Archive for April, 2008

30
Apr

Liquor Related Injuries – Not Covered by Travel Insurance

Travelers are advised that travel insurance they purchase may not cover any injuries or accidents that have been caused by alcohol related activities such as driving while under influence and other such accidents. British travelers love beer and they drink a lot of it, even on some seemingly benign activities which could have them driving [...]

27
Apr

Travel Insurance - The Fine Print

This is where most of the will cover and will not cover discussions are located and as we have stated, anything that is on your policy should be reviewed with great caution. Like all insurance policies, they vary from provider to provider and so does the amounts they entail. One package from a provider may [...]

25
Apr

UK Travelers - Going on more trips abroad

The travel insurance industry is delighted to announce that the amount of British travelers has increased a lot as more and more people prefer to go on short vacations abroad. Profits are marginal due to competition which is good for travelers for they get to pay competitive prices from the myriad of providers who offer [...]

17
Apr

Travel Agency Rip-Off’s

There are certain travel agents who would indeed try to sneak in travel insurance with the costs of your trip or holiday should you be purchasing a bundled package. The ploy has you given the offer for the trip (with insurance included in the small print) and then they themselves asking you for another set [...]

13
Apr

Seniors - Higher Travel Insurance Rates

This is a common scam done by insurance agencies who offer travel insurance who say that older people are more at risk so they have to pay up higher premiums. This is age discrimination but is supported by facts for it may be true that a rowdy teenager can be more of a risk due [...]

09
Apr

UK Financial Services Authority to start regulating Travel Insurance

The move by the UK government to have the UK-FSA to regulate the travel insurance business is a well-founded one for consumers are not protected form the actions of agencies if they decide not to pay up. This is the case with people who file for claims who are left helpless due to the fact [...]

05
Apr

Men More likely to burst out due to lost Luggage

Studies have shown in the airline industry that of the millions of articles of baggage that come and go through airports, a small percentage of 1% is lost into oblivion. That might be a very small figure yet the airlines don’t see it that way and they seldom advertise it as such. The study also [...]

01
Apr

Back-Packers Insurance

These Transient Insurance policies gives very affordable to the back-packer who does not necessarily have all the cash to spend or that one simply decides that the best way to experience a country is on foot and to live with the people and eat what the people eat. Going on vacation in a resort or [...]

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