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Post Office travel insurance sales surpass pre-pandemic levels

Regulation
Will Payne
12 November 2021

The Post Office has seen its travel insurance sales surpass pre-pandemic levels for the first time since March 2020.

Compared with May 2020, sales of policies in September were up 612%, and those in October were up 560%

It comes following the gradual relaxation of countries’ restrictions on international travel.


In the three weeks to 7 November, it sold almost 5% more policies compared with the same period in 2019. Sales were also up 651% on the same period last year.
 
Compared with May 2020, sales of policies in September were up 612%, and those in October were up 560%.

 
The most popular regions for travel insurance cover have remained "fairly consistent" over the past three years, the Post Office reported.