It is compulsory for all athletes travelling in an Athletics New Zealand High Performance team (departing from late May 2013) to have travel insurance through our chosen provider Sportscover, brokered by Apex.

Athletics New Zealand has a special package with a set rate through Sportscover for all our High Performance travelling teams. This provides you with 24 hour worldwide emergency assistance and covers you whilst in training and or competition.

Once the dates are known for each team’s entire journey, this is calculated at a set rate to get the total charge for your cover. This will be invoiced out to you along with your uniform fees and any other expenses you incur as being part of that team.

The travelling Team Leader will have all insurance details regarding the schedule of benefits that you are covered with.

Dependent on the claim you are making and what the schedule of benefits has outlined, there may be an excess you will have to pay to receive the benefit of this insurance cover.

Please note: This insurance policy is for international travel only. 

PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE READ THE TWO DOCUMENTS IN THE INSURANCE RESOURCES TAB TO THE RIGHT OF THIS DOCUMENT

Please contact Teams if you have any questions.

You must read the Schedule of Benefits that Jess will send you once you have been confirmed within a team. This outlines what we are covered for and the costs.

If you are booking your own flights, you must communicate to Jess these details as soon as you book them. Once Jess has received your flights and has communicated back to you, you are covered. This means if you get injured in the lead up to departure and you are unable to travel due to that reason, you are eligible to discuss a claim.

You must communicate to the Team Leader whilst on tour anything that may require laying a claim through Sportscover as soon as possible.

You must communicate to the Team Leader whilst on tour anything that requires urgent medical attention which results in gaining assistance from Sportscover.

Contact Jess if you require the use of Sportscover prior to departure or on return.

For Athletes based overseas
You are covered by this insurance policy when you depart your current place of origin to either team pre camp or into the accommodation for the competition. As like any New Zealand athlete, you are only covered for international travel, not for any travel within your current place of origin.

PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE READ THE TWO DOCUMENTS IN THE INSURANCE RESOURCES TAB TO THE RIGHT OF THIS DOCUMENT

• You will receive all relevant information from Jess before departure and are required to read the necessary documents. This includes action points to take whilst away should you need to use Sportscover.
• Contact Jess if any team members require the use of Sportscover prior to departure or on return.
• Contact Jess via email/txt if you lay an emergency claim or have to use the Sportscover 24 hour worldwide emergency assistance phone numbers.
• You must take the advice or direction of the Sportscover 24 hour worldwide emergency staff when dealing with in or out patient treatment

PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE READ THE TWO DOCUMENTS IN THE INSURANCE RESOURCES TAB TO THE RIGHT OF THIS DOCUMENT

Jess Jones
Athletics New Zealand
High Performance Teams Coordinator
E-mail
DD: (09) 477 3409 Cell: 021 817 104

As a carded athlete, it is compulsory to purchase travel insurance when travelling internationally for any Athletics based activity. You can purchase this through Athletics New Zealand for $9.00 per day (minimum of $50.00 will be charged for any amount of travel under 7 days). In order for this policy cover to apply for you, you must:

Communicate to Jess your flight details as soon as you book them.

Once Jess has received your notification and has communicated back to you, you are covered. This means if you get injured in the lead up to departure and you are unable to travel due to that reason, you are eligible to discuss a claim.

You will then receive the Schedule of Benefits summary to know exactly what you are covered for and an insurance card with our policy number in case you have to make any claims.

As a carded athlete you are allowed to request for your insurance to be taken out of your carding money, instead of been invoiced for it.

If you are also travelling for personal reasons on either side of an Athletics based activity, you can purchase travel insurance for that period as well.

For Athletes based overseas

You are able to be covered for this insurance policy when you depart your current place of origin until you return to either New Zealand or your place of origin.

PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE READ THE TWO DOCUMENTS IN THE INSURANCE RESOURCES TAB TO THE RIGHT OF THIS DOCUMENT

Jess Jones
Athletics New Zealand
High Performance Teams Coordinator
Jess@athletics.org.nz

DD: (09) 477 3409 Cell: 021 817 104