Defaqto, an independent financial research company, has just released results of research that show there was an increase of 9.5% in the number of travel insurance policies available on the market throughout 2009. The number went up from 930 to 1,018 in 2009, despite the amount of overseas travel dropping sharply by 16% in the same period.

The World Cup is nearly upon us, and football fans across the country will be salivating at the prospect of a whole month of top-class international games. But for those lucky enough to get tickets to travel to South Africa, there is one thing that they must not forget along with the flags and the face-paint: travel insurance. Fans travelling to South Africa could find themselves in a ...

The troublesome volcano in Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull, has caused travel chaos for millions of people all over the world in recent months. One of the main problems following the initial disruption was that many people were not able to claim on their travel insurance for cancellations because they were simply not covered for such an unprecedented event. Now Aviva has become the first in...

Travel insurance has always been a vital part of travelling abroad. Going on holiday to any part of the world without having adequate health cover and cover for other misfortunes is one of the least sensible things that you can do. But now travellers heading to Cuba don’t have a choice: the Cuban government has recently enforced a law whereby all foreigners arriving in the country mu...

It seems from recent figures released by insurewithease.com that far too many of us are familiar with that sinking feeling that strikes as we stand at the airport luggage carousel waiting for our bags to appear. Of all the claims made last year, one in four related to lost or delayed luggage and averaged out at just over £1...