Affiliation About DiveAssure
DiveAssure says its diving accident cover applies worldwide to recreational divers of all levels.
- Organisation
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DiveAssure Association
Source: DiveAssure (opens in a new tab), - Founded
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1999
Source: DiveAssure diving accident insurance (opens in a new tab), - Insurance lines
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Diving accident, dive-travel and general liability insurance, and membership
Source: DiveAssure insurance (opens in a new tab), - Proof of cover
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Digital e-cards in the DiveAssure app; certificates can be printed from the member portal
Source: DiveAssure diving accident insurance (opens in a new tab),
What DiveAssure offers
- Diving accident insurance
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Worldwide cover for diving accidents for recreational divers of all levels, including scuba, freediving, snorkelling and technical diving, with single-trip and annual options.
Source: DiveAssure diving accident insurance (opens in a new tab), - DiveSafe
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The plan named in the EU and worldwide description of coverage.
Source: EU DiveSafe description of coverage (opens in a new tab), - Gold, Platinum and Diamond
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The plans named in the US description of coverage.
Source: US description of coverage (opens in a new tab), - Dive-Travel
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Covers diving and non-diving travel abroad, as a single trip or annual multi-trip cover, in two tiers: Dive&Travel and Dive&Travel Plus.
Source: DiveAssure Dive-Travel (opens in a new tab), - StartDive
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A free basic diving accident package for entry-level students at approved agencies, running for the beginner course only. The diver can then be invited to renew into full cover.
Source: DiveAssure StartDive (opens in a new tab), - General liability
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Listed for dive centres, resorts, liveaboards, dive-safari boats, instructors and dive professionals.
Source: DiveAssure general liability (opens in a new tab), - Membership
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Sold on its own (education, discounts, travel help, medical support) or together with insurance.
Source: DiveAssure membership (opens in a new tab), - Groups and families
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Group plans for clubs, shops and organisations, and a 10% family discount when all family divers register under one programme.
Source: DiveAssure diving accident insurance (opens in a new tab),
What the accident cover includes
From the EU DiveSafe description of coverage (document header EN/EUCFRB-DS/JULY 2026). DiveAssure publishes other descriptions of coverage for other plans; they differ. Amounts are as printed in the document, in euros.
- Emergency medical expenses
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€1,000,000
Source: EU DiveSafe description of coverage (opens in a new tab), - Evacuation and repatriation
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€1,000,000
Source: EU DiveSafe description of coverage (opens in a new tab), - Repatriation of remains
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€5,000
Source: EU DiveSafe description of coverage (opens in a new tab), - Diving gear (dive accident)
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€2,000
Source: EU DiveSafe description of coverage (opens in a new tab), - Accidental death and dismemberment
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€10,000
Source: EU DiveSafe description of coverage (opens in a new tab), - Extra travel costs
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€3,000
Source: EU DiveSafe description of coverage (opens in a new tab), - Hyperbaric treatment
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Covered: up to one treatment per covered dive accident; further treatments need approval.
Source: EU DiveSafe description of coverage (opens in a new tab), - 180-day rule
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Expenses must be incurred within 180 days of the injury; after that, 50% is paid.
Source: EU DiveSafe description of coverage (opens in a new tab), - Ages
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At least 8 and no more than 75 years old, and certified by a recognised agency or trained under a qualified instructor.
Source: EU DiveSafe description of coverage (opens in a new tab), - Territory
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Worldwide.
Source: EU DiveSafe description of coverage (opens in a new tab),
For dive shops and professionals
- Dive Centre partner programme
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For dive centres, resorts, clubs, liveaboards and tour operators. A short online application; partners get a referral link and a Partner Portal.
Source: DiveAssure dive centres (opens in a new tab), - Dive Centre benefits
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Referral fees; free StartDive for entry-level students, with fees on paid upgrades; a liability discount where available; proof-of-coverage documents; one-on-one training; and the option to invite staff into the Dive Leader Partner programme.
Source: DiveAssure dive centres (opens in a new tab), - Dive Leader Partner
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For certified dive professionals: divemasters and above, instructors and guides. A dive professional certification and a free online registration are required; referred customers must use the partner link or QR code.
Source: DiveAssure Dive Leader Partner (opens in a new tab), - Dive Leader Partner benefits
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A referral link and QR code; a personal portal; referral fees, including on StartDive upgrades; and a liability discount where available.
Source: DiveAssure Dive Leader Partner (opens in a new tab),
Who can buy
- Not open to residents of
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Afghanistan, Belarus, Central African Republic, Congo - Kinshasa, Cuba, Eritrea, Falkland Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Myanmar (Burma), Nicaragua, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen
- Note
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DiveAssure does not sell to Spanish residents at the moment (checked 2026-11-05).
- Certification
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Cover applies only when dives follow the diver's certification and the certifying agency's standards.
Source: DiveAssure diving accident insurance (opens in a new tab), - Membership
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The EU DiveSafe description of coverage applies to members.
Source: EU DiveSafe description of coverage (opens in a new tab), - StartDive students
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Students of approved agencies. SSI and SDI students are enrolled automatically; students of other agencies are enrolled through the instructor.
Source: DiveAssure StartDive (opens in a new tab), - StartDive residence
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Offered only in a listed set of countries; Australia and South Africa have special conditions; in the US, only listed states.
Source: DiveAssure StartDive (opens in a new tab),
What DiveHive does with it
- Nothing but the link
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DiveHive links to DiveAssure. It does not sell insurance, quote it or give advice.
Terms of this affiliation
- Residents of the countries listed above cannot buy, and those countries cannot be destinations either.
- The link on this page is an affiliate link: it is labelled and marked as sponsored. It never changes what DiveHive lists.
- DiveHive does not sell insurance or give advice.
Call local emergency services first, then the DiveAssure hotline (24/7).
Source: DiveAssure safety (opens in a new tab),- DiveAssure emergency hotline +1-319-448-3483 24/7 Source: DiveAssure safety (opens in a new tab),
- Toll-free 855-308-3483 Source: DiveAssure safety (opens in a new tab),
Notify DiveAssure as soon as possible for diving accidents and emergencies. Source: DiveAssure claim form instructions (opens in a new tab),
How a claim works, as DiveAssure lists it
- Get medical care.
- Call the 24/7 line with the member ID.
- Submit the online claim form with the documents.
- Wait for the review.
- Payment goes to the providers or to the member.
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