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Name: Travel Insurance
Rating: 3.73 (11 reviews)

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3.44

Based on 11 reviews, last reviewed 6th Jan 2025

100% increase in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

100% increase in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

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36%

2 star

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Latest highest rating:

5

Been with HSBC First Direct for travel insurance for... Been with HSBC First Direct for travel insurance for years but never had to use it. Due to family illness we had to cancel a big holiday. Aviva who ar... Read more Reviewed on: 2nd December 2024

Latest lowest rating:

1

Awful HSBC Premier Travel Insurance There is no use of being a HSBC Premier customer. Don't waste time and spend money with them. They simply reject that not covered as per policy wordin... Read more Reviewed on: 6th January 2025

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Do you buy travel insurance before going abroad? There are hundreds of different travel insurance policies on the market, all designed to help you stay protected while travelling...and giving you piece of mind, whether you're enjoying a sun swept beach or on an adverture-packed holiday. But with so many different policies to choose from, finding the right policy for you can be quite confusing. Reading our HSBC travel insurance reviews can help you find out what other travellers have to say. You can also write your HSBC travel insurance review too!

HSBC Travel Insurance reviews (11)

Review of the HSBC, Travel Insurance:

Awful HSBC Premier Travel Insurance

There is no use of being a HSBC Premier customer. Don't waste time and spend money with them. They simply reject that not covered as per policy wording or you've not contacted them or doctor when you're in abroad. Worst experience in my life! Please don’t waste your money with them! I had to pay upfront due to my travel situation and now I’m claiming the expenses but they don’t want to cover it just because I didn’t speak with them or consult the doctor while I'm abroad. I've all proof that myself and my son sick during the day that we're travelling including medical bills and consult doctor on the day we returned. This is honestly rip-off for a genuine travel claim. Note: I've to give one star because there is no opportunity to give no stars. Reviewed on: 6th January 2025

Been with HSBC First Direct for travel insurance for...

Been with HSBC First Direct for travel insurance for years but never had to use it. Due to family illness we had to cancel a big holiday. Aviva who are the underwriters for the bank paid out with no quibble. Very impressed Reviewed on: 2nd December 2024

Banking Insurance at its best

My HSBC Credit Card Reviewed on: 22nd August 2023

The Premier Worldwide Travel cover - beware

Couldnt reach anyone end of December before travel to extend the 31 day cover, which apparently you are able to extend for a payment, but you just get diverted to online forms which are not replied to swiftly or completely. Finally got through to someone that is connected to the team who look after this travel cover who couldnt find my record on their computer and so I had to go back to HSBC and ask them to contact the travel end and verify that I was indeed a Premier account customer - a call that was mind numbingly long and unsuccessful. The HSBC travel desk or colleagues connected to it who picked up the line continued to tell me they couldnt find me on their system but given I had contacted HSBC to send the message the system should right itself and I will be covered. I was finally emailed the policy document before I left the UK, but I was unable to extend the number of days cover. Tried to extend once abroad and got through to a human pretty quickly but as soon as the underwriter learned that I might make a claim (unforeseen dental emergency which I tried to defer to my return but the doctors said it was too serious) they refused to extend the cover. They offer this insurance "free" to Premier customers but you get what you pay for. I will never rely on this cover again. Beware! Reviewed on: 25th January 2023

Really good travel insurance

HSBC covered us for more than the rest of our family in our ski trip this year. Their COVID cover is complete and gave us great peace of mind Reviewed on: 15th August 2022

Travel over 31 days and 70 years

Usually send 2 months in OZ and have to pay extra but asked a return date would like this to be more flexible! 70 were i come but the insurance stops! Reviewed on: 9th February 2020

Competitive price but outstanding cover

The price is comparable but when you look at the finer details the cover is so much more than others. Reviewed on: 22nd November 2019

it is a good bank

i went in to that bank to get some bank bags Reviewed on: 3rd September 2019

my account covers me free of charge

Paid with no mess after i damaged my leg 3 days before travel Reviewed on: 13th January 2019

Travel limited to 30days

Extensions over 30 days to dear it should be £1 per a day. Reviewed on: 6th November 2018

HSBC Travel Insurance for stolen money

I was pick pocketed in Nicaragua and lost around £200 + drivers licence. HSBC paid for my claim and even added £20 for drivers licence even though I didn't claim for that. Took about 2 months to review my claim and paper work is tremendous. But worth it at the end! Reviewed on: 31st October 2017

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