Tag: overseas travel insurance

Travel insurance overlooked by millions from the UK

H. Cutner
Travel Insurance

A recent study has shown that British travelers are often unprepared for unexpected holiday emergencies. Though the British people love to get away from it all to relax on their holidays, they are often lacking travel insurance when they do so, putting themselves at risk of tremendous unexpected expenses should emergencies or disaster strike. Recent statistics show that more than half the population of the U.K. intends to head away from home this year. A survey published by Think Banking Weekly indicated that 53 percent of the country’s population intended…

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Research and Markets releases latest report about travel insurance last year

Research and Markets has made its latest report called “UK Travel Insurance 2011” available, providing deeper insight into the performance of the leading travel insurers in the country as well as key data regarding market share and GWP. This report helps to provide context for the data it has collected, as well as an analysis of the key issues in this sector of the market. Among its features is a discussion of last year’s trends in marketing that help to indicate the direction of the market and the strategies of…

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Business Travelers Refuse Trips to Risky Locations, Chubb Survey Finds

Guest Author

Nearly half of people surveyed would refuse to go on a business trip to a location they consider dangerous unless their employer provided them with emergency medical and other services, according to a survey by the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies. Twenty-three percent of business travelers indicated that they would refuse to go on the business trip; 21% said they go but would refuse to go on the next trip; and 14% would go but look for a new job after returning. Many employees, however, said they would take the…

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Travel Insured International releases new product for corporate travelers

Marc

Top privately owned provider of travel insurance, Travel Insured International, has launched a new option geared toward providing coverage to corporate travelers. The new product is called the Corporate Travel Protector and it is designed to provide coverage for medical evacuation, emergency medical, and travel delay expenses, and is being sold at a reduced rate when compared to traditional trip cancellation plans. This particular product was created to make sure that even if the corporate travel manager decides not to buy coverage for the full company, it is still possible…

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Will travel insurance provide coverage for catastrophes such as that faced by Costa Concordia passengers?

Julie Campbell

When booking a vacation, many people wonder whether or not it is truly worth the added expense to purchase a travel insurance package, and whether or not it will cover them in case of a disaster such as what occurred on the Costa Concordia. Cruise passengers did indeed benefit from their protection when they were evacuated from the ship. While they waited for Costa Cruise Lines to provide their assistance, those who had purchased travel insurance were already served by the insurers who relayed messages back to the loved ones…

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