You’d expect your travel insurance policy to foot the bill if your expensive iPhone was stolen on holiday. Well, we’ve found that many travel insurers are covering only a fraction of the total value of your gadgets. (more about travel insurance...)

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Some airlines try very hard to get you to buy travel insurance from them when you book a flight online. But are the insurance policies they offer actually any good? (more about airlines selling travel insurance...)

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Many travel insurance claims are rejected, or pay out less than you may have expected. Have you ever had difficulties claiming on your travel insurance if your holiday went wrong? (more about travel insurance claims...)

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Or, conversely, would you offer your own home to visiting tourists? It may sound like an idealist travel scheme for hippy types, but it’s becoming an increasingly popular way to travel for people of all ages. (more about renting abroad...)

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A leading travel insurance company has announced it won’t provide winter sports cover to any skier who goes on the slopes without a helmet. I don’t think it’ll be the last. (more about ski helmets...)

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When it comes to buying insurance, shopping around is the best way to make sure you don’t pay an arm and a leg. But what’s the best way to buy? Through a comparison site, a broker, or by going direct to the provider? (more on methods for buying insurance...)

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I've been investigating how clear insurance policy documents really are. It may sound dull, but those 60 pages of small print could hold a clause that invalidates your claim. Have you ever been tripped up by small print? (more about insurance small print...)

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Ever missed a flight because your alarm clock didn’t go off or you simply didn’t leave the house in time? Is missing your flight a big enough concern to make you insure yourself against the prospect? (more about missed flights...)

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A new piece of research has found that travel insurance companies are turning down more and more claims for accidents that happen after you’ve been drinking or taking any kind of drugs. (more about travel insurance and drinking...)

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What’s your attitude to risk? That’s normally a question you might hear from a financial adviser before they start discussing investments. But it can equally apply to holidays. (more about holiday risks...)

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Have you booked a holiday and found that travel insurance was automatically added to your bill, without you being asked? Or a transfer from the airport you didn’t want? How about luggage you didn’t have? (more about compulsory travel extras...)

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Who should tell you whether you’re fit to travel? Your doctor, who knows your medical history or an insurance company, which provides a service but exists to make money? The doctor every time, right? Perhaps not… (more about medical travel insurance...)

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