News Tag: travel insurance
March 10, 2010
Insurers need to "change their approach" to older travellers, moneysupermarket.com claimed this week.
A spokesperson for the price comparison site made the comment after research found that British travellers can see travel insurance premiums more than double after their 65th birthday.
Multi-trip policies in Europe increase by up to 174% for travellers aged 65 or older.
Worldwide equivalent policies are hiked by ...
Travel insurance hiked by 174% for older travellers
by David Masters
February 10, 2010
Brits travelling abroad this month have been encouraged to take out travel insurance by moneysupermarket.com.
The price comparison site said insurance for winter breaks is available for as little as £10 per week.
"Whether you're seeking sunshine in Spain or snow on the slopes, travel insurance is an essential item when planning any holiday and you should not leave home without ...
Be sure to insure winter break, warns moneysupermarket.com
by David Masters
September 8, 2009
The Post Office this week launched travel insurance for "gap year gatecrashers".
The insurance, aimed at over-65s who want to travel overseas on a regular basis, provides year-round, multi-trip cover.
The upper age limit of the cover is 74, and policyholders can choose to add optional extras including extended baggage, excess waiver, and golf cover.
Research by the Post Office found a fifth ...
Post Office launches ‘gap year gatecrasher’ insurance
by David Masters
July 29, 2009
Most travel insurance firms are now accepting swine flu related claims without a doctor's letter, the UK's insurance trade insurance association has confirmed.
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) said member companies will accept swine flu claims without asking for proof from a GP.
Instead, insurers will ask for the unique ID number given to swine flu sufferers by the National Pandemic Flu ...
Travel insurers accept swine flu claims
by David Masters
June 30, 2009
A number of low-cost airlines are flouting EU rules on automatically adding travel insurance when flights are booked.
An investigation by consumer rights group Which? found that easyJet, Jet2 and Monarch continue to automatically add travel insurance policies at the time of booking.
The cost of this extra insurance is between £7 and £10.49 per passenger.
Travellers booking a flight with these airlines have to ...
Airlines flout EU insurance rules
by David Masters
June 11, 2009
Record numbers of holidaymakers are searching for the best deals on travel insurance at price comparison website Confused.com.
Travel insurance enquires at the site are up 63% compared to this time last year – a trend Confused.com expects to see continue throughout the summer.
Single trip insurance is proving the most popular, with seven in ten holidaymakers budgeting carefully by searching out cover ...
Holiday season heats up travel insurance
by David Masters
June 8, 2009
AXA Travel Insurance is to offer travel insurance to passengers of low-cost airline Ryanair following an agreement between the two companies.
Under the terms of the deal, starting September 2010, AXA will offer Ryanair's 67 million passengers single-trip, multi-trip and annual travel insurance policies on ryanair.com.
Michael Cawley of Ryanair said the partnership with AXA will provide passengers with a “competitively priced, tailor-made travel insurance ...
AXA secures Ryanair partnership
by David Masters
May 15, 2009
Brits taking a well-earned break abroad are paying up to six times the going rate for travel insurance.
Research by price comparison site Confused.com found that insurance bought in a travel agent can cost nearly 500% more than the best value policy.
For example, the cheapest cover for a single adult spending a week in Europe is £9.17.
Thomas Cook, by comparison, charges £16.99, ...
Travel agents overcharge for holiday insurance
by David Masters
April 29, 2009
Travel insurers dramatically increase premiums 'overnight' when customers reach their 66th birthday.
Research by Moneysupermarket.com found that the average price of annual multitrip travel insurance is more than double for a 66 year old compared to a 65 year old.
Annual multitrip policies cost an average of 106% more for 66 year olds compared to 65 year olds.
Moneysupermarket.com said the study shows how ...
Over-65s pay double for travel insurance
by David Masters
February 24, 2009
Five million Brits plan to reduce outgoings by cutting back on insurance cover, LV= found in a recent survey.
Most popular for cutbacks was home insurance. LV= discovered that 2.2 million households plan to reduce or cancel their home insurance policies to reduce spending.
Flood risk insurance is the most likely to be cut, with 29% of people saying this ...
Brits plan to save by axing insurance cover
by David Masters
February 12, 2009
Nearly one in four Brits are skimping on travel insurance to keep down the cost of their holiday, research from American Express has discovered.
Many people in the UK are looking to escape the gloom of the recession with cheap last minute holiday deals, but an increasing number are putting themselves at risk by choosing to travel without insurance.
Travel insurance is ...
Travel insurance sacrificed to cut holiday costs
by David Masters
January 22, 2009
Winter holiday luggage is more valuable than its summer holiday counterpart, according to new research released by Saga Insurance.
The average contents of a winter holiday suitcase are worth £238 more than for a summer holiday.
Eight per cent of Brits take a winter holiday, and travel with an average of £643 worth of luggage. By contrast, those travelling in ...
Winter holiday luggage more valuable, says travel insurer
by David Masters
January 5, 2009
Saga Insurance is now offering airline failure cover as standard in its travel insurance packages.
The over-50's insurance specialist said its decision to include the cover as standard was prompted by the recent series of bankruptcies to high-profile airlines, including XL Airways and SilverJet.
Airlines are being squeezed by the credit crunch, leaving travellers at greater risk of losing out on ...
Airline failure cover now standard from Saga Insurance
by David Masters
May 16, 2008
According to Marks & Spencer (M&S) Money, a growing number of Britons are putting their travel insurance at risk by booking different parts of their holiday separately.
Research from M&S Money discovered that an increase in the usage of the internet has meant that half of British holidaymakers book their travels independently rather than using a travel agent. ...
Brits putting travel insurance at risk by booking own holidays
by Kay Murchie
