Consumer Corner: Why travel insurance is important — and what to check for before flying

Paul Walsh, of Peopl Insurance, says that anyone travelling overseas this summer should check the conditions and limitations of their travel-insurance policies around industrial action, civil unrest, and extreme weather.

Nobody wants anything bad to happen when they go on holiday, but things don’t always go to plan and that’s why holiday insurance is something people consider.

This summer there is the threat of strikes by pilots and thus cancelled flights. Also an issue is extreme weather and that is something people will have to factor in more and more as they travel.