Travel Insurance

One Third of Brits Struggle to Get Travel Insurance, Says Co-Op

A third (32%) of UK holidaymakers say they struggle to get travel insurance and of these, 60% say this is due to a pre-existing medical condition, according to a new study released by Co-op Insurance. Cancer […]

Travel Insurance

Allianz Partners With Hood on P&0 Ferries Travel Insurance

Allianz Worldwide Partners UK continues to build on its relationship with Hood Group, the data and technology driven insurance specialist, with a new agreement to deliver online travel insurance to P&O Ferries via its website. […]

Insurance Regulation

Millions of Holidaymakers Approached Over Bogus Travel Sickness Claims

As many as 9.5 million British adults have been approached about making a compensation claim for being sick while on holiday, says ABTA – the travel industry trade association. ABTA carried out a YouGov survey […]

Emerging Risk

GlobalData Sees Travel Insurers Take a Knock After Monarch Collapse

The disruption of Ryanair flights was one of the biggest shocks the airline industry  experienced in 2017, however the collapse of Monarch Airlines arguably superseded this, with over 750,000 holiday bookings being cancelled. Monarch’s demise was […]

Household Insurance

Editorial: Can Amazon Really Disrupt the UK Insurance Market?

Last week Insurance-Edge received an interesting press release from Global Data, which highlighted the advantages Amazon has in launching a range of insurance products, in the USA, Europe and elsewhere. According to a Global Data […]