UK firm starts selling travel insurance again but rivals hold back amid Covid-19 uncertainty 

Insurer Admiral has begun providing travel insurance for new customers, including for medical expenses, but will not cover cancellations due to the virus.

A British Airways 747 plane takes off at Heathrow Airport. PA Photo. Picture date: Friday February 7, 2020. Photo credit should read: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

Insurer Admiral has restarted sales of travel insurance to new customers now the UK has once more allowed people to go on holiday, but rivals Aviva and Direct Line are yet to follow.

Major travel insurers in Britain said in mid-March they would only offer cover for existing customers after several countries, including the US, banned visitors from other countries due to the coronavirus pandemic.