Travel Insurance

  • LifestyleAOL

    Later life insurance: what coverage do you really need?

    Figuring out what insurance you'll need in your 70s is especially crucial as people in this age group are more likely to have pre-existing medical conditions and other issues as a result of their age. The bad news is that you're going

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    Is your travel insurance worthless?

    Holidaymakers are at risk of taking out worthless travel insurance policies because they haven't checked the small print. Research by price comparison site comparethemarket.com uncovered that nearly a third of single-trip policies (32%) do

    3-min read
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    Travel insurance fine print that could invalidate your claim

    With summer now approaching at a rate of knots, one big decision is which travel insurance you go for. While getting a cheap deal is always desirable, what's even more important is finding the right insurance cover. As always, the

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    Tourist has both legs amputated after spider bite

    A Filipino man was on vacation in Victoria, Australia recently when he had to have both of his legs amputated after a possible spider bite. Terry Pareja has no memory of the bite but his doctor believes the spider in question could have been

    1-min read
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    Insurance rip-offs: the car, life, travel and home cover you really don't need

    We all know that some insurance policies are vital: you wouldn't get very far without your car or home insurance. However, some cover is completely pointless, even for the select few it's actually targeted at. Measly payouts, needlessly

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    £10 million travel insurance policy leaves widow with £2,500 bill

    The limitations of travel insurance have been highlighted by a case in which a grieving widow was forced to pay out thousands, despite having £10 million of cover. Marian and Stephen Mortimer were on the holiday of a lifetime in South America

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    Thomas Cook 'refused' widow compensation claiming dead husband travelled

    A widow was recently refused compensation for a cancelled holiday after Thomas Cook claimed her recently deceased husband had travelled without her. Pauline Pritchard's husband, James, died from liver disease seven days before the trip was

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