Divemaster insurance covers COVID

Unlike some insurers who continue to sell with a wholesale COVID-19 exclusion Divemaster policy's now includes coverage for some COVID-19 related risks, as well as additional clarification for consumers in respect of the COVID-19 risks they cannot cover. 

COVID-19 Risks that are covered include:

• You test positive for COVID-19 and have to cancel your holiday.
• You test positive for COVID-19 and require hospital treatment whilst on holiday.
• You test positive for COVID-19 and need to cut short your holiday or require repatriation to the UK.

​COVID-19 Risks that they cannot cover include:

• A non-insured person (e.g. a relative, friend or business partner) tests positive for COVID-19 and you want to cancel your holiday
• The FCO changes its advice in relation to the country you are travelling to because of COVID-19 or another pandemic and you cannot now travel. You should enquire with your tour operator or provider as to how they would deal with this scenario. Usually regulations would require a refund or an alternative is provided. 
• You are required to self-isolate in your holiday accommodation for all or part of your holiday.

What makes Dive Master policies so special?
Their policies include the following benefits which many others may not:

• Diving accident insurance, (IDEC) that covers you at home and abroad and not just when you are “travelling”
• Further treatment when you get back to your country of residence which is unique to IDEC
• Search and Rescue costs
• Hyperbaric treatment costs
• Coverage for your cancellation if you are unfit to dive not just unfit to travel
• 24 hour multilingual emergency assistance
• Coverage available for independent itinerary failure .
• Travel insurance that covers up to £3000 of dive equipment
• No Depth Limits
• Coverage for wreck diving, night diving and shark diving
• Coverage for technical and rebreather divers
• We Pay for Unexplained Flood Damage to Cameras and Videos
• Equipment cover for theft from vehicles before, during and after dive trips
• Equipment cover that provides new for old
• Liability Insurance that can cover all training agencies

​Full diving insurance policy details can be found in the policy wordings and Insurance Product Information Documents on the Divemaster website.

Dive Rutland has teamed up with Dive Master Insurance, internet insurance experts, to provide a fast and easy way to insure your diving equipment or for Medical Insurance or Travel Insurance online. 

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