Insurance

BAA strike action

AA Travel Insurance has confirmed that travellers affected by the BAA strike action, which could lead to UK airport closures over the peak August Bank Holiday, are covered on their AA travel insurance policies for abandonment or delay, provided the cover was taken out and the holiday booked before the strike action was announced.

Confused.com - Collapse of Sun4U

Steve Williams, head of travel at Confused.com says "With around 12000 holidaymakers believed to be currently in Spain, it's not clear whether they will all be able to continue their holidays.

Travel insurance takes back seat for Brits

The average holidaymaker travels with £3174.65 of luggage it was revealed today, but a fifth of British holidaymakers fail to take out travel insurance cover for lost or stolen items.

Annual or single trip travel insurance policy – what’s the deal?

It’s August, and right across the UK people are heading off to far flung shores to enjoy their holidays, but have they got the best deal on their travel insurance? And did they even consider the different type of policies?

Most incredible iPhone insurance claims

‘I dropped it from a hot air balloon’ and ‘my dog mistook it for his favourite toy and chewed it to bits’ are among the bizarre insurance claims made for lost and damaged iPhones over the last 12 months, it emerged yesterday.

The golden age of travel?

Confused.com has urged older travellers not to risk jetting off on holiday without travel insurance, despite concerns over increased premiums and lack of availability.

Sun, sea and cheap surgery

Brits are heading abroad in their thousands for nips and tucks, cosmetic dentistry and medical procedures such as IVF and surrogacy that are restricted in the UK according to new research from specialist currency broker, Currencies.co.uk.

Make car security a priority this summer

Thousands of drivers risk invalidating car insurance claims by failing to make vehicle security a priority, according to a new survey by M&S Car Insurance.

RSA launches online only car insurance product

Leading global insurer RSA has launched ‘RSA echoice', a new online only car insurance product, which gives customers the flexibility and control to tailor a policy to suit their exact needs.

Health shock for new retirees

For millions of Britain's retirees the first five ‘golden years' bring unexpected life change and financial strain, according to research from leading flexible retirement solutions provider LV=.

swiftcover.com celebrates 5 years in business

Online car insurer swiftcover.com is celebrating its first five years in business; a half-decade in which it has insured enough vehicles to form a line of family hatchbacks stretching more than 42 times around the M25 motorway and enough drivers to fill Wembley Stadium nearly 16 times over.

5 star income protection from Friends Provident

Friends Provident has earned a Defaqto 5 star rating across its entire range of individual Income Protection (IP) products. The rating, which signifies a mark of excellence in the marketplace for both advisers and customers, was awarded following enhancements to its product suite.