Travel insurance
Allianz and Virgin Holidays strike travel insurance partnership
Allianz Global Assistance UK has granted Virgin Holidays and Travel City Direct appointed representative status.
Opportunistic Fraud: Zero tolerance
With opportunistic fraud attracting little public attention compared with large-scale organised fraud, the insurance sector is battling to change attitudes to such crime and develop methods to catch its perpetrators.
View from the Top: A multinational approach to travel
Ace Group's Suresh Krishnan (pictured) discusses how to design an effective multinational business travel risk management programme.
MSIG launches travel alerts in Singapore
MSIG will provide travel insurance customers with information over delays, natural disasters and political unrest to produce as a personalised service for them.
Website review: Endsleigh travel insurance site slow to land
Web performance specialist Gomez looks at Endsleigh’s travel website.
Adventurous over-50s covered by Avanti
Avanti Insurance has increased its coverage to take into account the latest holiday adventure sports being taken up by 50 to 90 year olds.
Former Mapfre travel claims boss Smith heads for Avanti
Avanti Insurance has appointed Mapfre’s former head of travel claims Julie Smith to the role of business development director.
DOA and Healix team up on travel product
David Oliver Associates has developed a white-label facility for brokers and networks to sell travel insurance.
Axa strikes £20m travel insurance deal
Axa Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary has signed a five-year deal with David Oliver Associates to provide wholesale and retail travel insurance to the insurance broker market.
Fraud: Breaking the habit
From holidaymakers to corporates, exaggerating or fabricating an insurance claim could become common practice – so what can insurers do to combat this culture By Ruth Lawrence
Penny Black's Insurance Week - 19 September 2013
‘Girly’ insurers often seek to deter male customers by using the colour pink, sparkles, and the occasional picture of a kitten.
Travel: In rude health
The refusal of some Spanish hospitals to accept EHICs sparked anger in the insurance industry, but will the scandal impact premiums?
Insurers forking out £187m every day, claims ABI report
UK insurers are paying out £187m to customers on a daily basis, while managing 26% of the UK’s total net worth, according to figures published by the Association of British Insurers.
UK heatwave sparks rise in fraudulent cancellation claims
The summer heatwave has been blamed for a rise in the number of fraudulent cancellation claims by travel insurance policyholders, according counter fraud services provider VFM Services.
HKFI responds to criticism from Consumer Council over travel insurance policies
The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers has welcomed a report by the Consumer Council into high-risk activities covered by travel insurance.
Penny Black's Insurance Week - 18 July 2013
For outgoing Allianz boss Andrew Torrance, his last day in the office on the 5th July , gave him a taste of what he might expect next year on the 4th July.
Mapfre Assistance offers travel assistance product to MOL oil companies
Mapfre Assistance has won a tender to provide travel assistance to the clients of the MOL oil company in Hungary and bordering countries.
UK General Insurance launches lifestyle product with Gibraltar-based company
UK General Insurance has launched a lifestyle excess product in partnership with Gibraltar-based insurer Enterprise Insurance Company.
Ancile founder launches Medical Travel Compared
The man behind travel insurer Ancile have launched a new price comparison site on travel cover for people with pre-existing conditions.
Air Asia to offer insurance products in India
Malaysian airline Air Asia is looking to expand its insurance products into India.
Collinson Insurance partners with Avanti
Collinson Insurance Group has been selected as new partner for travel insurance solutions by Avanti Insurance.
Dutch policyholders had EHIC rejected
Dutch policyholders have had their European Health Insurance Card's refused in Spanish hospitals, The Royal Dutch Touring Club ANWB has confirmed.
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Spain protests innocence as more countries refuse EHIC
European hospitals accused of trying to profit from insurers