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5

Very quick and easy online travel insurance. Very quick and easy online travel insurance. Lots of cover options and add ons. Highly competitive pricing. I took out a 1 year multi-trip policy for ... Read more Reviewed on: 16th September 2025
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Latest lowest rating:

1

Avoid this insurance Booked holiday for 13 august but had heart attack 2 weeks before departure date had to cancel as i had heart by pass operation when claimed for money ... Read more Reviewed on: 7th October 2025
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Admiral travel insurance is available for single trips and annual multi trips.

Policies include cover for emergency illness or injury, and loss, theft or damage of your belongings. Admiral travel insurance also protects you in the event of cancelled trips and delayed or missed departures.

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Admiral Travel insurance reviews (181)

Avoid this insurance

1
Booked holiday for 13 august but had heart attack 2 weeks before departure date had to cancel as i had heart by pass operation when claimed for money back they looked for any excuse to reduce the amount even for medical that was not ongoing in the end they reduced the payment by 69% over a thousand pounds my advice is avoid this non understanding company go elswhere Reviewed on: 7th October 2025

Very quick and easy online travel insurance.

5
Very quick and easy online travel insurance. Lots of cover options and add ons. Highly competitive pricing. I took out a 1 year multi-trip policy for travel in 'Europe' (I was going to Morocco initially). Happily, I haven't needed to use it so I can't tell you what making a claim is like. Reviewed on: 16th September 2025

Good web site.

4
Good web site. Fully explained all details of product in easy to understand language. Very clear about extra costs for various medical issues. Reviewed on: 5th September 2025

The team were very supportive when we had to make a...

5
The team were very supportive when we had to make a claim. It was a difficult time but the customer service representatives guided us through what they needed, what we needed and were very sensitive to the situation. We were able to obtain urgent medical attention while travelling in the US. Reviewed on: 5th September 2025

Admiral Travel Insurance-DO NOT BUY.

1
Admiral Travel Insurance-DO NOT BUY. I had an annual family travel policy. My husband died unexpectedly in Feb 25, and we were due to travel on a family holiday in April 25. Needless to say my two children and I felt unable to go away as we were still in shock. Admiral made my life even more difficult at this very upsetting time by refusing to reimburse the holiday costs. Despite sending the death certificate they insisted I pay my GP for a letter to say the death was unexpected and no previous illness. I did say to my GP ‘I don’t know why I’ve bothered buying travel insurance all these years because when you really need the help, the insurers don’t want to know’. After many weeks they finally agreed to pay my husband’s 25% of the cost, less £300 excess (£75 per person per claim!)- gee thanks Admiral for your compassion and kindness.. I WILL NEVER BUY INSURANCE FROM THEM AGAIN. Reviewed on: 12th August 2025

Holiday booked for 22nd March 2025.

1
Holiday booked for 22nd March 2025. Had a stroke and unable to go, so put a claim in April. After continuous questions that I answered they finally paid out a percentage of the claim. They say they aim for 6 weeks, actually took 16 weeks of back and forth. Absolutely ridiculous. At the end because I hadn't claimed I had a TIA 5 years previous only gave me a percentage. Claim to be a top firm, almost want to know what I had for breakfast day of stroke. Avoid and go elsewhere. All good untill paying back. Avoid Reviewed on: 7th August 2025

Admiral travel insurance - Legal Scam

1
Myself and my wife had booked a holiday to Ireland and on the day of travel, a storm hit and all flights were cancelled. The airline - Aer Lingus (would rather swim over there than having to deal with them ever again), refused to refund the flights as it was "an act of God" and only offered us an alternative 4 days later. We contacted Admiral Travel insurance and it all started really well, submitted all the information, had to ring them a few times and was assured on the phone that all the information was good, it just needed final approval for the payment, that's when the troubles started. Someone up above rejected the payment and said that we needed to provide them with evidence that Aer Lingus refused to give us a flight within 24 hours of our original flight (these exact words were required). We have tried to contact Aer Lingus for the past 6 months and they just use bots to answer to emails (no humans or brain cells in sight), when I informed Admiral of this and asked them to chase them, they refused and then cancelled my claim as insufficient evidence has been provided (have provided them over 10 documents of information, screenshots and over 10 emails to Aer Lingus). Moral of the story - Admiral will gladly take your money, but I would feel more confident surviving in a pen full of hungry lions than I do getting my money back of these scam artists! Reviewed on: 29th July 2025

Totally recommend your in save hands.

5
I phoned Admiral to ask about taking out travel Insurance for my wife and I traving 2026. First off I spoke to a lovely lady who said she would put me through to the Travel dept which she did. I spoke to a wonderful easy to understand lady I should have got her name. She explained in great detail what l was covered for and the cost and any discount. Travel insurance can be a minefield but she made it very easy for me to purchase my I would totally recommend Admiral Travel to Insurance to all my family and friends knowing they will be in save hands Reviewed on: 29th July 2025

Had to return home due to unexpected family bereavem...

1
Had to return home due to unexpected family bereavement whilst on holiday in March 2025. Initially Admiral were very good in dealing with my claim but unfortunately on my return they have kept asking for more info and documentation, In particular some of the info requested is irrelevant to the claim and very personal to the individual who passed away. I have not kept me informed and have been left seriously out of pocket for cutting the holiday short and the expenditure for additional flights back home. Reviewed on: 22nd July 2025

Avoid their travel insurance like the plague.

1
Avoid their travel insurance like the plague. It contains a clause that excludes claims if someone in your family becomes unwell or dies from a pre-existing condition, EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE UNWELL. So don't buy their travel insurance under any circumstances because you won't get your money back if a family issue stops you from travelling. Reviewed on: 26th June 2025

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