ACE Traveller – Cutting out the middleman

Recent coverage of insurance costs has focused on travel agents and big brands charging consumers too much for travel insurance, but little has been said about online providers who appear to be ‘direct‘, but are, in effect, intermediaries for insurance underwriters.

These intermediaries can also push prices up across the market. This can be particularly bad news for backpackers and gappers, where every penny counts.

ACE Traveller Insurance is underwritten by ACE European Group Limited, one of the few insurance providers which is entirely responsible for the products it promotes to consumers, ensuring that any savings are passed on to its customers.

Ges Lonsdale, Business Development Manager for ACE European Group Limited, explains:

“Unlike many of our competitors, ACE is a one stop shop: we are responsible for everything from designing and underwriting the product, creating and promoting the website, through to ensuring telephone support and the payment of claims. This means that our customers don’t pay commission to a third party as well as paying for cover, making ACE Traveller insurance one of the most competitive backpacking and gap year covers on the market.”

As well as being competitively priced, ACE Traveller provides comprehensive travel insurance for backpackers and gappers, including cover for 240 different sports and activities at no additional cost, search and rescue cover, and free safety advice from ACE’s partner, red24.

Ges goes on to say:

“ACE Traveller has been designed specifically for gap years and backpacking. Being wholly responsible for the product allows us to keep costs down and ensures that our customers continue to benefit from the added extras our cover provides.”

For more information, visit Acetravellerinsurance.com.