Amex in strong travel insurance recommendation
August 9, 2007 by admin
Filed under News, News-Insurance
Holidaymakers must take out travel insurance cover to feel safe during breaks, American Express said today.
Amex advised those who shopped around for travel cover – some 52 per cent, according to their own research – to concentrate on premium levels rather than simply the price.
Director at Amex Richard Mason said: “While holidaymakers might think nothing will happen to them while they are away, travel insurance is vital for claiming on cancellations, lost cash, public liability and providing emergency medical treatment.
“It gives you added peace of mind should anything go wrong.”
The credit card company’s insurance service also said that tourists must make sure that they keep within drink-drive limits if any alcohol-related claims are to be successful.
Attention was also drawn to the fact that insurers would closely monitor the circumstances of injuries received by claimants after alcohol was consumed.
Marketing manager Joanne Field said: “This is the acid test to determine whether an insurer will pay a claim for an accident or injury when the medical staff has advised that its causes have been alcohol related.”
