Travel Insurance
American Express 2007 Annual Travel Insurance cover offer
American Express Insurance Services today (December 27th) announced a price promotion for its Annual Budget European Travel Insurance offering over 20% savings:
Don’t be left high and dry with poor ski cover
With little or no snow in many of Europe’s top winter sports locations, Find.co.uk, one of the UK’s leading consumer finance portals, urges skiers to check their winter sports policies for eventualities such as piste closure due to lack of snow and avalanches disrupting travel arrangements.
Don’t slip up before taking to the slopes
Travel experts are tipping Japan and Chile as the skiing hotspots for this ski season.
It’s the continent for Christmas!
With 19 shopping days left to Christmas, British Christmas shoppers have voted the traditional Christmas Markets in Germany and France as their most popular Christmas shopping destination in a survey by American Express Insurance Services.
Brits head abroad for Christmas
Nearly 12% of the population is considering spending Christmas abroad this year, with Spain, France and Italy topping the list of most popular destinations, according to Sainsbury’s Bank Travel Insurance. However, the bank is concerned that as many as 8%, some 457,000 people, might not arrange travel insurance.
Brits wish they weren’t at home for Christmas
A record 2.5 million Briton’s plan to flee the country this Christmas taking with them a huge £727 million worth of presents, according to new research commissioned by Halifax Travel Insurance.
Travel agents’ sales practices put British holidaymakers at risk
British families are risking their health by travelling with inappropriate insurance sold to them by travel agents, fresh research from Direct Line Travel Insurance has found.
Investigation into the sale of packaged travel insurance
Richard Mason, director of insurance at price comparison website moneysupermarket.com, comments on the Treasury’s investigation into the sale of packaged travel insurance:
Ed Balls launches travel insurance review call for evidence
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Ed Balls, launched the Travel Insurance Review public call for evidence and highlighted the need for travel insurers to be clear and transparent about consumers' cover in the event of a terrorist incident.
Bad manners leave skiers 'piste off' on the slopes
As one million Brits prepare to go skiing this season, research by Lloyds TSB Insurance highlights the dangers of the slopes and warns that one in five snow lovers will face 'ski rage' this season. Those who ignore piste etiquette are sure to melt the tolerance of even the coolest of skiers and risk putting other mountain-users in danger.
Family travel insurance with family benefits worldwide for under £50
A completely new type of travel insurance policy has been launched by Marcus Hearn and Co Limited that, for the first time, provides cover on an entire family basis, worldwide for a whole year, for under £50.
Travel insurance needs closer scrutiny
Holiday makers and travellers are not being choosy enough when they buy travel insurance, Insurancewide.com said today.