Looking for extra peace of mind? Start with the latest travel safety information, and make sure you have appropriate travel insurance. This week’s summary of advice and updates from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) includes health, weather, and terrorism notifications. If you’re concerned about terrorism affecting your travel plans, you can top up […]

A stabbing at Amsterdam’s central station on 31 August was considered unusual or unexpected by many, as there have previously been far fewer incidents in the Netherlands than in nearby Belgium, France and Germany. This was followed, however, by a large police operation in which seven people have been arrested on suspicion of planning a […]

Looking for extra peace of mind? Start with the latest travel safety information, and make sure you have appropriate travel insurance. This week’s summary of advice and updates from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) includes updates on the tragic tsunami and earthquake in Indonesia, as well as essentials for other destinations such as […]

Our Managing Director, Kate Huet, was keynote speaker at the European Travel Insurance Conference held in Vienna on 4-5 September. She shared her insights from this gathering of key industry players:   With attendees from all over Europe, spanning from the UK all the way over to Russia, it was fascinating to once again hear […]

This week’s summary of advice and updates from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) focuses on recent hurricanes, typhoons and tropical storms, but there are also important notifications relating to entry requirements and health alerts.  Make sure you’re fully informed for your next trip!    Country Date   Hing Kong 17 Sept 2018; 9:10am […]

Conflict in Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq is often in the news headlines. Most people are aware of the awful losses being suffered, but assume that it as it’s so far away, it won’t affect our day-to-day lives. But it can affect us, because as defence secretary Gavin Williamson has confirmed, Isis operatives in Afghanistan are […]

Looking for extra peace of mind? Start with the latest travel safety information, and make sure you have appropriate travel insurance, including cover for acts of terrorism*. Here’s this week’s summary of advice and updates from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office…   Country Date         Libya 2 September 2018; 11:42am Safety […]

Catch up on what’s been happening around the world over the bank holiday weekend with the latest notifications from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).    Country Date         Greece 24 August 2018; 5:39pm Health section and summary – addition of information and advice following a number of cases of West […]

It was reported earlier in August that Birmingham police headquarters had a plan in place for new anti-terrorism protection with a budget of £700,000. Although news reports involving terrorism in the UK reflect a lot more arrests lately, government and police clearly still perceive a serious threat – and by the sound of it, this […]

Looking for extra peace of mind? Start with the latest travel safety information sent out by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), and make sure you have appropriate travel insurance.   Country Date         Trinidad and Tobago 22 August 2018; 1:33am On 21 August 2018 Trinidad and Tobago experienced an earthquake […]