A report from Sainsbury’s reveals that up to 10% of Brits heading away for Easter holidays are choosing not to take out travel insurance. Thousands of people are set to be travelling overseas for a holiday during the Easter period, but the report revealed that over 4.2 million people travelled without insurance last time they went abroad – a figure accounting 10.68% of Brits heading abroad.
The poll conducted by Sainsbury’s confirmed that Londoners were the least likely to protect themselves with travel insurance, as 24.3% admitted to having no insurance, whilst 18% of travellers aged 25 to 34 were also revealed to having no insurance cover.
"It doesn't matter if it's an Easter break, a weekend away or your main summer holiday, if something happens whilst you're abroad, you need to know that you have adequate cover in place to take care of things, whether it's to reimburse you for lost or stolen belongings, to pay for any medical treatment you may need or even to cover the cost of flying home early as a result of an emergency."
A report from UnsureandGo also revealed that during 2007, travel insurance companies received 1.74 million claims worth £403 million; with over half a million claims alone resulting from medical problems. Other common claims were for lost baggage, cancellation of flights, travel delay and lost or stolen money.
Many online travel companies such as directline-holidays.co.uk and co-op travel have started to offer travel insurance online at the time of booking in a bid to ensure their customers have every chance to ensure they are minimising the risks of travelling abroad.
