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18th March 2008

RIAS warns Easter holiday makers to take cover

Recent storms, together with some of the wettest weather for months and a very early Easter have made getting away this Bank Holiday weekend an even more attractive prospect than ever, and holiday makers are expected to be heading for the UK’s ports and airports in their droves.

But RIAS Insurance, which specialises in providing quality insurance products at low prices for the over 50s, warns of the problems many will face because they fail to take out travel insurance before setting off. At least one in three people suffer some kind of mishap while abroad*, including missed flights, cancelled holidays, personal injury, lost or stolen luggage, or the theft of personal possessions, money or credit cards, yet almost 20% of travellers are uninsured.

RIAS Managing Director Janet Connor says: “Many people are looking forward to getting away for an Easter break, and will no doubt take great care choosing where to go, where to stay and even what to wear. But it’s a great shame that in spite of the risks of holidaying without insurance, many travellers will leave home without it and could end up paying a much higher price if anything goes wrong. We advise our customers that if they want to get away for the Easter holidays with confidence and complete peace of mind, having the appropriate travel insurance cover in place before leaving home is an absolute must.”

*Source: PHA Travel Club

RIAS TRAVEL INSURANCE

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RIAS’s higher age limits means cover until age 89 on single trip policies. Generous holiday or trip cancellation benefit on annual insurance means cover starts before leaving home.

RIAS travel insurance at a glance:

•Up to £5 million medical and evacuation cover
•Cover for travel delay, cancellation or early return
•Replacement of lost money or passport
•Assistance with departure delay or missed connections
•Assistance with tracing lost luggage or travel documents
•Provision of emergency funds
•Optional cover for replacement of luggage and possessions that are lost, stolen or destroyed 24-hour helplines in the UK and around the world
•Advice before you travel about visas and inoculations
•Personal accidental and legal protection £2 million personal liability cover
•Optional extensions for winter sports, lost or damaged luggage and an excess waiver

RIAS travel insurance is underwritten by Europ Assistance Insurance Limited, who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

About RIAS

• RIAS was established in 1992 and is a specialist provider of insurance products for the over 50s age group

• RIAS negotiates with a panel of insurers to secure competitive, value for money products

• RIAS has over 970,000 customers and employs over 1,200 people across two locations - Bournemouth and Belfast

• In July 2007 RIAS’ home insurance contents and buildings policies received four ‘Best Buy’ awards from Which? magazine

• In December 2007 RIAS won the ‘Personal Lines Broker of the year" award at the Insurance Times awards

For further information:

Sadie Sheppard RIAS Public Relations 01202 254489 ssheppard@rias.co.uk

www.rias.co.uk