The best travel insurance is the product that fits your trip, because trip protection, travel medical and health-style cover for people living abroad are different things. Some makers sell single trip and annual multi-trip plans, some sell travel medical plans, and some sell health insurance for nomads and expats. Pick the product first, then compare makers.
Booking the flights is the fun part. Then you search for travel insurance and land on ten tabs that all seem to sell the same thing, until you read the plan names.
This list covers ten travel insurance makers, using only what each one's own website says, read on 2 Nov 2026 (as of Nov 2026). It's alphabetical and in no particular order. Two are country pages, one for the UK and one for Australia, and they're labelled in the table. You won't find premiums, cover levels, claims outcomes or ratings here, so read each maker's policy wording before you buy.
Travel insurance makers and what each one sells
| Tool | Type | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Ageas | Trip cover (UK page): single trip and annual multi-trip | Car, home, van and pet on the same menu |
| battleface | Trip protection: single-trip and annual plans | Discovery, Scout and Multi-Trip Annual plans |
| Cover-More | Trip cover (Australian page): single trip and annual multi-trip | Cruise, ski, motorcycle and seniors cover pages |
| Faye | Trip cover sold through a whole-trip app | A virtual doctor and an eSIM in one app |
| Genki | Health-style cover: worldwide health insurance | Support via chat and WhatsApp |
| Heymondo | Travel insurance with a travel assistance app | 24/7 medical chat and video consultation |
| SafetyWing | Travel medical and full health plans for nomads | Buying while you're already abroad |
| Seven Corners | Trip protection, travel medical and expat health | Trip, medical and expat products on one menu |
| Tin Leg | Trip cover for international and domestic trips | Plans named Gold and Adventure |
| Travelex | Trip cover: Essential, Advantage and Ultimate plans | Plan, upgrade and trip type pages |
Ten travel cover makers, product by product
Ageas
Best for: Choosing single trip or annual multi-trip travel cover on a UK page, from an insurer whose menu also lists car, home, van and pet insurance.
battleface
Best for: Picking a Single-Trip Discovery, Single-Trip Scout or Multi-Trip Annual plan, with 24/7 travel assistance services named on the page.
Cover-More
Best for: Browsing single trip and annual multi-trip cover on an Australian page, with separate pages for cruises, skiing and snowboarding, motorcycles and mopeds, and seniors.
Faye
Best for: Using a whole-trip travel insurance app that names 24/7 assistance and concierge, a way to speak to a doctor virtually and an eSIM to buy.
Genki
Best for: Signing up for worldwide health insurance from anywhere, even if you're already traveling, with 24/7 support via chat and WhatsApp.
Heymondo
Best for: Keeping a travel assistance app on your phone, with 24/7 medical chat and video consultation and 24/7 worldwide assistance named on the page.
SafetyWing
Best for: Living and working anywhere, with an Essential travel medical plan or a Complete plan, bought before you leave or while abroad, and 24/7 human support.
Seven Corners
Best for: Comparing trip protection, cruise, visitor and USA travel medical products from one maker, with an annual multi-trip option on its menu.
Tin Leg
Best for: Quoting cover for international and domestic trips, with Gold and Adventure plans named and 24/7 emergency assistance for travelers who need help.
Travelex
Best for: Reading three plans named Essential, Advantage and Ultimate, with upgrades, trip types and traveler types on the menu.
Trip protection, travel medical or health cover?
Here's what the search results don't make obvious: trip protection, travel medical and health-style cover are different products, and some makers sell only one of them, so the product name matters more than the brand. SafetyWing describes its Complete plan as 'full health insurance with extra travel protections'. Genki sells 'worldwide health insurance'. Seven Corners lists 'trip protection' beside 'medical evacuation and repatriation' and 'expat & nomad health insurance'.
- Trip protection or trip cover: single trip or annual multi-trip plans built around a journey.
- Travel medical: plans a maker names travel medical, such as a USA travel medical or an Essential travel medical plan.
- Health-style cover: worldwide or full health insurance for people who live and work abroad, or expat and nomad health insurance.
One trip, a year of trips, or living abroad
Then look at how often you travel. battleface offers a 'single-trip discovery' plan and a 'multi-trip annual' plan, and says it 'originally launched in the UK and Europe for adventure travelers'. Several makers here list annual multi-trip cover beside single trip plans.
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Where you live matters too. Ageas is a UK page and Cover-More is an Australian page, and both list single trip and annual multi-trip cover. If you're based somewhere else, check which countries a maker sells to before you get a quote.
Then there are the apps. Two makers here put assistance in an app, with medical chat, video consultation or a way to speak to a doctor virtually, and one of them lists an eSIM you can buy from the same app.
Questions to settle before you buy travel cover
- Do I need trip protection, travel medical, health-style cover, or a mix?
- Is this a single trip, or would an annual multi-trip plan suit me?
- Is the maker's page written for my country, such as a UK or Australian page?
- Am I already abroad, and does the maker say I can buy while traveling?
- Will I be on a cruise, the slopes or a motorbike, and is there a page for it?
- Which assistance or medical chat services does the maker name?
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My advice for picking travel insurance
Name the product before the brand. If you want cover for a holiday, look at trip protection and single trip or annual multi-trip plans. If you're living or working abroad, the health-style plans are the ones to compare. Then read the maker's own policy wording for what each plan includes and leaves out, because that detail isn't something this list repeats.
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Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between trip protection and travel medical insurance?
They're different products. On this list, one maker sells trip protection beside USA travel medical and expat health products, and another sells an Essential travel medical plan and a Complete plan it calls full health insurance with extra travel protections. Read each plan's wording for what it includes.
Which of these sell an annual multi-trip plan?
Several do. Pages here list annual multi-trip cover on a UK page and an Australian page, a Multi-Trip Annual plan, and an annual multi-trip option beside trip protection. Check the maker's terms for how an annual plan works.
Can I buy travel insurance when I'm already abroad?
Some makers say so. One says you can buy while abroad, and another says you can sign up from anywhere, even if you're already traveling. Check the terms before you rely on it.
Is there travel insurance for digital nomads?
One maker on this list describes global health and travel insurance for people who live and work anywhere, and another lists expat and nomad health insurance. Read how each one describes its plans before you choose.
Which of these have cover pages for cruises or skiing?
One Australian page here lists cruise, skiing and snowboarding, motorcycle and moped, and seniors cover pages, and another maker lists cruise insurance on its menu.
Which pages are for UK or Australian travellers?
Two of them. One is a UK insurer's page with single trip and annual multi-trip cover, and one is an Australian page with single trip and annual multi-trip cover. If you live elsewhere, check where a maker sells before you get a quote.
