Travel insurance

Our Travel Insurance policies are underwritten by AWP P&C SA and administered by AWP Assistance UK Ltd trading as Allianz Assistance.

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What's travel insurance?

Travel insurance is financial protection against unforeseen circumstances while you’re travelling or on holiday. Depending on your level of cover it can protect you, your trip and your property such as medical care, cancelled flights or lost luggage.

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Our policies:

We offer travel insurance with our packaged bank accounts

These are only available to existing Royal Bank current account customers.

Which bank accounts come with travel insurance?

Our Silver bank accounts come with European travel insurance. Our Platinum and Black bank accounts come with Worldwide travel insurance.

Do I legally need travel insurance?

No, you are not legally required to have travel insurance however it is a good idea. Some tour operators may insist that you have travel insurance before they confirm your booking, especially to countries like the USA where there’s no public health service.

Why is travel insurance important?

If you have travel insurance, depending on your policy, it could cover the costs of unforeseen incidents such as health emergencies, cancelled flights or missing luggage.

Not sure a packaged account is for you?

View our full range of accounts, including accounts with no monthly fee.

Who is covered by my travel insurance?

For both Platinum and Black account customers, family cover is included. This provides cover for you, your partner, and dependent children under 18 (or under 23 if in full time education) at the start of the journey. Children must be living at the home address (or with the other parent) and be neither married nor in a civil partnership. For Silver account customers, only you and any joint account holder is covered.

What does travel insurance cover me for?

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We have a range of cover across our packaged bank accounts. Please see the policy terms for full details and exclusions.

Cover for your trip

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Cover for your property

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Over 70 or have pre-existing medical conditions?

If you or your joint account holder are aged 70 or over, you’ll need to get in touch with us each year to purchase an age extension upgrade, where there will be a £75 annual premium per person aged 70 or over.

Pre-existing medical conditions won’t be covered. You may have to pay extra for this, or you may find that your condition cannot be covered.

To find out if you can extend your travel insurance to include cover for someone over 70, or with a new or existing medical condition, please sign in to Membership Services and complete the online form.

You can contact us to discuss:

For new or existing customers, you can call us on:
Silver: 0345 607 5154 (Relay UK 18001 0345 607 5154)
Overseas: +44 2392 666 062

Platinum: 0345 609 0456 (Relay UK 18001 0345 609 0456)
Overseas: +44 2392 668 827

Black: 0345 266 8801 (Relay UK 18001 0345 266 8801)
Overseas: +44 2392 668 814

What if Allianz Assistance are unable to offer me an upgrade?

You may be able to obtain alternative travel insurance cover for pre-existing medical conditions by contacting one of the providers featured in the MoneyHelper Directory of specialist travel insurance providers for people with serious medical conditions. Do take time to study and compare the terms and conditions to ensure you have the cover you need Telephone: 0800 138 7777 | Relay UK: 18001 0800 138 7777. Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm | Saturday, Sunday, and Bank Holidays, closed