An Irish couple’s holiday in Portugal to celebrate their engagement turned into a nightmare this week after they were robbed twice – once at gunpoint – and then discovered their travel insurance policy was insufficient to cover their losses. The gang took about €300 from the couple and forced them to drive to an ATM. Dermot expressed frustration at the travel insurance company AIG who he said had failed to help him and his fiancee. “Travel insurance policies only cover certain specified scenarios such as medical expenses, travel delay cover and cover for lost or stolen baggage,” the spokeswoman continued. “The scenario in question is not covered by our travel insurance policies and therefore the policy taken in this instance does not apply.”

Source: The Irish Times January 11, 2019 17:47 UTC