Review: Atlasdirect Travel Insurance
By
Ronny Lavie
***UPDATE - ATLASDIRECT TRAVEL INSURANCE DISSOLVED***
Atlas Travel Insurance Limited was dissolved in August 2017, according to Companies House.
Although the Atlasdirect website still exists it won't allow you to see a price for your quote, no one will answer the phone and the business is no longer authorised by the FCA (despite a line on its site saying it is).
It is best to avoid trying to get a quote from Atlas. You can see a list of the best travel insurance companies here.
Thank you to our readers for alerting us that Altlas no longer exists
***THE BELOW REVIEW NO LONGER APPLIES BECAUSE ATLASDIRECT TRAVEL INSURANCE HAS BEEN DISSOLVED***
Summary
Atlasdirect was founded in London in 1992. They provided a range of services relating to travel insurance and had more than 10 million customers.
Find out if Atlasdirect was included in our guide to the best travel insurance providers.
Cover provided by Atlasdirect Travel Insurance
Atlasdirect used to provide Single Trip and Annual travel insurance.
The company’s Comprehensive cover included:
- Up to £3,000 for cancellation, curtailment or trip interruption
- Up to £10,000,000 for medical emergency or repatriation
- Up to £1,000 for additional accommodation and travelling costs
- Up to £600 for missed departure (Outward journey only)
- Up to £200 for luggage delay (Outward journey only)
- Up to £250 for travel delay
- Up to £3,000 for holiday abandonment
- Up to £500 for money and travel documents
- Up to £2,000,000 for personal liability
- Up to £2,000 for luggage
- Up to £25,000 for personal accident
- Up to £500 for mugging
- Up to £1,000 for hijack
Customers could also opt for a Comprehensive Lite option, which doesn’t include cover for Baggage, but is a little cheaper. This option is available either with or without Cancellation and Curtailment cover, which also affects the price.
Cover for winter sports, adventure activity, golf, weddings, cruise and business were available for an added premium. However, Atlasdirect do cover a long list of activities for free (the full list can be found on their website).
The Comprehensive policy had a £75 excess.
Customers had access to a 24/7 emergency assistance helpline and UK call centres.
See what the best travel insurance policies include here.
How much does travel insurance cover from Atlasdirect Insurance cost?
The cost of travel insurance is affected by many different factors, such as the destination, length of stay, activities planned and the age and medical conditions of the person travelling.
What do Atlasdirect Travel Insurance reviews from customers say?
On Reviewcentre.com Atlasdirect received 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 355 reviews. 82% of customers who left reviews said they would recommend the service.
***ATLASDIRECT TRAVEL INSURANCE WAS DISSOLVED IN AUGUST 2017***
