Informing insurance company when traveling?

Dave+Addy · Veteran Member

Informing insurance company when traveling?

DMaxer · Guru

Anyone who answered your question would just be having a guess. Ring your insurance company and ask!!

Relax-n · Guru

When we insured our car and van we informed at the time we would be travelling round Oz, and both had to be insured accordingly

delapan · Senior Member

Hi D+A, yep only have 60 days cover if dont inform them of roughly time frame away and pay accordingly (Youi house and contentents/car) i suppose most are the same, any excuse! Regards

Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

The answer should will be in the product disclosure details of the policy which you would have a copy of.
Cheers,
Peter

bgt · Guru

We travelled often overseas for several months at a time. You need to inform your insurer if you are going to be away from your house longer than X days. X will vary according to your policy.

ConsumerMan · Senior Member

DMaxer wrote:
Anyone who answered your question would just be having a guess. Ring your insurance company and ask!!

Better still, read your policy document. Geez, doesnt anybody read their insurance policy these days?

Cuppa · Guru

I think you have been given 3 answers

1 Re Home insurance
1 Re Vehicle/van insurance
1. Check with your insurance company/policy.

The last is best.
If Home insurance - varies from company to company - some are rigid & 60 days absence is a common threshold. Some will not extend this, some will if you ask & some will charge you extra. If you have someone who can visit your home & stay overnight on a weekly basis it will help many insurance companies to feel ok about your absence.

If Vehicle/van insurance - most likely ok ... but ask.