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Travel Health insurance: Latest product news

Private Healthcare UK keeps you up to date with the latest information on new travel health insurance plans, product developments and scheme changes.

Karma supports Government plans to outlaw age discrimination News that the Government is to bring forward legislation to outlaw all forms of age discrimination as part of a package of measures in the new Equalities Bill has been welcomed by Karma...
New age discrimination laws for insurers Equalities minister Harriet Harman has unveiled the first draft of the Equalities Bill that says that insurers should no longer be allowed to make it difficult for older people to take out health and...
Older travellers should shop around for insurance Older British holidaymakers are advised to shop around for the best possible insurance deal as good policies for the over-65s are "not hard to find if you look in the right...
Travellers urged to check small print A new survey from Age Concern Insurance Services reveals that 75% of British holidaymakers don't check the terms and conditions when purchasing travel insurance and 56% fail to buy...
Disabled holidaymakers advised to check travel insurance Disabled holidaymakers have been advised to check their travel insurance to make sure it covers key areas. Brian Seaman, head of consultancy at Tourism for All, says individuals with a disability...
Equity launches insureblue for male cancer sufferers Equity Insurance Group has extended its personal lines range with the launch of insureblue, a travel insurance product aimed at men with prostate and testicular cancers. The move follows the...
Over 80s denied holiday insurance Many travellers aged 80 or over are being refused holiday insurance as more and more insurance companies shy away from offering cover for the older traveller. According to Intune, provider of...
AXA launches new Independent Travellers insurance for growing market of 'go-it-alone' holiday makers AXA has launched an extension to its existing travel product for independent travellers. The new optional extension costs as little as an additional £10 for annual European cover. It covers...
Pandemic: The greatest civil threat facing London? The threat of pandemic is arguably the biggest risk facing the human population today, and was the subject of a seminar held at Lloyd's of London. Speakers from the Metropolitan Police, the Fire...
Travel insurers discriminate against 15% of UK population Travel insurers are openly discriminating against the 9 million UK sufferers of Diabetes, Epilepsy, Asthma, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's, Motor Neurone and Dementia, claims Brian Wright, Managing...
Totally Insured launches Security Delay Insurance Thousands of people travelling over the summer period will not be expecting security delays – or will they, and if so will they be covered? The recent security problems at Heathrow Airport ahead of...
New FSA travel insurance regulation will protect consumers The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has set out the final rules for regulating travel insurance sold alongside a holiday - known as Connected Travel Insurance (CTI). This is mainly sold by travel...
Insure and Go drops AIG Insure and Go is to switch its underwriter from AIG to Europ Assistance just weeks after it was revealed that the company was uncomfortable with the insurer adding Cuba as a destination to its list...
LV= launches new travel insurance policies LV= has launched two travel insurance products, one providing annual cover and the other for single trips. Both policies include £10million medical cover, £2,500 personal possessions...
FSA calls for end of misleading insurance comparison sites The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is calling for all insurance comparison websites to provide consumers with information that is not misleading. In an assessment of the insurance comparison...