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Travel insurance in the time of Covid

Many people will have spent more time than usual looking at travel insurance offers and websites over the last year. In the majority of cases, you’ll only get a clear picture of what is being covered by speaking on the phone to a consultant.

First, some basics:

1) travel insurance is driven by volume, and the cost of being insured is down to the risks involved, with the vast majority of claims being for theft and medical treatment;

2) Europe is considered relatively low risk, the rest of the

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