Travel insurance purchased by only half of vacationers

Medical Travel Insurance

The results of a recent study have shown that travelers are not purchasing medical coverage before they leave. According to the results of a recent study on summer vacations, only half of Canadians who head out of the country during the summer purchase travel insurance to cover themselves in case of a medical emergency. This includes those who are headed to the United States or abroad on their vacations. The travel insurance study was conducted by BMO Insurance. What it determined was that among the 83 percent of Canadians who…

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Travel insurance purchased by fewer U.K. vacationers

Travel Insurance

The latest figures are indicating that one quarter of vacationers are not covered when they go abroad. According to the latest data released by the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), one in every four vacationers traveling abroad from the United Kingdom has not purchased travel insurance protection. This figure shows that there is a rapid trend moving away from purchasing the coverage in recent years. The data indicated that from 2011 to 2012, the number of holidaymakers without travel insurance rose at a dramatic rate from having been 20…

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