my daughter is off for a gap year trip covering Singapore, Austrailia, NZ & Japan. This trips lasts for about 5 months or till daddy cannot afford to send any more money!! Any suggestions on insurance please?

 

Moneysupermarket will let you search for travel insurance quotes with a "long stay" box to tick. Otherwise if you Google for "long term travel insurance" or "backpacker insurance" you should find what you are wanting. Check that the policy covers what you want as not all policies cover the same.

Totally agree with the last post, you should be able to find suitable cover here on MSM.

If you are planning to buy cover for only 5 months but believe that the trip may carry on after that time (dad's money permitting of course) then it would be advisable to check with the insurance provider what their stance is regarding extending the cover. Most will extend the policy subject to notification prior to the expiry of cover and on the understanding that there have been no claims made or pending against the insurance.

On that basis it may be worth considering taking out a slightly longer policy now rather than having to worry about whether there could be a problem extending it later.

Hope this helps.