ABI gives advice on making compensations claims easier

People wishing to protect their luggage whilst travelling should make a note of what is in their bags and keep receipts to make it easier to claim compensation, says the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

A spokesman for ABI said that people should consider whether they need to take valuable items with them and ensure that they label their property “inside and out”.

Malcolm Tarling said that while he does not expect people to “have the receipt for a pair of ten-year-old jeans, but you should keep receipts for something you bought recently, especially if you are going abroad”.

Following the recent luggage fiasco at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5 when at least 20,000 bags were mislaid, a number of travel insurers have decided to exclude baggage loss and delays for those flying out of Terminal 5 from new insurance policies.

The director of Go Travel Insurance Andy Taylor said that the reaction sent a message to travellers that insurers are only interested in their premiums and not their claims, reported travelbite.co.uk.

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