About Open Travel Insurance
The Open Travel Insurance Scheme provides tailored travel insurance, underwritten by Lloyd’s Syndicate 4444 which is managed by Canopius Managing Agents Limited, to members of the Women’s Institute. Our aim is to provide a quality service at a competitive price, to a standard that provides true peace of mind to the frequent traveller. In working with the Open Travel Insurance Scheme, travel insurance specialists P J Hayman & Company Limited have delivered a policy that members can rely on; easily accessed online or via our Travel Team who are ready to assist.
The scheme is open to all WI members providing they are between 50 and 74 years of age and reside in the UK.
About the Scheme & Eligibility
- Open to members of the Women’s Institute aged between 50 and 74* and their families
- UK Residents
- You must be ‘Fit to Travel’ defined as:
– If you had contacted your medical practitioner prior to booking your planned trip, and before the trip departure, he/she would not have advised against travel and/or between booking and departure any and all pre-existing medical conditions must be stable and well-controlled both as to the individual condition and treatment(s) thereof and/or there exists no known likelihood of any medical tests, investigations or major variation of treatment or medication between booking travel and the date of departure or whilst travelling
– Travel is solely for leisure purposes
– You do not have a chronic breathing condition
– You have not been given a terminal prognosis - At time of policy purchase no insured person can be aged over 74* years
* The standard age limit for the scheme is 74. However, for the first year of the Open Travel Insurance Scheme – commencing 1st November 2021, members up to the age of 79 can join and continue on the scheme at the common renewal date of 1st November 2022.