If you’re one of the millions of students considering a year out before starting university, then listen up. While the majority of young people spend hours and hours planning their route before they leave, what countries they want to visit and which sights they need to take it, often travel insurance is left at the [...]
A 27-year-old newlywed was faced with a bill for £16,000 to have a private air ambulance transport her back to the UK after she plunged 30ft from a hotel balcony. Carrie-Anne Dudbridge and her new husband Michael were on their honeymoon in Corfu when the horrendous accident, which left bride Carrie-Anne with a fractured spine [...]
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No Comments »Travel insurance holders heading to common holiday destinations such as Florida, Spain and the Greek islands can still fall victim to scams, fraud and health issues, Travelex has warned.
As a recent survey revealed that more and more women are choosing to splash out on designer handbags, the need for insurance to cover these expensive purchases is more important than ever. With 1 in 3 women admitting to spending between £150 and £500 on a handbag, plus when you add in the cost of [...]
According to recent research from gocompare.com more holidaymakers than ever this summer are looking into travel insurance options before leaving the country. It’s believed the high profile ash cloud disaster which caused travel chaos earlier this year after flights in and out of the UK were grounded because of the threat of the volcanic ash, [...]
The Sun newspaper has joined forces Flexicover Direct to offer its readers an exclusive 15% on all travel insurance policies purchased ahead of the summer holidays. As the children break up from school for the summer break, families are looking to head off to the sun for a well earned holiday. However travel insurance is [...]
Those heading off to festivals over the summer months are being advised to check their car insurance policies before setting off. Post Office Car Insurance are recommending that festival-goers double check their car insurance cover so as to ensure they are covered for damage and theft while away at their chosen event. With many people [...]
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The importance of adequate travel insurance was highlighted this week following the foreign office’s annual British Behaviour Abroad report. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) reported a high number of elderly British nationals encountering problems while abroad as a result of being hit by enormous medical bills because they had failed to declare any pre-existing [...]
Many travel insurance policyholders are putting themselves at risk by not disclosing pre-existing medical conditions new research has discovered. Figures published by Sainsbury’s Travel Insurance found that as many as 500,000 holidaymakers have taken vacations without making their travel insurance provider aware of a medical ailment they are suffering from. Back pain was one of [...]
Posted in All News, General Insurance News, Travel Insurance Tags: family travel insurance, many holiday makers afiling to disclose details of medical problems to travel insurers, not disclosing pre existing medical conditions to travel insurance provider is big risk, Travel Insurance, travel insurance policies on the rise No Comments » A recent report has found that the majority of travel insurance policies fall short on providing holidaymakers with adequate cover should their airline go bust. The financial research discovered that only 20% of the travel insurance policies currently available to UK holidaymakers offered the appropriate cover for policyholders in the event of their airline going [...]
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