VHI u-turn on paying out on cancelled holidays

On March 19, when holidaymakers all over Ireland were cancelling their travel plans due to the coronavirus outbreak and the travel restrictions imposed, the insurer added "a general exclusion" to their terms and conditions for any claims caused by or related to Covid-19. Photo: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

One of the country's largest travel insurers has done a u-turn and will now pay out to customers whose holidays were cancelled due to the coronavirus.