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Holiday Extras adds Covid cover to travel insurance

UK-based Holiday Extras, which offers travel add-ons such as airport parking and travel insurance, have added Covid-19 cover to its top-level insurances, including Gold Platinum, Cruise Medical and Cruise Gold

Spain’s Canary Islands to pay Covid-19 costs for tourists

Spain’s local government on the Canary Islands have decided to pay all medical costs for tourists if they contract Covid-19 whilst on the islands

Australia’s travel insurance to contract in 2020

The Australian travel insurance business is expected to contract by 7.7 per cent in 2020 due to Covid-19 pandemic, a sharp decline from the 46.3 per cent growth witnessed in…

Portugal launches Covid-19 travel insurance for international tourists

Portugal’s national tourism authority Turismo de Portugal has launched a travel insurance scheme for foreign tourists that covers Covid-19 related claims

The impact of the e-transport boom on the travel insurance sphere

Boomers and millennials visiting popular city break destinations have taken to e-bikes and e-scooters in a big way. Rules and regulations worldwide are chaotic, though, and injuries and fatalities are…

Travel insurers start to cover Covid-19 as global lockdown eases

As travellers begin to look for peace of mind for their future trips, insurers around the world are addressing the need to include cover for Covid-19

Covid-19 and Canadian travel insurance

Milan Korcock takes a look at how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected Canadians’ travel insurance sentiment, and considers whether recent developments are likely to alter the travel habits of so-called ‘snowbirds’

Tackling the key pain points for customers during the claims process

With policyholder expectations rising and insurers keen to ensure a positive customer experience (CX), Gina Millard, Senior Business Development Manager at Verisk looks at the key pain points during the…