Travel insurance given a miss by most UAE residents
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Recent statistics on a survey conducted by YouGov state that as many as 80% of travellers have experienced some sort of travel-related incident.
This can range from flight delays hitting the top spot, followed by illness and then by trip postponement (or cancellation). The survey also showed that theft was the top fear (52%), followed by concern about injury or accident (44%), followed closely by loss of luggage. Despite this, a survey of UAE residents by YouGov found that 58% of residents do not purchase travel insurance and a third say they only do occasionally.
Jonathan Rawling, CFO of compareit4me.com says: “It seems that people do want the safety net of travel insurance, but don’t really know where to start. Most of us spend a long time saving for, planning and looking forward to our holidays and the last thing any of us wants is any issues while abroad. Travel insurance takes all of these worries away and often comes at just a tiny fraction of the cost of your trip.”
The company has recently teamed up with Allianz Global Assistance to introduce travel insurance to customers, offering various types of travel cover under three distinct brands. Customers can buy online at compareit4me.com and receive a policy instantly.
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