One in ten travellers go without insurance

Survey finds significant number of people risk travelling without insurance

Travel Insurance News - 03/11/2009

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Startling results from a research conducted recently reveal that around one in ten travellers leave on their trips without having any insurance cover at all. Around 2,000 travellers were surveyed, and were asked questions about their travel insurance status as well as related experiences abroad.

The research was conducted by Check Safety First, and also revealed that two out of every five travellers surveyed admitted they had had a mishap of some sort that could have been covered had they gotten travel insurance. Incidents included accidents, burns or food poisoning, among others.

Lloyds TSB Added Value Accounts had previously sanctioned a similar research, which had found similar results among Britons who travelled abroad on holiday.

Check Safety First chief executive office, Mark Harrington said there was a need for the insurance industry to educate travellers about the importance of having adequate travel insurance when going on trips abroad.

Female travellers in the age-group of 35 to 44 years were found to be the most responsible when it came to taking out travel insurance.

Harrington also expressed concern over findings that a small number of people surveyed admitted to making fraudulent claims for medical reasons while travelling. These claims were said to be mainly registered against hotels, and some travellers even said they did this on a regular basis.

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