People with multi-trip annual travel insurance policies which are due to expire in the weeks ahead will retain cover for Covid-19 related cancellations once they are renewed and not allowed lapse, an industry expert has confirmed. Policies taken out last summer have significantly different terms and conditions to those issued since March when Covid-19 related cover was largely removed. “By renewing an annual policy, customers ensure they have a continuation of cover for any holidays that would have been booked prior to Covid-19 becoming a pandemic,” he continued. Meanwhile, the Vhi has confirmed it will offer cover to customers renewing multi-trip travel insurance policies for trip cancellation due to Covid-19 for trips in 2020 provided the trips were booked prior to March 19th, 2020. “This cover is provided in the Vhi multi-trip base policy with no need for customers to purchase an add-on.

Source: The Irish Times June 12, 2020 17:03 UTC