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7 Travel Essentials To Pack For Your Next Trip

We have all made the mistake of packing too much gear when travelling. There is an old rule that you should pack your bag, then take out a third of what you've packed and that will leave you with more than enough. However you choose to pack there are a few essentials that should always remain in your bag, in no particular order here are 7 items we recommend:...

Travel Insurance & Existing Medical Conditions

It has been an incredibly busy few months with more new clients from a diverse range of backgrounds and interests, our Mountain Bikers heading off for the Europe season, and some major travel insurance claims to deal with....

10 Of The Best Travel Apps For 2015

Travel apps are a great accessory for the modern traveller. Armed with the right apps on your device you will be able to find the best flight deals, restaurants, maps, translators and more. So here are 10 of the best travel apps for your next trip away:...

Insurance For Travellers with Pre-existing Medical Condition

This was an email received by our team at Health and Travel Insurance Brokers Ltd. It is a great example of why everyone should have travel insurance, and why it pays to find a specialist broker who can source travel insurance that INCLUDES many existing medical conditions:...

Black Dirt Adventure Competes in China

The Black Dirt Adventure Racing Team have just returned from their latest adventures in China. The team of adventure sport adrenaline junkies competed in two events, the Wulong Mountain Quest and Suqian Lake Luoma Eco-Quadrathalon Classic. Here is an account of their experience in China as told by team captain Mark Leishman aka 'Cabin':...

Silver Medal Winner Sam Gaze

Silver medal winner Sam Gaze. (Getty Images)...

Health and Travel Insurance Client - Cheerleader Dylan Grant

Health and Travel Insurance Brokers Ltd are delighted to be able to provide insurance cover for 18 year old New Zealand tumbling and cheerleading sensation Dylan Grant!...

A Cautionary Travel Insurance Tale

The exclusions that tripped these people up are standard ones I'm afraid, but it is a VERY good reason to use a broker with whom you can talk specifically about your trip and any issues that may arise:...

Animal encounters make for bizarre travel insurance claims

I found this article on the Yahoo travel site....we haven't had any rattlesnake or scorpion injuries with our clients, but have definitely dealt with a number of insurance claims for insect bites! Moral of the story...shake your pants out first people!...

Check out this amazing Video: Client Jed Mildon's World's First BMX Triple Backflip

Incredible video footage of Health and Travel Insurance Broker's client Jed Mildon, doing the world's first BMX triple backflip....

Snakebite victim charged $89,000 for 18-hour hospital stay

This is Sourced from the Yahoo News Website, don't forget to buy travel insurance or this could be you:...

Another Happy Client

I really truly love that we can help people who have otherwise hit a brick wall for their travel insurance needs. Email below from another happy traveller:...

We really do love to help

We just received the attached thank you letter, after one of our Seasonal Workers on the RSE scheme for horitculture and viticulture was hospitalised while in NZ for more than 6 months. This poor fellow suffered an infection that got into his brain and now faces ongoing rehabilitation and an uncertain future. On the plus side, being in NZ when the illness occurred meant that he had full access to New Zealand's hospital system which was 100% paid for by his travel insurance....NZ$500,000 later!...

1000km Mongol Derby

A HUGE Congratulations to Chloe Phillips-Harris for completing the 1000km Mongol Derby on horseback, below is her amazing account of the race:...

New post

A client of mine cut his finger while on holiday in New York. This ended up as a case of blood poisoning with 4 nights in hospital. Total claim cost NZ$17766.65....

Professional Sports Insurance

Very exciting stuff, also this week we have arranged cover for competitive cyclists as the travel insurance cover we have exceeds the minimum requirements of BikeNZ, and is cheaper! Other interesting travel insurance requests this week included a couple sailing their yacht from New Zealand to Vanuatu, and and a mum taking her children to the US to participate in a martial arts demonstration....

Working Holidays in NZ

Seasonal workers/backpackers will be thinking about their trips to New Zealand and Australia in the next short while, so this is also the time to think about getting some insurance. Working Holiday Visa holders coming to New Zealand are required to hold comprehensive travel insurance as part of their visa requirements. We have a great little plan that is very economical and meets NZ Immigration criteria for cover. Prices start from just NZ$294 for 12 months medical and evacuation cover; and you ...

Travel in 2013

Hard to believe another year has passed, it was certainly a big one for us. The family travelled to Europe, the UK, USA and saw highlights in Turkey, Denmark, and of course Disneyland along the way! Fully covered by a comprehensive travel plan of course. In 2013 we will be back in the office focussing on providing new and return customers with quality travel insurance products, and are pleased to announce we are also now using Comprehensive Travel Insurance (underwrtten by Vero Insurance) for In...

Interesting travel insurance requests

We have insured a number of yacht crew members who will be participating in the annual Sydney-Hobart yacht race this week.  This sort of experience requires a different type of travel insurance that will include "high risk" activities like blue water sailing.  Happily we have travel insurance products that will cover this!  The key things for a travel insurance to cover for blue water sailing are medical and evacuation costs - you need to be sure that you can be medically evacuated off the ...

Welcome to the new website!

We will be keeping you updated on different types of cover for inbound travel to NZ for work visa holders, working holiday visa holders and international students. You will also be able to talk to us about any additional travel insurance requirements you have if you will be doing something a little more exciting - we have a broad range of products including cover for high risk activities, long term travel etc....