Travel Insurance

[Digger]

Have a hastily planned trip to Australia leaving in a week. I have European cover with a bundled product with my Alliance&Leicester Current Account. Fortis who underwrite it want £40 to upgrade to Worldwide Cover until my next renewal date (doubt I will travel again this year). Its just for me a 40ish year old with no health problems barring mild depression. It sounds excessive?

Can anyone recommend an alternative product that covers most eventualities?

Thanks for reading

[v15ben]

How long are you in Oz for?
That doesn't sound like an awful price to be honest.
I'd look at Insure and Go too - usually pretty good value

[Miss Pitstop]

Have you tried moneysupermarket.com? I bought insurance today for £25, annual worldwide policy for one person. You need to check the small print, but there are plenty of deals out there. Always check top cashback too to see if you can get extra money back. (My cashback comes to about £2.50, reducing the premium even further)

[Digger]

Will be in Oz for 18 days. Don't really need cancellation cover as will be staying with relatives whilst there. So as long as baggage loss theft etc and medical bits 'n bobs are covered that should be satisfactory?

[v15ben]

Just need to cover whatever you have of value and of course yourself for an injuries.