Annual travel insurance policies are a popular form of travel insurance, particularly for those who travel abroad several times a year. Buying travel insurance online is a great way of getting the most cost effective insurance for your travel requirements.

If you do make several trips each year it is often more convenient and cost effective to have annual travel cover, as every trip is covered by the one policy, depending on the exact terms of your policy, rather than having to buy seperate policies for each trip.

Some annual travel insurance policies even cover trips within the United Kingdom and some business trips too, but you should check with you insurer to ascertain what is covered by particular policies.

If you are going away fom an extended time, you might want to consider a backpacker travel insurance policy.

Most travel insurance provides cover for a wide range of illneses and accidents which occur whilst you are travelling, however you should check carefully to ensure that an existing condition is covered by particular policies so obtaining a number of quotes is a good way of ensuring that your annual travel insurance policy fully meets your needs.