Compare Travel Insurance online at Portwoods

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As brokers we offer a comparison of  travel insurance companies offer in terms of policy cover and premiums. You can buy  your travel insurance online from the range of companies we offer - we offer cheap travel insurance with no upper age limit (we specialise on over 65 travel insurance) so can quote for virtually anyone.

To compare travel insurance quotes click on this link

Once you obtain your quote for travel insurance you can compare your cover easily on our website (they are sorted on price) however you can also look at policy benefits (a table of maximum benefits under travel insurance is produced) as well as look at the policy summaries/ key facts document and the policy wording.

We do not offer tesco travel insurance, post office, direct line, boots, churchill insurance,  sainsburys insurance , barclays insurance or marks and spencer travel insurance as these are closed schemes and not open to the broker market. 

Insurers (broker schemes) who we can look at (not all are online)

• Ageas Insurance

• MMA Insurance

• Ansvar

• Rock Insurance

• Towergate

• BIBA scheme

• Citybond

• COE

• PJ Hayman

• Aviva Insurance

• Sunworld Plus

• Arch

Some of these insurance companies specialise in different forms of insurance, which is why you must with travel insurance compare the products - MMA insurance for instance only offer annual multi trip insurance policies, whilst Ageas insurance rates are competitive for single trips as well as annual. Similarly PJ Hayman insurance offer special schemes for long stay or student policies. We use a bespoke quotation system to automatically compare the rates - and then our experience to review cover.

We would therefore recommend that you contact us on 0844 8262617 or, if you get no reply, our Gateshead office on 0844 8262618. Our staff are very experienced in the policies offered by the insurers and are only too willing to make an effective comparison of the rates and terms afforded by these travel insurance providers.

If, you want tesco insurance post office, direct line insurance, boots, churchilll, sainsburys , barclays or marks and spencer travel insurance on the other hand you will have to take the time and effort to compare each one individually and decide whether the policy meets your requirements and whether the policy cover is adequate - as well as review their terms and conditions or excesses. And, of course, you do not get the benefit of having a friendly insurance broker to help you should you need it!

Travel Insurance To America

Of course travel insurance to America is not cheap. However for more information, have a look at our  travel insurance for America web page full of fascinating information about cover you should take if you wish to travel to America.

Over 65 Travel Insurance

When you are over 65, travel insurance is more expensive. You can find information on our website about over 65 travel insurance including maximum ages and lengths of trips. As well as being for the over 65 this information is for the over 70, over 75, over 80 or over 85 and a comparison of the policies we offer.

Backpacker Travel Insurance

You can also compare our range of backpacker travel insurance. Information on backpacker travel insurance is available including information on maximum ages, length of trip and the hazardous activities a backpacker may try on their travels.

About Us

B Portwood & Co Ltd are brokers who are based in the north East Of England - we have three offices in Gateshead, Bishop Auckland and Consett. Since we were established in 1963 our aim has always been to treat our customers more than fairly and ensure that they get the product and service that they want. Although we operate on the internet, we feel that many people do not realise that the policy that they buy online provides substantially worse cover than a product sold through a broker. Regrettably many people do not compare cover until they have to make a claim - 'Only a fool or an expert should buy online'.

A final caveat

You are reminded always to disclose material facts when buying any type of policy. A material fact is one that could affect the assessment of the risk. If you are in doubt whether a fact is material you should disclose it as failure to do so could invalidate your insurance policy.

Back to our main cheap travel insurance page for an introduction to the covers and policy terms

As brokers we will with travel insurance compare policies covering all aspects. Many of them are available to compare online - as well as the ones below we offer cover for businesses - such as shop insurance, office insurance , liability insurance, commercial, directors and officers and engineering. If you want a free independent impartial quote to compare any cover that you may need then please give us a call and we'll see what we can do.