Southdownsinsurance Reviews 

5,602
TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.4

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Looking at 260 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently mention that the staff are exceptionally friendly, professional, and helpful when updating travel policies or asking questions over the phone. People also appreciate the highly competitive prices, seamless renewals, and the clear, easy-to-use platform for getting instant quotes without any hassle. Some reviewers were not happy with the claims process, noting that payouts took a long time and required submitting the same documents multiple times. Consumers also pointed out frustrating communication issues, unresponsive staff, and unexpected difficulties getting certain medical or travel incidents covered under their policies.

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Price

Reviewers mention positive feedback about price, consistently describing quotes as very reasonable and... See more

Customer service

People report positive experiences with customer service, highlighting helpful and professional agents who... See more

Service

Users describe positive interactions with service, highlighting that representatives are friendly, helpful,... See more

Staff

Clients share positive opinions on staff, highlighting their professional and helpful demeanor during calls.... See more

Claim

Customers consistently note negative experiences with claim procedures, highlighting frequent refusals and... See more

Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Third time I’ve taken out their cover and luckily didn’t have to use it! They consistently come out near the top for value and cover. Great price for someone who has pre-existing medical conditions to... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Friendly,helpful service and very reasonable price. Never claimed so couldn't give top rating as not experienced what claims would be like but overall happy with company.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I called to update medical history- and spoke with Nikki (?spelling) She was incredibly helpful, professional, kind and understanding. Gave me lots of options. Have been with Southdownsinsurance fo... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It is now three years that I have been insured with them. I only ever had to put one claim through and have to say it was not handled well to start with. However, customer service and management inter... See more


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Southdowns Insurance services Ltd is a General Insurance Intermediary located in West Sussex. We are licensed and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Our authorisation allows us to arrange and assist in the administration of non-investment insurance contracts. You can check our entry on the FCA website at www.fca.org.uk. We currently provide sales and service support for an International General Insurance Intermediary but also offer our own products underwritten by within the AXA group. Our sales and service agents are experienced, knowledgeable and efficient, dedicating equal time and attention to service and query calls as they do to quotations and sales opportunities. We aim to provide a service that we can be proud of and one that we would wish to receive if calling or e-mailing into the office ourselves.


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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

No hope if you need to claim

Looking over some of the good reviews, these seem to be written from people who haven’t made a claim. The process was easy to buy the insurance, I’ve phoned them a couple of times and got through straight away. However, I want to make a claim. And this is where it starts going down hill. You are sent through to an AXA portal. I have entered my details and they cannot verify them. So I phoned AXA, all details correct. They are not sure why I cannot access the AXA portal. So I phoned Southdowns and they confirmed all details are correct. While I was on the phone I asked them where is the AXA call centre based. Mexico!!! There’s the problem, the line is not great, hard to understand. I had to phone them back in the hope to get someone else because I couldn't tell what he was saying. My annual insurance is due and I’m not renewing it. I have no hope for my claim after reading over reviews. I will take out my next insurance where there claims call centre is in the UK

2 February 2026
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Reply from Southdownsinsurance

Dear Customer,

We are very sorry to learn of your experience and appreciate the time you have taken to provide your feedback.

Your feedback is very valuable to both Southdowns and AXA Partners and will be used to help improve our service and product to ensure we can continue to meet the high standard we strive to deliver.

If you have not registered a complaint and would like to discuss your concerns in further detail, please do use the below contact methods in order to speak with the relevant Complaints Team.
Email: claimcomplaints@axa-travel-insurance.com

Phone: 01737 815227

Once again, we thank you for sharing your feedback.

Kind Regards Southdowns/AXA Partners

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

Great customer service, Southdown are very reasonable with there prices, im happy with them, they helped me when I had to claim whilst I was abroad, helped me step by step. I recommend southdown and I will continue being a customer. Thanx again southdown.

19 January 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really helpful advisor who took me…

Really helpful advisor who took me through a complex upgrade to my insurance needed for medical conditions in a helpful way that made it easy and felt supportive. Identified the best deal possible for the level of cover I was seeking.

13 January 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Been with the company now for a few…

Been with the company now for a few years and always easy to talk to and get fair quote. Fingers crossed as of yet not needed to make a claim and that's the real deal to how they operate but I'm confident and hopeful with the way they communicate they will handle themselves honestly.

13 January 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Feels like a scam

My daughter got ill whilst on our holiday - we did everything asked for by the insurance company- receipts from the hospital, Dr notes, receipts of medicines, they asked for proof that we were actually where we said we were - we supplies all boardingpasses and tickets, then they asked for NHS records - the records on the NHS app is not enough- they requested full medical history which proved difficult as my daughter is at Uni and have changed Dr.. in the end we gave up - it feels like a scam - this was a completely legitimate claim, we wasted time calling them, emailing all the documents but the insurance company it to complicated with the full medical history being so difficult to get.
If you want to feel like you are safely insured when on holiday - stay away from this company.

22 January 2025
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Reply from Southdownsinsurance

Dear Customer,

We are very sorry to learn of your experience and appreciate the time you have taken to provide your feedback.

Your feedback is very valuable to both Southdowns and AXA Partners and will be used to help improve our service and product to ensure we can continue to meet the high standard we strive to deliver.

If you have not registered a complaint and would like to discuss your concerns in further detail, please do use the below contact methods in order to speak with the relevant Complaints Team.
Email: claimcomplaints@axa-travel-insurance.com

Phone: 01737 815227

Once again, we thank you for sharing your feedback.

Kind Regards Southdowns/AXA Partners

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