Read on for the latest UK travel insurance news, c/o our friends at UK Insurance Index.
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Post Office travel insurance voted best provider (11/12/2008)
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The Post Office's travel money and insurance services have both claimed top placings at the 2008 British Travel Awards.
The Post Office bureau de change service won Best Foreign Exchange Company beating competition from several competitors. The Post Office was also voted Best Travel Insurance Company for the third year in a row.
More than 90,000 votes were cast by consumers and industry professionals across a range of categories at the awards, ...
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Saga travel insurance critical of insurers penalising T5 passengers (04/17/2008)
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Following the numerous baggage handling problems at Heathrow's terminal 5, some travel insurers have introduced exclusions on their policies which prevent claims for lost baggage from passengers travelling via T5.
Insurers including Churchill and Direct Line have confirmed that they will exclude cover for lost baggage and delays on new policies. However, not all insurers are following suit with
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Check your travel cover to avoid baggage crisis (08/25/2007)
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In a response to a growing number of claims for lost baggage compounded by recent security restrictions, the British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) is urging travellers to check their insurance to ensure any valuables checked into the hold of a plane are properly covered.
This highlights the problem that many travel insurance policies do not cover valuables which are checked into the hold, and will often stipulate that you keep them under your control in your hand luggage or ...
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One in five risk holidays without travel insurance (08/15/2007)
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A new survey by Moneysupermarket insurance has revealed that too many UK holidaymakers are prepared to risk travelling without buying travel insurance.
With so many destinations available at the click of a mouse and cheap internet deals easy to come by, it appears that many are neglecting to protect themselves and their belongings against the most common holiday emergencies. ...
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Free missing child cover on Insure and Go travel insurance (08/07/2007)
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UK specialist insurer, Insure and Go Travel Insurance has announced that it is to include free missing child cover as standard on all it's policies.
Policies will be extended to cover all children up to the age of 18 who have been missing for more than 24 hours after an initial report to the police and will pay out a maximum of £110,000 to cover the cost of accommodation, ...
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Post Office cuts the cost of travel insurance (07/24/2007)
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The Post Office travel insurance has announced summer special discounts on its range of policies.
Premiums for annual travel multi-trip policies will be cut by £10 per person and single trip policies for six days or more will be reduced by £5 per person from 2nd July until 31st August 2007.
The discounts, which are available on European and Worldwide travel, are intended to encourage more travelers to take out adequate cover for their holiday this summer. Figures ...
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