Sports and Activities Coverage

The Patriot International plan covers injuries incurred during amateur athletic activities which are non-contact and engaged in by the insured person solely for leisure, recreation, entertainment or fitness purposes. However, activities not covered include amateur or professional sports or other athletic activity which is organized and/or sanctioned, or which involves regular or scheduled practices, games or competition.

The following hazardous activities are excluded: racing of any kind, aviation (except when traveling as a passenger in a commercial aircraft), BMX, BASE jumping, bobsleigh, bungee jumping, canyoning, caving, high diving, hang gliding, heli-skiing, hot air ballooning, inline skating, jet skiing, kayaking, luge, motocross (moto-x), mountain biking, mountaineering, parachuting, rappelling, rock climbing, rodeo, scuba diving, ski jumping, sky diving, snow skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, spelunking, snorkeling, surfing, wakeboarding, water skiing, windsurfing and whitewater rafting.

Optional Leisure Sports Rider: The Leisure Sports Rider is available on the Patriot International plan and adds coverage for jet skiing, scuba diving, snow skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, snorkeling, surfing, wakeboarding, water skiing and windsurfing.

Extreme Sports Rider: The Extreme Sports Rider is available on the Patriot International plan, and adds up to 12 months of coverage for those under the age of 49. This rider provides up to US$50,000 lifetime maximum for the following activities: abseiling, BMX, bungee jumping, canyoning, caving, flying (private plane), hang gliding, heli-skiing, high diving, hot air ballooning, kayaking, inline skating, mountain biking, mountaineering (ropes and guides to 4500m from ground level), paragliding, parascending, rappelling, rock climbing (ropes and guides to 4500m from ground level), skydiving, spelunking, whitewater rafting (to Class V). These extreme activities must be engaged in solely for leisure, recreation, or entertainment purposes.