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Emergency Services

What happens if I have an emer gency abroad?

If a medical emergency happens whilst you are abroad and you find you have to see a doctor or go to a hospital you will need to contact:

Grade 3 Insurance: American Wrestling (amateur) | BMX Freestyle (Helmet must be worn) | BMX Racing (Helmet must be worn) | Boxing Training (head protection must be worn) | Bridge Swinging | Bungee Jumping | Canoe polo | Climbing (cliff/ice) | Dirt Surfer | Free diving excluding apena | Gaelic Football | Game hunting with rifel/guns | Go Karting (under 250cc). | Horse carriage driving (including competition) | Horse riding (competition) | Horseback archery | Horseball | Hot Air Ballooning (non Incidental) as a fare paying passenger only | Hunting on horseback | Hurling | Hurling (amateur) | Ice climbing | Ice hockey | Ironman (competition) | Jet boating | Jet Skiing (Maximum 1,000 cc / 110hb) | Jousting | Kabaddi | Karate (brown belt and above) | Kickboxing | Kite landboarding | Krav Maga | Lacrosse | Land surfing | Martial arts - competition. Does not cover: mixed martial arts or cage fighting, escrima. For kickboxing see group 3 sports. | Modern pentathlon | Mountain Biking - competition | Mountain Boarding | Mountain Climbing | Mountaineering (with ropes &/or guides). Europe only. | Polo (Player to player liability is excluded for Polo) | Polocrosse. Lacrosse on horseback. | Pony mounted games | Power lifting | Quad Biking (under 250cc) | Ranch Activities | Roller derby | Rugby League | Rugby Union | Saddle Chariots | Sand Yachting | Shark cage diving | Short track speedskating | Soap box racing (must be organised event with the road closed). | Street Luge | Strongman | Sumo Wrestling. Subject to BMI compliance. Contact us. | Trail bikes less than 125cc. | Trampolining | Weight lifting (gym work not Power lifting) | Wrestling | Yachting (racing / crewing) - outside territorial waters
Grade 4 Insurance: Caving | Hang Gliding | Horse Jumping (no Polo, Hunting) | Kitewing usage Not Snowkiting | Parachuting (Europe only) | Paragliding (Europe only) | Paramotoring (Europe only) | Parascending / Parasailing (over land, non Incidental) | Potholing | Powerbocking | Rock Climbing (under 2,000m) | Rock Scrambling (under 4,000m) | Via Ferrata

This insurance is arranged by Essential Travel Limited, specialist travel insurance intermediaries. The service includes: Providing you information relating to your insurance needs; arranging your insurance cover with insurers to meet your requirements, helping you with any ongoing changes you have to make.
Essential Travel Limited are Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). X1 Sport Travel Insurance is a marketing company promoting travel insurance in associating with Essential Travel Limited.