Insurance claims

Travel Cover: More Complex Repatriations Pose a Challenge For Insurers

Repatriation after a medical event can often be a slow, and time-consuming process. That is bound to have a knock on effect in the Travel insurance sector; The growing number of travel insurance customers setting […]

News

Gigasure Launches Backpacker Insurance, Including Search and Rescue

 Gigasure, the innovative travel insurance provider, launches Backpacker insurance with customisable benefits including Search and Rescue and Back to Base cover. People of all ages are now trying backpacker and hostel type holidays, so the […]

Travel Insurance

Travel Sector Has Its Mojo Back, Says World Nomads

Global adventure travel insurance provider World Nomads has recorded its best month’s sales performance since the start of the pandemic with a 49% increase in policy sales in January 2023 compared to 2022. The results […]

Travel Insurance

MAPFRE Teams Up With Riskline

Global insurance company MAPFRE Asistencia has partnered with travel risk intelligence company Riskline to incorporate location risk information into its travel insurance underwriting process. The underwriting team at MAPFRE Asistencia will use Riskline’s real-time alerts, […]

Travel Insurance

Jackson Lee Underwriting Launches Corporate Travel Product

Jackson Lee Underwriting (JLU) has today launched a new Corporate Travel policy, including Covid-19 cover for cancellation, curtailment or medical expenses and repatriation. Covid-19 has changed the face of business travel.  The new policy allows […]

Travel Insurance

Repatriation Cover is Worth Thinking About

Insurance experts are urging travellers to consider repatriation cover especially amid the pandemic if they have made the huge decision to permanently move abroad or travel for an extended period. Repatriation cover is designed to […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

Zurich Brings World Travel Team To London

World Travel Protection, one of the world’s leading travel assistance organisations and part of Zurich Insurance Group, has expanded into the UK, with a core team based in London. The move comes as more corporate […]