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Blog: What does the UK government’s international travel traffic light system mean for insurers?

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The travel traffic light system has provided a glimmer of light for the travel industry. Victoria Edwards, partner and head of travel and casualty at Crawford Legal Services, looks at whether it is enough to reboot the sector and how travel insurance will play out when there are obvious risks at play.

From 17 May the travel industry was allowed to re-open in the UK and it’s no longer considered illegal to travel abroad. In fact, it is not illegal to travel to either ‘amber’ or ‘red’ countries, but

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