Health insurance essential for winter sports

Skiing and snow boarding are still proving to be among the most popular winter sports among many in the UK.

However due to the nature of these sports and because no-one is immune to injuries and freak accidents, holidaymakers are being advised to ensure they take out adequate travel and health insurance cover in case of an accident.

Medicare International’s David Pryor said: "It is a must to wear appropriate safety equipment and have a basic knowledge of survival training when stranded in situations like avalanches." In case of an injury, good health insurance cover can save precious minutes if not hours in transfer from a vulnerable position to the safety of a hospital bed.

Since the tragic and untimely death of English stage actress Natasha Richardson, from a head injury she sustained during her skiing lessons, more people have become aware of the benefits of health insurance.