A Rise In Winter Sports Travel Insurance Claims

SUNDAY, 28 DECEMBER 2008
Submitted By: Mariangela Silvestre

Snow capped mountains, alpine scenery, and lively apr�s ski may be the holiday of dreams for many, but a recent study says that treatment for injuries that occur on ski slopes are responsible for a third of all travel insurance claims.

The Paul Rooney Partnership, solicitors who specialise in personal injury and compensation claims, have reported that there is an increase in holiday accident compensation over the winter season, due to the high likelihood of injury caused by skiing and snowboarding.

The differences in skiing and snowboarding give rise to distinct difference in the injuries picked up by participants of each sport. Skiers are most likely to receive injuries to the knees and thumbs; snowboarders tend to sustain wrist, forearm and ankle injuries. Injured snowboarders tend to fit a pattern of being young men or boys who are beginners and have had a minimal amount of instruction from a qualified instructor (many are 'self taught' or pick up the basics from a friend).

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