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German insurer pulls the plug on UK market

German insurer Union Reiseversicherung (URV), which insures policies that UK-based Travel Insurance Facilities Group (tifgroup) administers, has – potentially temporarily – pulled out of the UK insurance market. It is…

Popular destinations are mandating travel insurance

Countries and cruise lines are turning to travel insurance as a resource to regain tourism, with some requiring mandatory purchase, says US travel insurer Squaremouth

New travel insurance cover for high-risk trips

Hotspot Cover and Tuman Global Solutions cover individuals and groups willing to travel to high-risk and hostile territories across the world

Enhanced Trip Mate Travel plans allow portable medical information

Travel insurer Generali Global Assistance (GGA) has partnered with FootprintID to enhance its Trip Mate Travel Protection Plans

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Building effective affinity partnerships in travel insurance

What makes a good affinity partner, and how can this best be achieved? Lauren Haigh asked a selection of travel insurers to share their experiences

Travel insurance in the post-Covid era

There’s a lot for travel insurers and assistance providers to navigate in these unprecedented times. Milan Korcok considers how the industry can best emerge victorious

Industry Voice: travel insurance in a post-Covid world

If 2020 is the lost year for travel due to the coronavirus, then 2021 could well be the year of recovery. And if it is, what does that mean for…

Anvil integrates its risk management platform with SAP Concur

Anvil Group has partnered with SAP Concur, including an integration between its risk management platform, Riskmatics and data from SAP Concur solutions through its itinerary API (Application Programming Interface)

Saga sees drop in profit due to Covid-19

UK-based holiday and insurance provider Saga has suffered a drop in profit during the pandemic due to the restrictions on international travel

Post Office crowned best travel insurance provider

UK-based financial advice outlet YourMoney.com has announced its 2021 award recipients

Risk Strategies grows its student health programmes

US insurance broker Risk Strategies has acquired Specialty Insurance Solutions (SIS), expanding capabilities in its national student health practice

Covid-19 losses drag Lloyd's results down

Insurer Lloyd's has announced an aggregated market loss of £0.9 billion for 2020 (2019: £2.5 billion profit), including net incurred Covid-19 losses of £3.4 billion after reinsurance recoveries

InsureMyTrip adds Trawick International’s trip cancellation plan

Travel insurer Trawick International has entered into a partnership with InsureMyTrip.com to sell the trip cancellation plan ‘Safe Travels Voyager’

Aviva sells Polish business for €2.5 billion

Insurer Aviva has wrapped up its planned portfolio refocus with the sale of the insurer’s entire shareholding in Aviva Poland to Allianz

Shangri-La has extended its Covid cover across more of its hotels

The hotel operator, with properties located around the world, is now extending its complimentary Covid-19 medical coverage to include additional hotels in Southeast Asia, Australia, Hong Kong and Japan

Growth is on the cards for the global travel insurance market

A report reveals that it is poised to grow by US$12.61 billion during the 2021 to 2025 period, and identifies some of the leading travel insurance market vendors

Implementing successful global payment solutions in the international travel insurance sphere

From protection against currency exchange rate fluctuations, to navigating destination-specific banking regulations, Robyn Bainbridge investigates how international insurers and IPMI providers can benefit from the latest developments in global payment…

Health passports, travel and green passes; the future is digital

Robin Ingle details some of the key actions that the global travel and tourism industry are taking with regards to the myriad of digital health/travel passes in development and currently…

Tesco Bank launches travel insurance with Covid cover

The British retail bank has teamed up with ROCK Insurance Group to administer the scheme, with AXA Partners providing the underwriting, claims handling and medical assistance services

Vacasa chooses Red Sky as its travel insurance provider

Vacasa, a vacation rental management platform in North America, has selected Red Sky, a member company of Arch Insurance, as its primary travel insurance partner

Allianz issues advice to Kiwi travellers

Following the news of a potential trans-Tasman travel bubble, the start date of which is set to be announced in April, Allianz has issued advice to New Zealand travellers

ICNZ urges consumers to check their policy coverage before travelling

The Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) has issued a statement concerning changes to travel insurance in response to the increasing likelihood of a trans-Tasman travel bubble

Flight disruption covered for Latin American travellers

Insurtech firm Blink Parametric has announced a partnership with Terrawind Global Protection, an assistance provider in Central and Latin American markets, to introduce a new flight disruption solution that will…

The fight against travel insurance fraud is on

Is travel insurance an easy target? Lauren Haigh spoke to those on the front line in the fight against fraud to assess their defence strategies

Covid-19 and opportunistic health insurance fraud

As part of International Fraud Awareness Week, Allianz Care's Claire Byrne gives a brief overview of the impact that Covid-19 has had on health insurance fraud internationally

Covid-19 has accelerated fraud protection

A 2020 study by FRISS reveals how the pandemic has changed insurers’ priorities