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Does anyone know or can recommend a Company providing single trip travel insurance for travel departing Dublin, Ireland to USA.
All the comparison sites I have tried stipulate that travel must originate and return to the UK.
Thank you.https://ucompare.ie/travel-insurance/global-travel-insurance – from their FAQs:
“I am a non-EU resident. Can I buy your travel insurance?
Yes! With our new range of global travel insurance policies you no longer need to be an Irish or EU resident to purchase travel insurance. We cover clients from all over the world without any restrictions on residency.Can I buy travel insurance if I am not a resident of the Republic of Ireland?
Yes! Again, with the global travel insurance policies range we can cover all non-Irish citizens from anywhere in the world.”(Haven’t tested this myself BTW – seems to fit the bill!)
Appreciate that.
Will give them a try.Unfortunately you must be a citizen of the Republic of Ireland.
I live in N. IrelandI was just wondering where you’re resident. Surely lots of people in NI fly from DUB? Do they all have Irish passports to get round this?
But the post says they do cover non-Irish citizens?
And surely if you’re getting a train or whatever to DUB from NI, then essentially your trip is starting in the U.K.? I am flying MAN-DUB then onwards next month, which I presume is (hopefully!) classed as such!
And surely if you’re getting a train or whatever to DUB from NI, then essentially your trip is starting in the U.K.? I am flying MAN-DUB then onwards next month, which I presume is (hopefully!) classed as such!
Was about to say this. Unless OP will be staying at Dublin for weeks before flying out as most travel insurance cap the travel period for 30 days.
I am guessing that you live in Northern Ireland ???
We had this issue several years ago and were insured with Aviva.
I contacted them to ask about this, and they said that if we were travelling by public transport, which we had planned to do, taking the bus from Belfast to Dublin Airport, then our travel and return originated in UK, so we were covered. Might be worth asking if this is still the case.Northern Lass will be fine as your FLIGHT originates in the UK.
All companies I have contacted stipulate your FLIGHT must be from the UK.
Yes, lots of people from NI travel from Dublin but lots of people travel without insurance!Not particularly transparent when it comes to identifying the insurer(s). Dipping into the grey market when it comes to Travel Medical insurance can be difficult (for policyholders and insurers) and the protections UK policyholders have might not be available. As a (now retired) underwriter I bet those policies available to those already abroad cause all sorts of fun in the claims department. My personal favourite was one of our insureds bought a policy whilst sitting in the emergency room of a New York hospital.
Are you sure it says flight? Lots of travel doesn’t involve flying!
I looked at insure and go. They say the “trip” (not flight) must start (and end) in your home country. So however you get to Dublin, your trip is starting in NI.
I think the same is applicable with Amex Plat insurance – after all, one is covered on the way to the airport (which, since I live on an airfield, I could actually fly, although most people will take ground transport!)
You are absolutely correct to be nit-picking with the wording. Well done!
ps In true HFP fashion, you could fly Belfast-LHR-Dub and then DUB-USA!
My routing saved me £600, so mock all you like, @Colin 😂
Unfortunately you must be a citizen of the Republic of Ireland.
I live in N. IrelandI also live in NI with a UK passport…may be wrong but any journey starts from home…in our cases, NI (UK). Doesn’t matter that the flight starts in Dublin. Travel insurance isn’t just for flights
All companies I have contacted stipulate your FLIGHT must be from the UK.
You are probably asking the wrong question. Ask them if the cover applies when you drive or take a bus to Dublin AND take a flight from there.
My Barclays Travel pack says the trip must start and end in the UK.
I think that’s just another way of saying “where you live”, so you can’t (e.g.) unofficially live abroad and use travel insurance to cover any medical costs you incur. I bet a few digital nomads have tried this!
think that’s just another way of saying “where you live”, so you can’t (e.g.) unofficially live abroad and use travel insurance to cover any medical costs you incur. I bet a few digital nomads have tried this!
I agree. When we claimed for my son’s broken arm, we had to send our outbound and return flight details
I queried this with an insurer some years back when we bought an ex-DUB flight, having positioned in from the uk the previous night.
They confirmed it wasn’t a problem and that cover would be valid.
I guess it’s no different to buying a flight Lon-bkk-Lon then a separate ticket bkk-sin-bkk. Why would you not be covered in Singapore (unless the policy explicitly excluded Singapore of course)
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