With the New Year well and truly upon us, we are delighted to be able to bring you some good news about our flagship Travel Plus scheme. We have agreed with the new underwriter’s enhanced COVID-19 cover under the Cancellation section. With a change of insurers from Zurich to Syndicate 1084 at Lloyd’s, managed by Chaucer Syndicates Limited, we have also kept premiums in check. Please see below for...
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Cancellationplan has been renamed Staycationplan. However, not that much has changed… (the same innovative product, specially designed for UK holidays – or if you prefer stay-cations.) …except it now includes COVID-19 Cancellation Cover. So if someone on the policy is taken ill or tests positive for COVID-19, they will be able to claim for irrecoverable costs. Key Features Protection for loss of Deposit, Cancellation (including COVID-19) and Curtailment. For...
READ MORE »Please read the update on COVID-19 from our Director, Peter Hayman. With the coronavirus pandemic situation developing regularly, we created this page on the 30th January as a dynamic resource. We aim to provide all relevant and up-to-date information relating to how COVID-19 is affecting travel insurance and travel in general. The Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advise that British nationals should avoid all non-essential international travel. However, on...
READ MORE »ALL new Free Spirit policies purchased from Wednesday 26th August will now include extended COVID-19 cover if an insured person has to cancel their trip due to being taken ill with or testing positive for COVID-19. Super cover – up to £2,500 Super Duper cover – up to £5,000 This in addition to the existing cover as summarised below: Emergency Medical & Associated Expenses, found in section B1 of...
READ MORE »Free Spirit was the first scheme of its kind anywhere in the UK. Now, with well over 20 years of giving people with medical conditions of any age the confidence to travel, we have made it better than ever. Free Spirit has been a success for this time due to the regular improvements we have made along the way. We are pleased to say that it offers a range...
READ MORE »We are pleased to say that P J Hayman have been shortlisted in the Schemes Broker of the Year category in Insurance Age’s UK Broker Awards 2020. It gives us great satisfaction that key successes in the previous year have been recognised by the judging panel, such as: making further improvements to our personal and online service to brokers. expanding the number of products, and range of functionality on...
READ MORE »In my 30 years in Travel Insurance, I have never known a time like the present. The Ash Cloud in 2010 created havoc for travellers and insurers alike – we thought that was a catastrophic event at the time. COVID-19’s impact has far surpassed this with tragic consequences, while devastating the travel industry and affecting each of us personally and financially. Many of our customers have expressed a continuing...
READ MORE »This week our director and founder, Peter Hayman, took part in a video for Insurance Age. It took the form of an ideas exchange on the ongoing COVID outbreak and its wide-ranging effects on the travel insurance industry, alongside other leading minds in the field. Moderated by Insurance Age’s Jonathan Swift, they discussed the impact on claims and sales; changing consumer perceptions; potential changes to insurance products and wordings;...
READ MORE »Does your client feel a UK holiday for the family is an easier option this year than heading off overseas? Or maybe they don’t want to travel abroad, due to an exciting trip planned next year and are taking a short break in the UK instead? Whatever the reason, take care of their UK holiday with Cancellationplan Travel insurance and ensure they travel with peace of mind. The benefits...
READ MORE »We will be attending the Broker Expo on Thursday 7th November, at Ricoh Arena, Coventry. While there, we are looking forward to sharing our knowledge of many areas of specialist travel insurance and discussing our innovative product ranges and dedicated broker portal. The Broker Expo is an exclusive exhibition, where once a year more than 130 exhibitors are available to network with brokers and old acquaintances. It is a...
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