UK Insurance News

It is fair to say that the popularity of television programmes in the UK offering advice to would be second home purchasers abroad has played a large part in the amount of people who have not only bought holiday homes in the sun but have decided to live their lives in a foreign country.
Channel 4’s [...]

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For us mere armchair spectators sat at home watching the World Cup from South Africa, it is difficult to even think about the consequences of the what might happen if the World Cup had to be cancelled.
From TV screens going blank during the game, to volcanic ash disrupting travel, terrorist attacks and freak weather conditions, [...]

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While most of us are at times guilty of purchasing the cheapest travel insurance that we can find, recent problems affecting travellers may have changed the way we think.
The Icelandic volcanic ash and the consequences of strike action by British Airways staff can make for a very unpleasant experience, even more so if travelling with [...]

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The UK specialist travel insurance provider P J Hayman has warned anybody booking their summer holidays abroad that they need to declare any pre-existing medical conditions when taking out travel insurance.
Peter Hayman, Director at P J Hayman explains:
“We have seen several stories in the news recently when people have had an accident or fallen ill [...]

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Following the mass disruption of the UKs airspace caused by the volcanic ash cloud over Northern Europe last week, moneysupermarket.com say that visitors to their travel insurance comparison website have risen by 27%.
Travelling Brits were caught out by the fall out from the natural phenomenon emanating from Iceland over the past couple of weeks and [...]

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