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Holiday insurance risk: 25% of Britons are failing to protect themselves when they travel abroad

A quarter of holidaymakers go abroad without any travel insurance, according to the latest figures from ABTA, the travel association.

The number of people holidaying without insurance rose from 20 to 25 per cent in just one year from 2011 to 2012.

Now ABTA is calling for the Government to review regulations over the sale of insurance in a bid to better protect Britons when they are abroad.

Holiday danger: More people are travelling abroad without insurance, putting themselves at risk

'Draconian' measures were introduced by the Government to regulate the sale of travel insurance in 2007, which led to many travel agents deciding against selling policies, thereby forcing customers to buy their cover separately to their holiday.

The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) also lulls holidaymakers into a false sense of security, with many unaware about what exactly the scheme covers.

While Britons with an EHIC are entitled to free or discounted state medical care in all 27 EU countries, it will only cover you for treatment that is needed to allow you to continue your stay and for treatment of pre-existing medical conditions.

However, in the case of more complicated medical problems, which could need long-term treatment or repatriation back to Britain, the EHIC would not help. That is a job for travel insurance, along with other problems holidaymakers encounter abroad, like lost luggage, theft or transport cancellation.

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Mark Tanzer, chief executive of ABTA, said: “The concern ABTA and many of our members have is that the regulations are too burdensome, which means fewer travel businesses are selling insurance, and ultimately that means fewer holidaymakers are taking out the appropriate insurance.

"The government must do all that it can to make it easy for people to buy the right type of cover for their needs and that starts by cutting red tape; we will continue to make our members’ views clear to government."

An Education: ABTA is combining with the FCO to help people better understand the details of travel insurance

To combat the drop in people taking out travel insurance, ABTA has joined with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to launch a new consumer campaign.

It will be part of the on-going 'Know Before You Go' initiative from the FCO and will explain why travel insurance is necessary. A new website will also include a guide to insurance for consumers at www.ABTA.com/travelinsurance.


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