The Association of British Insurers (ABI) have issued an update on the recent fire in a car park at Luton Airport. If you or any of your relatives or friends were affected then their responses to the Frequently Asked Questions below may be helpful. Alternatively, if you or they insure the vehicle through Asprey Harris…
If you’re planning to cross the Channel for business or pleasure this year, make sure you carry a UK health insurance card with you otherwise you could have to pay any medical expenses from your own pocket. Rules have changed in the past two years and the previous EHIC is being phased out for UK…
Changes have been made to the provision of travel insurance to help consumers with pre-existing medical conditions (PEMCs) to find affordable cover for their conditions. Before these changes took place some were declined cover, offered cover with exclusions for their PEMCs or offered what they saw as unaffordable premiums. To address this, the Financial Conduct…
In November we warned there was a real chance that Green Card insurance would return when we left the EU – and we were right. If you drive your vehicle in Europe now you must ensure that you carry this extra documentation. For the majority of drivers in the UK that has not been a…
The global coronavirus pandemic of COVID-19 has upended some of the conventional wisdom and practices involved in travel insurance. This is what economists call a “black swan” event, being unpredicted and having unpredictable consequences. Before this, the primary questions have been the following: destination; duration of trip; purpose of trip; and activities likely to take…
With the summer holidays around the corner, many families may be preparing for long distance destinations, either locally or abroad. Don’t let fuel prices spoil your holiday, the cost of travelling can impact on household finances. An interesting read by Kitty Bales (July 2019) covered by PetrolPrice.com revealed that motorway service stations are charging more…
Recent research by Aviva has shown up worrying signs that many holiday makers don’t actually understand travel insurance; many are totally confused about the information they must give when they apply for insurance and also what they and can’t claim for. Examples from the survey include: More than half of travellers wouldn’t reveal medical conditions…
Lying about being ill or injured and making several fraudulent travel claims for the same family holiday, amounting to more than £19,000, led to a man being jailed for fraud. Richard Agyemang of Islington was sentenced at Inner London Crown Court to 16 months in jail after he’d been found guilty of four counts of…
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has issued specific advice if you are travelling to the Far East and in particular, to Sri Lanka in the near future. The main purpose of travel insurance is to cover the costs of emergency medical treatment overseas and anyone injured in the attacks in Sri Lanka will be…
According to Aviva, it’s not just the weather that brings about unusual insurance claims; in the last year animals of all types have been responsible for some weird and wonderful ‘accidents’. For instance: A horse made a silly mistake and mistook a customer’s car for a female horse, proceeding to make amorous advances, including getting…
