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Brits are risking large medical and repatriation bills by travelling uninsured.
Holidaymakers tempted to go abroad without taking out travel insurance have been warned that doing so would be a "false economy". According research by American Express, one in four Britons plan to go on holiday uninsured, but the British Insurance Brokers Association (Biba) has insisted this would be a bad move.
The organisation's technical and corporate affairs executive Graeme Trudgill said many people are forced to make travel insurance claims when they go overseas. Since cover is "very very cheap" and consumers get a lot for their money, holidaymakers would be unwise not to purchase it, he added.
"Travel insurance is as important as your suitcase," insisted Mr Trudgill. "Your main areas of cover that you get under your travel insurance are your baggage, your medical costs, your cancellation if you break your leg before going on holiday as well as your liability."
American Express found that as many as 14.5 million Brits risk having to spend thousands of pounds on medical fees and other expenses because they intend to forgo travel insurance this year.
Perhaps surprisingly, research by Sainsbury's Travel Insurance revealed that holidaymakers aged 55 to 64 are least likely to take out travel insurance, with only 32 percent securing cover before a trip.
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