Travel insurance
Insurers care and so do the buyers of insurance
by Edwin Bos, vice president innovation, Reevoo
Switched On Insurance launches travel add-on product
Gadget insurer Switched On Insurance has launched a travel insurance add-on product to boost protection for travellers carrying electronic goods.
Cigna enters affinity partnership with P&O ferries
P&O Ferries has appointed Cigna Insurance Services to provide a white-label travel insurance service for its customers.
Biba renews travel deal with Tokio Marine
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has renewed its holiday travel scheme with Tokio Marine Europe Insurance - first launched in 2007 - following positive member feedback.
AIG eyes 20% growth in Malaysian travel insurance market
AIG Malaysia is expecting to see a 20% growth in travel insurance each year.
Blue Insurances buyout co-founder for almost €10m
Online travel insurance broker Blue Insurances has completed a buyout of one of its founding directors, and shareholder, Rowan Devereux for just under €10m.
Signposting agreement proves worth with more than 100 000 referrals
More than 100 000 older motorists and holiday makers have accessed the signposting agreement forged by the insurance industry and the government since it came into force in April 2012.
Close to 100 000 Staysure policyholders at risk of hacking
Staysure has warned 93 389 customers that some of their sensitive bank card details may have been stolen after the travel insurer's IT security was breached.
Gravity - What goes up does not come down
by Joanne Wheeler, partner at international law firm CMS and UK representative on the United Nations Committee for the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
Australian travel insurer makes weak IPO debut
Shares in Cover-More Group opened down 12.5% today following the Sydney-based travel insurer’s A$521m ($460m) IPO on the Australian Securities Exchange.
Avanti unveils new MD
Avanti Insurance has appointed Elaine Cozens as its new managing director.
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.