. Does anyone actually have first hand experience of calling in for help for someone on one of these kinds of plans ? hi Manu

I’ve been with the DAN insurance http://www.daneurope.org/web/guest/sport-member-summary

I’m told their coverage is quite good and (third hand) that they actually do stuff and pay out when you need it, so long as you contact them and have them coordinate. Happily, i don’t have first or second hand experience with ever calling that in.

Does anyone actually have first hand experience of calling in for help for someone on one of these kinds of plans ?

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