Most annual policies only allow you to travel for a certain amount of days per trip, normally 30 days. If you intend to travel for a longer period, even if it is well within your policy dates, you should buy a policy that allows extended travel periods. This may cost a bit more.
If you intend to go backpacking for a long period of time you should buy a travel insurance that reflects this. Annual travel insurance policies tend to allow you to travel as many times as you like during your year, but only for a limited amount of days per trip. These periods of time are no normally long enough to cover backpacking trips.
Carry your insurance policy or at least your policy number or any contact details with you to show to any ambulance man should you have a serious accident. Often they will look for your travel insurance policy to decide which hospital to take you to. If they cannot find your insurance, they make take you to a state hospital, where the treatment may not be as good or as local.
Financebam wants to help you find the best annual or single trip travel insurance for you and for your family. Use the links on the right to lead you to the right supplier. Most will give you a quote in seconds and show you the major benefits of the policies they offer.
