Columbus
Travel and Lifestyle Underwriting – is it worth it?
What a month of high adrenaline activity this has been - not for me personally, as my world is sadly bereft of adrenaline and...
Holidaymakers risk facing a Greek tragedy – to care or not to care?
We all want to know that, if we fall ill on holiday, we will be looked after and, if necessary, be brought home. As...
Columbus Direct : customers must be fully prepared for their ‘authentic’ holiday experience
Leading travel insurer Columbus Direct believes that the growing trend in authentic and specialist experience holidays over the coming year could leave travellers exposed...
EU Consumer Rights Directive – is there a downside?
A recent Which? report highlighted the practice of holiday companies automatically opting their customers in to the purchase of travel insurance while booking their...
BIBA invokes signposting requirement
After discussion with the Treasury, the Equalities Office and the Association of British Insurers (ABI), BIBA has recently agreed that, from April 6th 2012,...
Guest Post : Social Media – Risk or Reward?
The world of travel is already awash with companies using social media to interact with their customers, promoting themselves as caring, sharing partners to...
Columbus : research from Complete Ski shows costs for injuries on ski slopes
Unwary skiers hurt or lost on the slopes in Europe could find themselves being presented with an average bill for £16,000 if a search...
Columbus : six travel insurance tips for Christmas from the Nativity Story
Overcrowded hotels, unsuitable transportation, marauding soldiers, a pregnant backpacker going into labour: we might think that Christmas travel chaos is a relatively new phenomenon,...
