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BUCS Personal Accident Insurance Zone

British Universities and Colleges Sport

Introduction

Marsh Sport are the recommended personal accident provider for BUCS members and their students.

This Insurance Zone provides an overview of the exclusive BUCS personal accident insurances which are arranged via your institution and how to make a claim.

For specific information on the personal accident benefits your institution has arranged please get in touch with us or your institution and full details of the BUCS personal accident cover will be provided.

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Personal Accident cover provides a suite of monetary benefits to students following accidental bodily injury.

Such monetary benefits are designed to support students when the worst happens to ensure that associated financial burdens are kept as low as possible during this period of distress.

For example, getting injured whilst engaging in your institution’s sports clubs and other societies may mean hospital stays, taxis to and from university or outpatient appointments, dental work, loss of earnings, physiotherapy, even examination resits/course deferment expenses.

Typical benefits include :-

  • Accidental bodily injury resulting in death, loss of limbs, loss of sight
  • Broken Bones and dislocations
  • Coma Benefit
  • Course Deferment Expenses and Exam Re-sit Benefit
  • Concussion
  • Dental and Optical Expenses
  • Facial and Bodily Scarring
  • Funeral Expenses
  • Hospitalisation Benefit
  • Loss of Earnings (if cannot work your full/part time job)
  • Non-refundable sports fees (e.g. tournament/competition fees, formal pre organised training fees, gym/club memberships whilst incapacitated)
  • Permanent Total Disablement
  • Physiotherapy/Physical Therapy Treatments
  • Ruptured Achilles Tendon or Cruciate Ligament Benefit
  • Temporary Total Disablement (weekly payments whilst you are off study)
  • Travel Expenses (for attending outpatient appointments)

Personal accident cover applies to all declared full-time, part-time students or other person affiliated to the Institution/policyholder whose inclusion in the cover has been agreed by them. 

Cover is provided on a worldwide basis whilst participating in or attending activities recognised by your institution as the policyholder including travel to and from activity.

Get in touch

Need to make a claim or would like to know more about the cover you have?

Please do not hesitate to contact our dedicated BUCS Insurance team. Our working hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

By email: marshsport@marsh.com
(In email subject box please note BUCS and name the institution you attend)

Kiera Drake, Marsh Sport
Direct Tel: +44 117 240 2123
Office +44 (0) 345 872 5060

Matt Balmforth, Marsh Sport
Mobile: +44 7392 122454
Office +44 (0) 345 872 5060