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Admiral: Travel insurance reviews

Name: Travel insurance
Rating: 2.21 (172 reviews)

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2.05

Based on 172 reviews, last reviewed 26th Jun 2025

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Latest highest rating:

4

Well priced annual multi-trip cover. Well priced annual multi-trip cover. I fortunately have not had to claim so can't comment on that. Seemingly pretty comprehensive with many bolt-on op... Read more Reviewed on: 28th February 2025

Latest lowest rating:

1

Avoid their travel insurance like the plague. 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-ex... Read more Reviewed on: 26th June 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 (172)

Baggage cover tha5 covers nothing!

Dreadful experience with Admiral travel insurance over my lost baggage. Staff are well trained and endlessly apologise, BUT, delays are unacceptable, everything is excluded in the policy small print so very little is actually covered. What is covered they demand unreasonable evidence if you don’t have receipts e.g links to websites with similar items,. My claim is not huge and Admiral must have spent more in reviewing my claim endlessly than the actual claim is worth. Baggage cover is just not worth it! Reviewed on: 30th November 2023

worst company insurance not worth the paper its written on

Missed our flight and lost our car hire vehicle enlightenment, but Admiral would not pay out under missed international departure stating that we were not covered for the airport delays that lead to us missing our flight, so when your down, stressed and upset they put the boot in. Reviewed on: 13th November 2023

1 star is being generous

Be very careful with this company, many loop-holes within their documentation regarding what they will pay out for. We had to cancel our holiday due a pet needing 24-hr care after what can be described as an horrific accident. Even though this had been taken completely out of our control, and a European leading vet had instructed to us to provide 24-hr care. Admiral simply couldn't wait to wash their hands of it. Even though there isn't anything written down in black & white regarding this. I think the morals of this company do drastically need reviewing. AVOID! Reviewed on: 7th November 2023

13 months later

Felt the need to write 2nd review as it has now been 13 months since my initial claim and have received zero resolution for what I was told was a formality. Was even paid £170 compensation by Admiral for poor complaint handling when the whole claim was only £517.00 - how does this even make sense?? A further 6m down the line and complaint still has t progressed it simply sits as open and being reviewed. Simply the worst company ever. Reviewed on: 10th October 2023

Website, claim process is a complete nightmare

I thought I was choosing a reputable company for my travel insurance but I was wrong. Completely frustrating experience. They lost all my claim documents, their website doesnt seem to remember my password so I have to reset it every time. Uploaded a ton of evidence and they asked for more. Finally got a settlement and they calculated it wrong! There is avenue to dispute your claim if you think its wrong. i've written to their complaints team hoping for a response. They owe me another £100! Reviewed on: 10th October 2023

Total rip off. 100% avoid

Admiral's travel insurance is simply not fit for purpose. Be aware that if you're making any journey that involves some sort of change, you're not covered for anything apart from the first part of the journey. I was travelling to the Loire by train and was stranded in Paris due to an electrical fault. The Platinum insurance I took out only covered me for the 2.5 hr Eurostar trip. Apparently I'd be covered if I'd flown. Total rip off and you're not exactly promoting sustainable travel, are you Admiral? Reviewed on: 5th October 2023

Admiral Travel Insurance is not worth the paper it's written on....................

Having fallen victim to the recent UK ATC issue, I was comforted by the knowledge that I had 'Admiral Platinum Travel Insurance' in place. That comfort was short lived as Admiral quickly wriggled out of any intention to honour their policy. Whilst claiming to cover out/inbound travel issues affected by UK based technical issues; they have a clause in their policy that excluded 'computer based' technical issues!! Now, most 'technical things' these days have a computer chip in them somewhere so this is clearly a cheap and shabby 'get out clause' for them not to have to honour a genuine and highly credible claim. Surely one of the most fundamental reasons a traveller takes out travel insurance is in lieu of issues (out of their control) that means they have a trip abandoned, interrupted or disrupted. Not the case with Admiral insurance. I would advise strongly to both shop elsewhere and read the small print carefully - there may be more unethical companies out there. Perhaps Admiral should consider re-branding their policies............ 'Admiral Brass Travel Insurance' might be more appropriate for the latent short-comings of their cover. Reviewed on: 26th September 2023

Worst insurance I ever had to deal with

Would give 0 stars if I could. I'm starting to think this insurance is a SCAM. It's been+ 2 MONTHS that I had to cancel my holidays due to an unexpected stay at the hospital and I still haven't received any reimbursement. I have proof of the hospital, the GP, every documentation of what I paid and they still refuse to pay me my money back. More and more insane document requests and whenever I submit one they ask for the next one. Save yourself the trouble and get another insurance provider. STAY AWAY!!! Reviewed on: 26th September 2023

This is the worst insurance company in the UK

Admiral insurance gives you nothing - no comfort and no assurance. You will think that you’re protected but there is absolutely no protection awarded. Reviewed on: 13th September 2023

Good, but...

competitively priced and good coverage but for some reason your travel insurance can't be viewed alongside other insurances but only through a separate travel insurance portal Reviewed on: 31st August 2023

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