Stella Insurance and battleface have partnered to launch travel insurance in Australia.  

Stella specialises in motor cover designed for women underwritten by QBE and was founded by high-profile UK entrepreneur Sam White. 

COO Renee Cosgrave says the customisable travel insurance offers features tailored to women such as unexpected complications to pregnancy cover, child minding services for parents and carers, and domestic violence cover. 

“We look for partners that have an appetite to collaborate in developing products and features that are female focused to drive growth and deliver real impact. battleface ticked all these boxes,” she said.  

battleface is underwriting the new travel offer, acting under a binding authority as agent for Pacific International Insurance. It also operates in the UK, Europe, US and Canada. battleface MD Australia Matt McLellan says he is delighted to welcome Stella as a new partner. 

“Stella Insurance has already made such an impact in the insurance space; we are able to complement their offerings and ensure exceptional customer experiences and personalised travel insurance solutions.  

"We’re excited to extend our modular insurance products to Stella Insurance’s customers.” 

Stella says it aims to "level the playing field” by delivering insurance solutions that are adapted and tailored to the needs of women. A portion of profits is given to women-focused charities. 

The offer includes transportation costs, hospital benefit and medical repatriation, medical expenses linked to covid, cover for child minding services in an unexpected emergency of up to $200 a day for five days, essential treatment for any serious, unforeseen pregnancy complications, and up to $500 for counselling services after a deliberate act of violence from a current or former partner. 

“We’re proud to be delivering exceptionally flexible and customisable travel insurance with features tailored to women,” Stella says. 

A Robin Assist emergency team are available 24/7 in the event of an emergency while travelling, and Stella donates $5 from every new travel insurance policy to support women in need. 

Ohio-based Battleface has previously partnered locally with Wise & Silent, AWAI Travel and Mustard Underwriting.