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Sports Covered

We have categorised all the sports we cover into four different grades to give you the most cost effective cover.
Grade 1 is our standard sports cover and comes as standard at no extra cost. However Grade 2 through to 4 will cover you for the more extreme sport. See below to choose which grade suits you best.

Grade 1

  • Aerobics
  • Angling
  • Athletics
  • Back packing
  • Ballet
  • Biking (not mountain biking)
  • Black water rafting (Class 1-3) Life jacket and Helmet must be worn
  • Boating (within territorial waters only)
  • Bungee jump (1)
  • Bush craft
  • Camel / Elephant Riding
  • Camping
  • Catamaran Sailing (within territorial waters only)
  • Cheerleading (no stunts) including batton twirling
  • Clay pigeon shooting
  • Cricket (amateur)
  • Croquet
  • Cross Country / Nordic Skiing
  • Curling
  • Cycling (including amateur competition)
  • Cycling (Other than specified)
  • Dance
  • Darts
  • Dodge ball
  • Dragon boat racing
  • Farm work (unpaid, excludes operating machinery)
  • Fitness training
  • Fives
  • Floorball
  • GAA Football (amateur)
  • Golf (amateur)
  • Gym work
  • Handball
  • High Diving up to 10 metres (excluding cliff diving)
  • Hill walking
  • Hydrospeeding (up to grade 3)
  • Indoor Cricket
  • Jet boating
  • Jet ski-ing
  • Jogging
  • Keep Fit Training
  • Kite flying
  • Korfball
  • Linesman for any teams sports listed. (amateur only)
  • Officials for any sports listed. (amateur only)
  • Outrigger canoeing (up to grade 3)
  • Outwardbound pursuits
  • Outwardbound pursuits
  • Pony trekking
  • Road Running
  • Scrambling on foot (non motorised)
  • Snooker
  • Soft Ball
  • Spearfishing
  • Stoolball
  • Swimming
  • Table Tennis
  • Tchoukball
  • Tennis (amateur)
  • Tenpin Bowling
  • Travel. General travel with sports group 1 sports
  • Velomobile. Recumbent Trike with fairings.
  • Walking
  • War games
  • Weight training
  • Wheelchair basketball
  • Wheelchair bowls
  • Wheelchair curling
  • White water rafting - Grades (1-4)

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Grade 2

  • Abseiling
  • Adventure Racing
  • Airsoft (similar to paintball)
  • Alpine Ski-ing (not alone/contrary to local advice). See also off-piste. Wintersports - Limit of 21 days actual ski-ing on any one trip, 31 days in any one annual policy.
  • Aquaskipping
  • Assault Course
  • Bicycle Polo
  • Bouldering (under 5M)
  • Boxing Training (no contact)
  • Bungee Jump (up to 3 additional)
  • Cheerleading with stunting
  • Clay Pigeon Shooting
  • Climbing (with ropes &/or guides or bolted)
  • Cycle Speedway (non motorised)
  • Deep Sea Fishing (Inside territorial waters only)
  • Downhill Ski-ing (see also off-piste). Wintersports - Limit of 21 days actual ski-ing on any one trip, 31 days in any one annual policy.
  • Fin swimming
  • Flag American football
  • Football (amateur)
  • Football Tours
  • Futsal
  • Go Karting (Specific use)
  • Gymnastics
  • Heli-skiing (considered as Off Piste ski-ing)
  • High Diving under 5m (amateur, excluding cliff diving)
  • Historical fencing
  • Hockey (amateur)
  • Horse riding (no Polo, Hunting Jumping)
  • Hydrofoiling (on water)
  • Ice Skating
  • In-line skating
  • Indoor Climbing
  • Jet Skiing (non Incidental)
  • Judo
  • Karate (below brown belt)
  • Kendo
  • Kite Buggying
  • Kite Flying / Traction / Power Kites
  • Kite Surfing
  • Land Yachting (single seat)
  • Marathon running (amateur)
  • Martial Arts (Training only)
  • Martial arts - non-competitive. Does not cover: mixed martial arts or cage fighting, escrima. For kickboxing see group 3 sports.
  • Mono Skiing. Wintersports - Limit of 21 days actual ski-ing on any one trip, 31 days in any one annual policy.
  • Octopush. Underwater hockey
  • Off-piste ski-ing (not alone/contrary to local advice).
  • Paintballing
  • Pistol Shooting at targets
  • Pony Trekking
  • Rambling between 2000 metres and 4000 metres altitude
  • Reenactment
  • Reenactment with steel weapons
  • Referee at any sports events listed. (amateur only)
  • Rifle Shooting
  • Rock Climbing (not mountaineering)
  • Roller blading
  • Roller hockey
  • Safari (non-UK organised)
  • Sailing (outside of territorial waters)
  • Sand Yachting (single seat)
  • Scuba Diving
  • Skate boarding
  • Snorkelling (non incidental)
  • Snow mobiling
  • Snow Mobiling and Skidoo
  • Snow shoeing
  • Sports Climbing
  • Sub Aqua (see Scuba Diving) . Any number of dives to a depth of 30m, if qualified & not diving alone or accompanied by a qualified instructor.
  • Surf Kayaking
  • Surfboat Rowing
  • Surfing (amateur)
  • Touch rugby
  • Trekking between 2000 metres and 4000 metres altitude
  • Trekking Peaks
  • Ultimate frisbee
  • Underwater Hockey (Octopush)
  • Wakeboarding
  • War Games
  • Water ski-ing (amateur)
  • Waterskiing
  • Wheelchair Rugby
  • Windsurfing
  • Wintersports - Limit of 21 days actual ski-ing on any one trip, 31 days in any one annual policy.
  • Yachting (racing/crewing outside territorial waters)
  • Zip lines (safety harness must be worn)
  • Zorb ball riding

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Grade 3

  • 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

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Grade 4

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Keyfacts

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
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