Travel Insurance
Why travel insurance is needed ?
If you travel without travel insurance, you run the risk of losing out if things go wrong. With about a third of recorded claims...
Tourists aged 25-34 worst for being uninsured on holiday
Tourists aged 25-34 are the worst for being uninsured on holiday, it was revealed today.
As many as 43% of holidaymakers in this 25-34 age...
Sainsbury’s Finance warns winter holidaymakers to have adequate travel insurance
Winter holiday warning as new figures reveal that 11.3 million people travelled without insurance this summer
Over 2 million people don’t feel they need travel...
EHIC Special report – Who is eligible for an European Health Insurance Card
If you are ordinarily resident within the United Kingdom then you will be entitled to a UK issued EHIC. If you are not a...
EHIC Special report – What cover does the EHIC provides
The EHIC can be used to cover any necessary medical treatment due to either an accident or illness within the European Economic Area and...
EHIC special report – Requirements for the European Health Insurance Card
To apply for an EHIC you will need to provide your name, date of birth and NHS or National Insurance number. In Scotland the...
Moneysupermarket.com adds Virgin Money Essentials Travel Insurance exclusively to site
From today moneysupermarket.com users will be able to exclusively view travel insurance quotes for Virgin Money 'Essentials' Travel Insurance products - giving consumers the...
Businesses could make savings taking out annual multi trip insurance
UK companies have started researching potential business destinations using online review sites in order to get the best value, it has been claimed.
Another way...
Cancelling or not renewing your insurance ?
A recent survey by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) found that almost a quarter of people have cancelled their contents insurance and others...
One in eight young backpackers has been a victim of theft
As recently-finished A-level and university students embark on their gap years, worrying new figures released today by InsureandGo, the travel insurance provider, reveal that...
P J Hayman launches the Free Spirit Travel for Treatment
P J Hayman & Company is launching the 'FREE SPIRIT Travel for Treatment': a new travel insurance policy for UK nationals travelling abroad for...
EHIC special report – Planned treatment abroad
If you’re thinking of going to another country specifically for medical treatment, different rules apply than those for getting necessary care whilst abroad on...
EHIC special report – How to get an European Health Insurance Card ?
The quickest and easiest way is to apply online. Your card will normally arrive within seven days. Some people can only apply for an...
Australia Post to sell insurance products
Australia Post announced today it will enter the insurance sector by offering competitively-priced car insurance online and via the phone. Travel and home and...
Travellers seek more financial protection cover
ProtectMyHoliday.com, the consumer financial failure website for the travel market, announce a sharp increase in demand for protection against the failure of established ‘Legacy’...
InsureandGo welcomes UN plan for increased lost luggage compensation
InsureandGo (www.insureandgo.com), the travel insurance provider, has welcomed plans by the United Nations to increase the compensation received by passengers if airlines lose their...
Zurich launches new global risk alert system for business travelers
International business travelers now have access to the world’s first electronic ‘guardian angel’ thanks to Nomadz®, a new BlackBerry® application developed by Zurich Financial...
Future of travel still uncertain…
Despite the publication of figures showing that the number of bookings for summer holidays has increased by 32 per cent in the last month,...
Tourists Warned Over Travel Insurance Fraud
Holidaymakers were warned today they face higher insurance costs and possible prosecution if they are caught making fraudulent travel insurance claims.
The Association of British...
Comment on the threat of a two-day strike by immigration officials (5th and 6th August)
Yet more bad luck for holidaymakers looking to jet off this summer with the news the UK Border Agency staff have voted for strike...
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