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Surf Travel Insurance for US and Hawaiian residents for worldwide surf travel
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Unlike many other companies, our insurer World Nomads does not have an endemic or pandemic exclusion for policies purchased by U.S. residents, which means that you may make claims arising from the COVID-19 for the benefits specified in your policy.
Maybe you’re living in Hawaii waiting for the next epic swell to hit Fiji, perhaps escaping the Californian lifestyle for long empty barrels in Indonesia or thinking of snowboarding down a white picturesque mountain slope in Europe. Wherever you live or where you want to go, consider Surf Travel Insurance for your next trip! The original surf travel insurance provider offering Global surfers cover while surfing. On and Off the water.
Traveling? We have the insurance to suit!
Surf Travel Insurance assists surfers and non-surfers from popular surfing destinations, including America, Hawaii, Australia, Brazil, Japan, France, Spain, Portugal including South Africa, South America, Pacific/Asia and Europe who need to escape the local crowds for new adventures and empty barreling waves with self-confidence on and off the water. World Nomads, provide global, reliable and flexible cover for world travelers with buy and claim online!
Why Surf Travel Insurance?
STI are the global leaders in surf and snowboard travel insurance and specialist for surfing popular and remote destinations. STI global agents based in Hawaii and Australia, provide direct access to Hawaiian, American and Australian citizens including Global Surfers from 140+ countries worldwide. As surfers, we understand a surfer’s lifestyle and passion while providing insurance products to suit their individual and family needs.
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Overseas Travel
If your overseas trip includes adventure, working or just getting away, choose from a range of products to suit your travel needs including custom planning.
Single, Couples and Family
Traveling on your own, maybe with your partner or need to take the family, don’t forget the children with dependent kids under 25 are free.
Groups Travel
STI can assist in customized travel insurance to suit the groups individual needs for any global surf and snowboard adventure.
Working Overseas
Working Overseas! Choose one of our insurance products with individual and family medical and repatriation cover, while working overseas.
Volunteering Overseas Cover
At World Nomads, our travel insurance allows you to participate in a range of volunteer activities and vacations, from summer teaching programs to clean water projects.
Surfing Cover
Planning a surfing holiday, whether you are learning to surf through to being experienced enough to confidently drop into hollow reef breaks, surfing has its risks and that’s why it’s important to stay safe in the line-up.
Snowboarding Cover
Whether your snowboarding or Skiing at a resort, or planning to go off the beaten track in the back country or even heli-ski, you’re here because you need reliable travel insurance.
Sailing Cover
If sailing is on your ‘to do’ list, it’s as simple as adding ‘sailing’ when getting a quote online. You will need to know a bit about where you’ll be sailing though, e.g. in coastal or international waters.
Motorbike and Moped
Plan on riding a motorbike or moped while overseas, whether just casually or as your main mode of transport, there’s cover under the policy if you’re properly licensed to ride.
Trekking and Hiking Cover
The Standard and Explorer plans can cover you while hiking or trekking. If you want to go on a mountaineering adventure then there’s cover for this too under the Explorer Plan only.
Scuba Diving Cover
Calm waters, crystal clear visibility and a bulletproof dive plan might make for the perfect underwater adventure, but accidents can happen, even to the most experienced divers.
Surfing Olympics
Planning on attending and following the first Surfing Olympics in Japan, the WSL and QS events or just supporting your local boardriders club. Benefits for single, couples and families while supporting your country, club and athlete.
Emergency Teams
Telo Island SIEEP 26/08/2013Monika | Operations Coordinator
A reported head trauma was reported which activated an air-ambulance with neurosurgeon onboard for the flight transfer. Air Ambulance was activated for this case and Patient was transferred to Singapore hospital for emergency surgery. The time line was under 6hrs to get patient to Singapore Hospital including: time for Refuelling air-ambulance, Clearance and Immigration requirements. Please note this procedure was in half the time estimated originally, due to improved remote airfields and air-ambulances.
We have developed an internal database of providers for our team to use on cases with quick reference to hospitals/clinics as well as other providers (ground transfers, hotels, local agents etc). As soon as our team are activated on a case, we review our database for the closest facility that we can refer to. Our business partners are trusted providers who offer local knowledge as well as the ability to obtain crucial information (medical reports), as well as guarantee payments on our behalf, ultimately a seamless class for our travellers so that they are not out of pocket.Lisa | Operations Manager
Worldwide Emergency Services
All policies cover emergency medical and evacuation expenses. For medical evacuation, customer’s needs to contact their country of residence emergency assistance team to assist with co-ordination
Already Overseas
With World Nomads, you can buy a policy online, anytime, from anywhere in the world. If you buy a policy while traveling, waiting periods, conditions and restrictions on cover do apply. This means you may have to wait up to 36 hours for full cover to apply and certain benefits (like pre-trip cancellation) may not apply as you’ve already left your home country. However, most policies can cover you straight away if you’re injured in an accident after you buy a policy. Your policy wording will have full details to understand the cover, limits and exclusions.
Surfboard Equipment
With World Nomads, Surfboards are covered under most policies for damage or loss whilst in transit, but not covered for damage whilst in use
Winter Sports Equipment
With World Nomads, Snowboards and skis are covered under most policies for damage or loss whilst in transit, but not covered for damage whilst in use
Electronics and Cameras
With World Nomads, Electronics and Cameras are generally covered for damage and theft, however, some policies can cover loss. Limits and benefits vary with each policy
Personal Items
With World Nomads, Personal items are generally covered for damage and theft, however, some policies can cover loss. Limits and benefits vary with each policy
Working and Studying Overseas
Policies, usually cover manual and non-manual work, volunteer etc. Each policy is different and may require additional premium to be paid for more risky types of work. Studying overseas is covered under all policies
Pre-Existing Medical Conditions
With World Nomads, Pre-Existing Medical Conditions have limited cover under some policies, no pre-ex assessment