http://www.news-insurances.com News-Insurances.com is an independent online media providing the latest insurance news for the insurance industry and consumers Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:02:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.news-insurances.com/travel-insurance-does-it-pay-to-buy-one/0167301890 http://www.news-insurances.com/travel-insurance-does-it-pay-to-buy-one/0167301890#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:20:02 +0000 Sofia Ashmore http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=301890 The question on the financial communities mind at the moment and indeed expressed by companies such as MarketWatch is as follows: Does it pay to buy travel insurance? Many people do not realise that they may already be covered for certain elements by their existing insurance policies, for example home insurance and life insurance. Certain [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/travel-insurance-does-it-pay-to-buy-one/0167301890/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/travel-insurance-britons-are-better-covered-while-abroad-than-during-the-rest-of-the-year/0167194210 http://www.news-insurances.com/travel-insurance-britons-are-better-covered-while-abroad-than-during-the-rest-of-the-year/0167194210#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:43:33 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=194210 As the holiday season approaches and Britons rush to get travel insurance to cover them while abroad, the protection provider Friends Provident is urging people to protect themselves for life, not just while on holiday. New findings reveal that only one third of Brits (31%) have some form of protection cover in the event they [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/travel-insurance-britons-are-better-covered-while-abroad-than-during-the-rest-of-the-year/0167194210/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/travel-insurance-biba-awarded-for-the-new-personal-travel-insurance-policy/0167182788 http://www.news-insurances.com/travel-insurance-biba-awarded-for-the-new-personal-travel-insurance-policy/0167182788#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:56:39 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=182788 The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has won the Commercial Initiative award at the prestigious Trade Association Forum Best Practice Awards. BIBA in conjunction with Tokio Marine Europe Insurance Ltd have developed a personal travel insurance policy for its members to sell. The product has proved a great success over the three years that it [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/travel-insurance-biba-awarded-for-the-new-personal-travel-insurance-policy/0167182788/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/travel-insurance-sri-lanka-welcomes-end-to-us-travel-warning/0167112736 http://www.news-insurances.com/travel-insurance-sri-lanka-welcomes-end-to-us-travel-warning/0167112736#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 09:11:59 +0000 Damian Dozol http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=112736 Sri Lanka on Thursday welcomed the lifting of a US warning against travel to the Indian Ocean island, anticipating a boost to tourism and investment a year after a bloody civil war ended. “This is something we have been looking forward to,” tourism bureau chief Dileep Mudadeniya said. “It will have a knock-on effect on [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/travel-insurance-sri-lanka-welcomes-end-to-us-travel-warning/0167112736/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/new-zealand-warns-of-extreme-terrorism-risk-in-india-travel-insurance-hardly-recommended/0167104074 http://www.news-insurances.com/new-zealand-warns-of-extreme-terrorism-risk-in-india-travel-insurance-hardly-recommended/0167104074#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 08:55:32 +0000 Damian Dozol http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=104074 New Zealand has warned travellers of an “extreme risk” of terrorism in India highlighting New Delhi, the venue for the October Commonwealth Games, as a target. The travel warning, reviewed Saturday, followed similar advice from the US embassy in India which said there were increased indications of imminent attacks. The New Zealand government said there [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/new-zealand-warns-of-extreme-terrorism-risk-in-india-travel-insurance-hardly-recommended/0167104074/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/aerospace-insurance-costs-continues-steady-descent/016791408 http://www.news-insurances.com/aerospace-insurance-costs-continues-steady-descent/016791408#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:26:07 +0000 Damian Dozol http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=91408 The price of insurance for the aerospace industry looks set to continue to decline in 2010, for the fourth year in a row, finds Aon’s Aerospace Insurance Markets Outlook 2010 report. After 2009′s turbulence, this represents an oasis of relative calm for airports, aerospace manufacturers and support companies. 2009 saw the continuation of decreasing of [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/aerospace-insurance-costs-continues-steady-descent/016791408/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/ash-cloud-disruption-expert-comment-on-business-insurance-implications/016785014 http://www.news-insurances.com/ash-cloud-disruption-expert-comment-on-business-insurance-implications/016785014#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:53:27 +0000 Damian Dozol http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=85014 Stephen Cross, CEO of Aon Global Risk Consulting, commented on yesterday the business and insurance implications of the ash cloud that has been causing difficulties across much of Europe. Does Business Interruption Insurance cover it? “Typically, Business Interruption (BI) insurance policies will most likely not be responding to the disruption to airspace caused by the [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/ash-cloud-disruption-expert-comment-on-business-insurance-implications/016785014/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/frustration-as-south-african-airways-cancels-post-volcano-flight/016783608 http://www.news-insurances.com/frustration-as-south-african-airways-cancels-post-volcano-flight/016783608#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:07:25 +0000 Damian Dozol http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=83608 Frustrated passengers were braced for a sixth unplanned night in Johannesburg on Tuesday as South African Airways (SAA) cancelled what was to be its first flight to London since Wednesday. Passengers of flight SA 3236 voiced frustration, worry and anger at the week of chaos wrought by volcanic ash from last week’s eruption in Iceland, [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/frustration-as-south-african-airways-cancels-post-volcano-flight/016783608/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/new-ash-cloud-prompts-qantas-to-extend-flight-ban/016781820 http://www.news-insurances.com/new-ash-cloud-prompts-qantas-to-extend-flight-ban/016781820#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:12:07 +0000 Damian Dozol http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=81820 Australia’s Qantas Airways extended its ban on flights to and from Europe for another 24 hours on Tuesday, as hopes of a quick resolution to the volcanic ash crisis dwindled. The airline cancelled Wednesday’s services and said at least two flights would be grounded on Thursday, citing uncertainty over the situation after Britain warned of [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/new-ash-cloud-prompts-qantas-to-extend-flight-ban/016781820/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/ash-cloud-strands-tourists-in-egypt/016781756 http://www.news-insurances.com/ash-cloud-strands-tourists-in-egypt/016781756#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:15:19 +0000 Damian Dozol http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=81756 Thousands of tourists holidaying in Egypt were stranded at airports across the country on Monday as volcanic ash emanating from Iceland swept through European skies. Egyptair cancelled 10 flights from Cairo to western and northern Europe on Monday, an airport official said. Flights to European airports that remained open were reinforced by using larger planes. [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/ash-cloud-strands-tourists-in-egypt/016781756/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/ash-cloud-leaves-european-backpackers-stuck-in-australia/016780008 http://www.news-insurances.com/ash-cloud-leaves-european-backpackers-stuck-in-australia/016780008#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:25:28 +0000 Damian Dozol http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=80008 Hundreds of European backpackers remained stranded in Australia on Monday, many low on funds, as travel mayhem from the Iceland volcano extended right around the globe. Many hostels said travellers had extended stays after their flights were cancelled, meaning “additional money to spend at the end of their journey, when they don’t have much any [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/ash-cloud-leaves-european-backpackers-stuck-in-australia/016780008/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/travel-chaos-volcanic-ash-cloud-travel-insurance-advice/016774484 http://www.news-insurances.com/travel-chaos-volcanic-ash-cloud-travel-insurance-advice/016774484#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:35:15 +0000 Damian Dozol http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=74484 The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has issued clarification and advice to travellers affected by the cloud of ash from a volcano in Iceland, which has caused major disruption across the UK’s airports. BIBA has confirmed that BIBA Protect travel insurance policies, underwritten by Tokio Marine Europe Insurance Limited and purchased from a BIBA broker, [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/travel-chaos-volcanic-ash-cloud-travel-insurance-advice/016774484/feed 1 http://www.news-insurances.com/philippine-tourism-sector-hit-by-european-air-ban/016764788 http://www.news-insurances.com/philippine-tourism-sector-hit-by-european-air-ban/016764788#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:57:11 +0000 Damian Dozol http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=64788 A European Commission ruling that Philippine airlines are unsafe has dealt a major blow to the tourism sector, the Southeast Asian nation’s tourism minister said in comments published Friday. Tour packages from Europe are being cancelled even though no Philippine carrier flies to Europe, Joseph Durano said, according to Business Mirror’s and ABS-CBN television network’s [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/philippine-tourism-sector-hit-by-european-air-ban/016764788/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/british-airways-strike-flights-cancelled-passengers-remain-covered/016737192 http://www.news-insurances.com/british-airways-strike-flights-cancelled-passengers-remain-covered/016737192#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:56:33 +0000 Damian Dozol http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=37192 A cabin crew strike, the first in 13 years, cancelled some flights of the British company. The company confirmed the three days strike (March 20 to March 22) but British Airways said that « some flights will be operated. » Passengers can cancel their tickets or remain covered. British Airways announced “if you have purchased [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/british-airways-strike-flights-cancelled-passengers-remain-covered/016737192/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/there-is-more-to-check-than-price-when-buying-travel-insurance-policies/016712829 http://www.news-insurances.com/there-is-more-to-check-than-price-when-buying-travel-insurance-policies/016712829#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:14:22 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=12829 With the news that overseas call centres continue to lead the way in customer frustrations, travellers should consider customer service, as well as price and level of cover, when choosing a travel insurance policy. According to a nationwide poll of 2,000 consumers conducted in November by YouGov on behalf of KC (Kingston Communications), the industry [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/there-is-more-to-check-than-price-when-buying-travel-insurance-policies/016712829/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/o2-launches-travel-insurance-powered-by-mondial-assistance/016716458 http://www.news-insurances.com/o2-launches-travel-insurance-powered-by-mondial-assistance/016716458#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:12:53 +0000 Barbara karouski http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=16458 O2 today announces the next stage in the development of its financial services arm with the launch of travel insurance from O2 Money. Launching this week, O2 Travel Insurance will bring a fresh approach to the market with three products designed to take the stress out of holiday and travel planning. It follows the successful [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/o2-launches-travel-insurance-powered-by-mondial-assistance/016716458/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/insureandgo-launches-holiday-dispute-coverage-for-legal-action-taken-against-holiday-service-providers/016716100 http://www.news-insurances.com/insureandgo-launches-holiday-dispute-coverage-for-legal-action-taken-against-holiday-service-providers/016716100#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:13:57 +0000 Barbara karouski http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=16100 Millions of cheated holidaymakers will now be able to take legal action against tour operators, travel agents or hoteliers for breach of contract without worrying about the legal fees, as travel insurance provider InsureandGo has launched a holiday dispute cover service that provides insurance cover for legal action taken against holiday service providers. New research1 [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/insureandgo-launches-holiday-dispute-coverage-for-legal-action-taken-against-holiday-service-providers/016716100/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/us-csa-travel-protection-enhances-travel-insurance-plan-with-consult-a-doctor/016713670 http://www.news-insurances.com/us-csa-travel-protection-enhances-travel-insurance-plan-with-consult-a-doctor/016713670#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:50:36 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=13670 CSA Travel Protection, dedicated to providing affordable travel insurance and emergency assistance services, today announced enhanced travel insurance plans that now include 24/7 access to Consult A Doctor’s™ national network of physicians by phone or email. Many plans from CSA will now offer On Demand Medical Care as part of the plans’ coverage. On Demand [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/us-csa-travel-protection-enhances-travel-insurance-plan-with-consult-a-doctor/016713670/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/axa-insurance-launches-travel-extranet-for-brokers/016713514 http://www.news-insurances.com/axa-insurance-launches-travel-extranet-for-brokers/016713514#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:30:15 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=13514 AXA Insurance announces today the launch of the AXA Travel extranet, an online portal for brokers to provide travel insurance to their customers. AXA Travel is an easy to use, online portal which registered brokers can access to provide customers with quality travel insurance from a recognised provider. Through the extranet brokers can actively manage [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/axa-insurance-launches-travel-extranet-for-brokers/016713514/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/thai-backpackers-top-travel-insurance-claim-list/016713041 http://www.news-insurances.com/thai-backpackers-top-travel-insurance-claim-list/016713041#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:32:22 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=13041 Backpackers taking trips to Thailand top the list of those making travel insurance claims, it was revealed today. Claims following Thailand visits account for 22% of all backpackers’ claims, according to a travel insurance company. The company added that British backpackers’ claims amounted to more than £6 million a year, with personal luggage claims accounting [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/thai-backpackers-top-travel-insurance-claim-list/016713041/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/check-your-travel-insurance-with-wintry-weather-on-the-way/016712313 http://www.news-insurances.com/check-your-travel-insurance-with-wintry-weather-on-the-way/016712313#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:33:08 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=12313 Holidaymakers planning on spending New Year’s Eve abroad may wish to check that their travel insurance covers them against the impact of predicted wintry weather. With parts of central England already affected by snow, airline Jet2.com has issued an alert forecasting that the wintry conditions will spread northward over the course of December 30th. This [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/check-your-travel-insurance-with-wintry-weather-on-the-way/016712313/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/what-a-travel-insurance-does-not-cover/016712272 http://www.news-insurances.com/what-a-travel-insurance-does-not-cover/016712272#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:37:47 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=12272 Make sure you read the policy summary to see what is and isn’t covered by the policy – there are bound to be some areas excluded from cover. For example, some policies do not cover scheduled airline failures, civil unrest or terrorist attacks. If you have a policy which doesn’t cover these risks, you can [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/what-a-travel-insurance-does-not-cover/016712272/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/why-travel-insurance-is-needed/016712259 http://www.news-insurances.com/why-travel-insurance-is-needed/016712259#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:32:30 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=12259 If you travel without travel insurance, you run the risk of losing out if things go wrong. With about a third of recorded claims involving medical bills, this is by far the most common travel insurance claim. Other common claims are for lost or stolen baggage, cancellation of flights, lost or stolen money, and travel [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/why-travel-insurance-is-needed/016712259/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/time-running-out-on-aa-travel-insurance-offer-of-3k-ski-trip-prize/016710117 http://www.news-insurances.com/time-running-out-on-aa-travel-insurance-offer-of-3k-ski-trip-prize/016710117#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:37:33 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=10117 AA Travel Insurance have teamed up with the Good Ski Guide to offer a week’s winter sports holiday in the Austrian resort of Soll. The insurance firm have one 3,000 pounds holiday for a family of four on offer, skiing or snowboarding the 280 kilometers of Soll’s pistes. The resort also boasts Europe’s biggest flood [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/time-running-out-on-aa-travel-insurance-offer-of-3k-ski-trip-prize/016710117/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/tourists-aged-25-34-worst-for-being-uninsured-on-holiday/01678005 http://www.news-insurances.com/tourists-aged-25-34-worst-for-being-uninsured-on-holiday/01678005#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:04:49 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=8005 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 bracket took a summer break without getting travel insurance, a survey by supermarket finance company found. Travellers aged 16-24 were the next worst in not being covered, with 39% not [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/tourists-aged-25-34-worst-for-being-uninsured-on-holiday/01678005/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/sainsburys-finance-warns-winter-holidaymakers-to-have-adequate-travel-insurance/01677946 http://www.news-insurances.com/sainsburys-finance-warns-winter-holidaymakers-to-have-adequate-travel-insurance/01677946#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:14:37 +0000 Barbara karouski http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=7946 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 insurance(1) Those without insurance face collective costs of around £58 million Those under 34 are least likely to buy insurance cover(1) Sainsbury’s Travel Insurance offers a 10% online discount Sainsbury’s [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/sainsburys-finance-warns-winter-holidaymakers-to-have-adequate-travel-insurance/01677946/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/moneysupermarket-com-adds-virgin-money-essentials-travel-insurance-exclusively-to-site/01676857 http://www.news-insurances.com/moneysupermarket-com-adds-virgin-money-essentials-travel-insurance-exclusively-to-site/01676857#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:57:42 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=6857 From today moneysupermarket.com users will be able to exclusively view travel insurance quotes for Virgin Money ‘Essentials’ Travel Insurance products – giving consumers the greater choice of comparing premiums from a total of 80 travel insurance providers*. Virgin Money ‘Essentials’ Travel Insurance products not featured on any other comparison website Maxine Baker, travel insurance manager [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/moneysupermarket-com-adds-virgin-money-essentials-travel-insurance-exclusively-to-site/01676857/feed 1 http://www.news-insurances.com/travel-insurance-guide/01676337 http://www.news-insurances.com/travel-insurance-guide/01676337#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:57:18 +0000 Tom Scott http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=6337 Travel insurance can pay for lost luggage and other valuables, as well as accidents or emergency medical bills. Always check what is and isn’t covered. Why do I need it? If you travel without travel insurance, you run the risk of losing out if things go wrong. With about a third of recorded claims involving [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/travel-insurance-guide/01676337/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/businesses-could-make-savings-taking-out-annual-multi-trip-insurance/01675998 http://www.news-insurances.com/businesses-could-make-savings-taking-out-annual-multi-trip-insurance/01675998#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:22:07 +0000 Barbara karouski http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=5998 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 for firms to make savings on business travel could be to take out annual multi trip insurance for their workers, thereby reducing travel insurance costs. Amelie Hurst, spokesperson for TripAdvisor, [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/businesses-could-make-savings-taking-out-annual-multi-trip-insurance/01675998/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/one-in-eight-young-backpackers-has-been-a-victim-of-theft/01675535 http://www.news-insurances.com/one-in-eight-young-backpackers-has-been-a-victim-of-theft/01675535#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:51:29 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=5535 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 one in eight of Britain’s young backpackers (12%) have been a victim of theft while on their travels. A further 5% of Britain’s young backpackers have been mugged while they have [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/one-in-eight-young-backpackers-has-been-a-victim-of-theft/01675535/feed 0