insurance

Emirates is now the first airline in the world to offer 'Comprehensive Travel Cover'. This enhanced travel insurance includes medical cover for incidents related to conflicts, as well as extensive disruption assistance. The key strength is that this insurance is valid even in the event of...

Supertripper's latest announcement fits into an international context that easily highlights the need to reconcile mobility and safety, duty of care obligations. The French TMC intends to strengthen its safety offering with the launch of two travel insurance policies: Supercare and Superflex. Superflex is primarily aimed at simple, mostly domestic trips. The insurance covers...

Does Ilios International believe that the current situation in France poses a risk to travellers? Thibault Janin - I represent a security company, so I can't get into the political side of things. But yes, France is a source of concern for our European neighbours. The scenario of the arrival of the RN...

Ilios International has just announced that it has raised €1 million to continue its development and strengthen its position in the security and assistance market. Can you tell us more about the origins of your company? Thibault Janin - Security risks have evolved, which is why we need to change things. We don't...

Air Caraïbes, the French airline specialising in the Caribbean and French Guiana, has been a partner of AXA Partners, a key player in the assistance and travel insurance sector, since 2016. Since the partnership was set up, the airline's passengers have already been able to benefit from cover in the event of unforeseen circumstances, such as...

What can an insurer do in the event of untimely confinement to a hospital or hotel? Séverine Lacroix, Europ Assistance's Marketing Director, answers. How do you deal with Covid-19? Séverine Lacroix - At Europ Assistance, we consider Covid-19 to be a "classic" illness. This means that we will treat cases of contraction of Covid...

Qatar has just announced that foreign visitors and all expatriates will now have to have health insurance in order to receive treatment within the country. The announcement was made after a ministerial council meeting. The council legislated on the overhaul of the country's healthcare system, particularly in the face of the pandemic. The new...

Amadeus is stepping up its partnerships at the end of 2020. In the wake of a joint announcement with Conferma and Booking on the payment of hotel bookings using virtual cards, its latest agreement is in the field of insurance. The specialist in travel-related technologies has joined forces with AXA Partners to...

A world that is less and less safe. This was clear to everyone, especially the 1,300 business decision-makers surveyed by Ipsos for the International SOS "Travel Risk Outlook 2020" study. Of these professionals, 68% (%) predicted an increase in security threats, an increase of 23 points compared to the previous year...

Companies are not alone in their duty to protect their employees. A host of players are involved in making business travel safer. As the cornerstones of travel, business travel agencies are obviously at the heart of the system, as they hold the key information on itineraries and organise the validation circuit...

Etihad Airways is hoping to stimulate demand by promising comprehensive wellness insurance cover against the coronavirus. This facility is being offered as part of Etihad Wellness, the airline's new health and hygiene programme. The carrier has teamed up with insurer AXA to develop this product. The Etihad Wellness programme automatically covers all passengers...

The reasons for cancelling a business meal at the last minute are as numerous as they are varied. Strikes, bad weather, terrorist risks, accidents or hospitalisation of the main speaker: to help companies deal with these imponderables, Business Table is launching cancellation insurance, the cost of which is calculated according to the amount of the insured event. For example, it...

A study published by the Association Française des Travel Managers (AFTM) aims - as its title emphasises - to draw up a "Checklist for understanding and auditing your company's level of cover". To do this, the AFTM collected around a hundred responses at the end of 2015, mostly from Travel Managers (34%), buyers (10%)...

If there is one television moment that will live long in the memory, it is the image of the two towers of the World Trade Center collapsing on their foundations on 11 September 2001. Everyone remembers precisely where and in what context they witnessed this dramatic entry of terrorism into the collective imagination. The episode was...