Travel Insurance and Hazardous Sports – What You Need to Know, Advises Squaremouth

<p>St. Pete Beach, FL (PRWEB) <chron>September 22, 2011</chron></p><p>Now that the cooler weather has arrived, many travelers are adding outdoor activities back into their vacations. “If you are planning a trip involving extreme sports, make sure your <a href="http://www.squaremouth.com/">travel insurance</a> policy covers those activities,” says <person>Sarah Byrne</person>, Marketing Manager at <a href="http://Squaremouth.com">Squaremouth.com</a>, a site for comparing and purchasing travel insurance. “Having a travel insurance policy offering the right protection can prevent an injury from turning into a significant financial loss.”</p><p>Most travel insurance policies will not cover activities like skydiving, bungee jumping or mountaineering. If travelers plan on taking part in those activities, they will want to buy a travel insurance policy that offers the <org>Hazardous Sports</org> benefit. This covers someone to be evacuated to a hospital and receive medical treatment if injured during an extreme sport. “Without <a href="http://www.squaremouth.com/travel-insurance-benefits/hazardous-sports"><org>Hazardous Sports</org></a> coverage, a travel insurance provider will deny the claim, leaving the traveler responsible for all medical bills,” advises Byrne.</p><p>Depending on the travel insurance policy and the type of activity, some travelers may not need to buy the <org>Hazardous Sports</org> benefit. “Less extreme activities like hiking, rafting and horseback riding are typically covered under most standard travel insurance policies,” says <person value="APIN:4171083082">Chris Harvey</person>, CEO of Squaremouth.</p><p>Travelers should also be aware that if they are planning to participate in a sporting competition, coverage will most likely not be available. This can include anyone from kids playing in a weekend soccer tournament to a professional athlete. “Even though the sporting event may not be considered a hazardous sports, most travel insurance providers will not cover these athletes,” says Byrne.</p><p>It’s important to remember not all travel insurance providers consider every adventure sport to be hazardous. For example, <org>Travel Insured International</org>, HTH Worldwide and CSA Travel Protection don’t consider scuba diving a hazardous sport, but Seven Corners does. In the event <org>Hazardous Sports</org> coverage is needed, policies are available from <a href="http://www.squaremouth.com/travel-insurance-providers/travel-guard">Travel Guard,</a> Travelex, IMG, <org>HCC Medical Insurance Services</org> and Seven Corners.</p><p>About Squaremouth <br /> Squaremouth is America's fastest growing <a href="http://www.squaremouth.com/">travel insurance</a> comparison site, helping customers instantly quote, compare and buy policies from every major carrier. Squaremouth has web sites in the US and <location value="LC/gb" idsrc="xmltag.org">UK</location>, and an extensive network of partner sites worldwide. The company is headquartered in St Pete Beach, FL., with offices in <location value="LU/us.in.ftwyne" idsrc="xmltag.org">Fort Wayne, IN.</location> Visit <a href="http://Squaremouth.com">Squaremouth.com</a> or Squaremouth.co.uk.</p><p>About our Zero Complaint Guarantee <br /> The cornerstone of our commitment to customers is Squaremouth's guarantee to remove any company from our website if there is a customer complaint that cannot be resolved to our satisfaction. Squaremouth offers the broadest selection of insurance with an emphasis on quality and follow-up care in companies featured. We also factor in independent evaluation from the insurance industry watchdog AM Best.</p><p>Squaremouth offers products from the following travel insurance carriers: <br /> Air Ambulance Card, CSA Travel Protection, Global Alert Admin, Global Rescue, Global Underwriters, HCC, HTH Worldwide, IMG, ITravelInsured, <org value="OTC-PINK:MDXX" idsrc="xmltag.org">Medex</org>, Medjet Assist, MH Ross, <org>On Call International</org>, Seven Corners, Travel Guard, <org>Travel Insurance Services</org>, Travel Insured, Travelers Liberty, Travelex, TravelSafe and <location value="LC/us" idsrc="xmltag.org">USA</location> Assist.</p><p>AVAILABLE TOPIC EXPERT: <br /><person>Sarah Byrne</person><br /> sbyrne(at)squaremouth(dot)com <br /> Toll-free (800) 240-0369 <br /> Direct (727) 498-2866</p><p><person value="APIN:4171083082">Chris Harvey</person><br /> charvey(at)squaremouth(dot)com <br /> Toll-free (800) 240-0369 <br /> Direct (727) 490-5802</p><p>U.S. travel insurance - <a href="http://www.squaremouth.com">http://www.squaremouth.com</a></p><p># # #</p><p>Read the full story at <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/9/prweb8818575.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/9/prweb8818575.htm</a></p>