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Fast Cover vs Tick Travel Insurance:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, Tick Travel Insurance had more branded searches than Fast Cover among travel insurance providers in Australia. Tick Travel Insurance had about 23,500 branded searches, while Fast Cover had 16,500. Tick Travel Insurance made up 20.6% of all travel insurance provider searches we track, and Fast Cover accounted for 14.5%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about travel insurance providers, Fast Cover appeared in two of the five answers and Tick Travel Insurance in one. Fast Cover was mentioned before Tick Travel Insurance in two out of three answers that named either.

Among travel insurance providers in Australia in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

Tick Travel Insurance, about 42% more searches than Fast Cover

Tick Travel Insurance 23.5K searchesFast Cover 16.5K searches

Who does AI mention more?

Fast Cover, mentioned in 2 of 5 answers, Tick Travel Insurance in 1

Fast Cover in 2 of 5Tick Travel Insurance in 1 of 5

Who does AI recommend more?

Fast Cover, named ahead of Tick Travel Insurance in 2 of 3 answers

Fast Cover first in 2Tick Travel Insurance first in 1

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Top travel insurance providers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Fast Cover was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Tick Travel Insurance was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Fast Cover was listed before Tick Travel Insurance in two out of three answers that named either.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Southern Cross Travel Insurance1st
  2. 1Cover2nd
  3. Fast Cover3rd
  4. Tick Travel Insurance4th
  5. Cover-More5th
  6. World Nomads5th
  7. Budget Direct–

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • 1Cover5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Southern Cross Travel Insurance4 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Fast Cover2 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Cover-More1 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Tick Travel Insurance1 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • World Nomads1 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Budget Direct0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

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5 answers

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in Australia on October 22, 2026.

Is Fast Cover or Tick Travel Insurance more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for Fast Cover and Tick Travel Insurance by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all seven travel insurance providers we track, month by month, from searches in Australia.

Fast Cover and Tick Travel Insurance among travel insurance providers in Australia, by month

Share of searches by month for Tick Travel Insurance, Fast Cover. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthCover-MoreTick Travel InsuranceSouthern Cross Travel InsuranceFast Cover1CoverBudget DirectWorld Nomads
Oct 202526.4%28.1%14.4%14.3%6.4%7.9%2.3%
Nov 202531.3%23.3%14%13.9%7.6%7.6%2.3%
Dec 202527.9%25.4%15.2%12.3%8.3%8.3%2.5%
Jan 202628.9%25.1%15.9%13.4%7.1%7.1%2.6%
Feb 202628.9%25.2%15.8%13.4%7.1%7.1%2.5%
Mar 202625.6%26.1%17.2%14.5%7.7%6.3%2.8%
Apr 202626.5%23%17.7%15%7.9%6.5%3.5%
May 202628.6%20.3%19.2%16.1%7%5.7%3.1%
Jun 202628%19.8%18.8%17.1%8.4%5.6%2.4%
Jul 202627.8%18.9%22.8%15.7%6.8%5.5%2.4%
Aug 202628.1%19.1%23%14%6.9%6.9%2%
Sep 202629.1%20.6%19.5%14.5%7.1%7.1%2.1%

How has the Fast Cover and Tick Travel Insurance comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for Australia travel insurance providers in September 2026?

2 changes

  1. In September 2026, Tick Travel Insurance overtook Southern Cross Travel Insurance to rank 2nd among travel insurance providers in Australia, with 20.6% of the searches.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for Fast Cover in Australia rose 12.2% over 12 measured months, from 14.7K to 16.5K in September 2026.

How are branded searches counted?

4 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fast Cover’s and Tick Travel Insurance’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

Fast Cover

2 branded search terms

  • fast cover
  • fast cover travel insurance

Tick Travel Insurance

2 branded search terms

  • tick insurance
  • tick travel insurance

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