How it works

To be eligible for this insurance you must reside in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man and not spent more than 6 months abroad in the year prior to purchasing the policy, and you must be registered with a GP in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man. The availability of cover options is dependent upon the level of cover you select. Conditions and exclusions apply. For full details of what's included with your cover, check the Policy Wording.

Definitions

* For Economy, Standard and Premier policies, the Singe trip policy will cover you for one trip up to:

365 days for persons aged up to and including age 70.

90 days for persons aged between 71 and 75.

31 days for persons aged between 76 and 85.

** For Economy, Standard and Premier policies under Annual Multi-trip policy although you can take as many trips as you want within the policy year, there is a maximum duration for each individual trip. This limit varies depending on the cover level chosen and will be 17 or 31 days. On some policies the limit can be extended to 31, 45 or 60 days for an additional premium.

< For Lite, Prime and Elite policies, there is no upper age limit:

For persons over 75 years a single trip policy will cover you for one trip up to 63 days.

For Annual Multi trip, individual trip limit is 31 days.

~ Kids can be covered at no extra cost on our Economy, Standard and Premier policies provided that they have no existing medical conditions.

^ When abroad, Economy and Lite policies offer up to £2 million medical cover, Standard and Prime policies offer up to £5 million, and Premier and Elite policies offer up to £10 million. Terms and conditions apply, please see the policy wordings for full details.

~~ Delayed Departure and End Supplier Failure are available on Standard, Premier, Prime and Elite levels of cover.

^^ Post Office Premier and Elite Travel Insurance policies have been 5 Star rated by Defaqto.

Defaqto is a financial information business, helping financial institutions and consumers make better informed decisions.

> You need to register your flight online at least 24 hours before your scheduled departure time. Your free lounge access will become available on the announcement of a minimum two-hour delay, this can either be announced as one single period of delay or reached as a consequence of multiple incremental shorter delays provided that your flight departs from an airport terminal with a lounge that's part of the LoungeKey network.

>> Terms & conditions apply

† Post Office has won Bronze in the 'Best Travel Insurance Provider' category at the British Travel Awards 2019.

+ Post Office has won a "Best Online Travel Insurance provider" award at the Your Money awards in 2019.

Small Print

Post Office® Travel Insurance is arranged by Post Office Limited and Post Office Management Services Limited. 

Post Office Limited is an appointed representative of Post Office Management Services Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, FRN 630318. Post Office Limited and Post Office Management Services Limited are registered in England and Wales. Registered numbers 2154540 and 08459718 respectively. Registered Office: Finsbury Dials, 20 Finsbury Street, London EC2Y 9AQ. Post Office and the Post Office logo are registered trademarks of Post Office Limited.

For Economy, Standard and Premier Policies

Post Office® Travel Insurance is underwritten by Great Lakes Insurance SE, UK Branch, and administered by Collinson Insurance Services Limited, FRN 311883.

Great Lakes Insurance SE is a German insurance company with its headquarters at Königinstrasse 107, 80802 Munich. Registered number of HRB 230378 in the commercial register. UK Branch office: Plantation Place, 30 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 3AJ. Great Lakes Insurance SE, UK Branch, is authorised by Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht and subject to limited regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority under FRN 769884. Details about the extent of its regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority is available on request.

Collinson Insurance Services Limited is registered in England & Wales, registered number 758979. Registered Office: Cutlers Exchange, 123 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7BU. Collinson Insurance Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, FRN 311883.

For Lite, Prime and Elite Policies

Post Office® Travel Insurance is underwritten by ERGO Travel Insurance Services Ltd (ETI) on behalf of Great Lakes Insurance SE (GLISE). GLISE is a German insurance company with its UK Branch office at Plantation Place, 30 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 3AJ, company number SE000083. GLISE, UK Branch, is authorised by Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht and subject to limited regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority: register number 769884.

ETI is registered in the UK, company number 11091555. Registered office: Plantation Place, 30 Fenchurch Street London, EC3M 3AJ. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, register number 805870.

Details about the extent of GLISE’s authorisation and regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority, and regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority are available on request.

The above details can be checked on the Financial Services Register by visiting the Financial Conduct Authority website and searching by Firm Reference Number (FRN).