Travel insurance: Making sure winter sports cover doesn't go downhill
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Despite the large amounts of money associated with booking and kitting out for winter sports holidays, there will still be skiers and snowboarders heading overseas this winter with inappropriate cover. What are insurers doing to prevent policyholders from seeing their vacations going downhill if they need to make a claim?
Many winter sports fans will have few regrets that summer has drawn to a close. Their focus now is on picking the right resort and hoping the weather is good enough to ensure plentiful powder snow to
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