caronavirus and travel insurance

Softer

i have annual travel insurance which is due for renewal early april.
i have booked a holiday early may .
what is my cover should we need to cancel under government advice before my renewal. 

bradders1983

Gods sake, yet another thread on this. Have you actually read the 34,222 other threads on the exact same subject?

Pollycat

Softer said:

i have annual travel insurance which is due for renewal early april.
i have booked a holiday early may .
what is my cover should we need to cancel under government advice before my renewal. 

You may wish to read this article which answers your question:

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2020/02/coronavirus-travel-help-and-your-rights/

You will need to scroll down.

bobblebob

That link above appears abit misleading. If the FO advise against travel, surely your first port of call is the operator you booked it with to get a refund, and not your travel insurance company? Thats assume its not a DIY holiday

Pollycat

bobblebob said:

That link above appears abit misleading. If the FO advise against travel, surely your first port of call is the operator you booked it with to get a refund, and not your travel insurance company? Thats assume its not a DIY holiday

It's an article written by (presumably) MSE staff.

If you don't agree with any aspect, I suggest you contact either of the people who wrote it.

[Deleted User]

 My Tavel insurance states cancellation if by reason of outbreak of infectious disease, says nothing about about government advice and I bought the policy long before the outbreak. 

 Who knows they may still try and pull a fast one if we need to cancel but it reads in our favour. 

 So read your policy documents carefully