Despite the recession, the British public is loathe to forego its annual summer holiday. But it looks as though we may be trying to cut costs by neglecting to take out travel insurance. According to research carried out recently by Saga Insurance, almost a tenth of us feel we do not need insurance for our h...

Unscrupulous people, considering making a fraudulent claim on their travel insurance during their summer holiday this year, may just want to think carefully about it in view of what the ABI (Association of British Insurers) has recently said about what could happen to people if they are caught making a fraudulent claim. According to ...

The ABI (Association of British Insurers) has just issued a statement to reassure travellers who are worried about what their insurance policies will cover them for should they become ill with swine flu whilst abroad. It has announced that, as long as the traveller did not have the illness before leaving the UK, they should definitely be cov...

When it comes to making an insurance purchase, generally people are looking for two things: price and cover. Finding the right balance between these two factors is essential when trying to get the right policy and it has to be said that price is probably the main factor for many people. What many customers don’t know, however, is that they are charged a massive 17.5% IPT (Insurance ...

Strikes, bad weather conditions and mechanical breakdown can all spell bad news for holidaymakers, and one thing most of the travelling public is agreed upon is that there’s nothing more dispiriting than sitting in an airport lounge or ferry terminal when you’d much rather be sitting on the beach or enjoying a spot of sightseeing. The whole awful experience of delayed departures ...