Insurance Info
Travel and emergency medical evacuation (MedEvac) insurance for your Earthwatch expedition is automatically included in the contribution you pay to Earthwatch*, please see the documents below for details. This policy is provided by Sutton Winson.
Please note that, due to Financial Services Authority (FSA) regulations, which came into force on 1st January 2009, Earthwatch staff are no longer able to answer questions on the insurance policy provided by Sutton Winson since Earthwatch is not regulated by the FSA.
For detailed terms and conditions of this policy and to make enquiries, please contact Sutton Winson at earthwatch@swib.co.uk or call +44 (0)1444 251164.
For your information, here is a Policy Summary for this insurance policy as well as an FAQ Document. These will also be enclosed in your Briefing Pack. For more detailed information please see the Policy Schedule and the Full Policy Wording. Please refer any queries to the contact listed above.
Please note that Earthwatch can take no responsibility for any cancellation or amendment penalties that your travel agent may charge if you have to change your travel plans. Your travel arrangements are subject to the terms and conditions of the travel agency through which you make your booking.
*Volunteers aged 75 or over at the time of their expedition are subject to some exclusions for pre-existing conditions. Click here from more information.
Travelling before or after your Earthwatch expedition?
For volunteers planning additional vacation days away from home before and/or after their Earthwatch expedition it is possible to buy insurance coverage for these additional days, if you are resident in the UK.
Please visit the dedicated page on the TUA website to purchase this cover if you need it. If you have additional vacation days both before and after your Earthwatch expedition you will need to buy coverage for these two periods in two separate transactions.
Please note: For volunteers travelling to their Earthwatch expedition for the purposes of joining this expedition only (i.e. volunteers with no additional vacation or travel plans) the insurance coverage included in your contribution to Earthwatch and described above starts from the time of leaving your place of residence or place of work whichever is last, until the scheduled end date of that Earthwatch expedition and including return travel to your place of residence or place of work, whichever is first. These volunteers will not need to buy any additional days of coverage.
Should you have any questions about this additional policy or whether you require coverage for your travel plans please contact Michelle Ralph at Sutton Winson. Earthwatch are not authorized by the FSA to give advice on any additional travel insurance you require, nor do we earn any commission from the enquiries we receive.