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9:27 PM
2016 Audi S3 review: Four expensive rings


European version shown.








SPECTACULAR POWERTRAIN MAKES US FORGET PLAIN INTERIOR


I only had a chance to use this S3 for quick ride, but I’ve driven them before, though, and I’ll repeat: MQB platform plus the 2.0-liter turbo-four plus AWD equals some good fun. The car is quick — from the seat of my pants, I believe Audi’s sub-five-second 0-60 claim. The engine is a joy; the little bugger turns out 292 hp! Here’s how old I am: I remember it was a big deal when the VW Group 2.0-liter turbo-four’s hp cracked 200. Anyway, the power and torque come on smoothly. Turbo lag? Doesn’t exist. The dual-clutch snaps off gear changes quickly. This truly is a car that’s fun to pitch around town. It lets you fling it into corners with some oomph without giving up grip. Conversely, you can truck down the freeway quickly and comfortably. It’s all just so nice.


The cockpit is, well, Audi-like in terms of quality, and the layout is nice and simple — few buttons/switches gumming it up. I dig the S3 stitching and brushed aluminum inside.


I dig it.


— Wes Raynal, editor




2016 Audi S3 drive review with photos, specs and price

The S3 gets a 2.0-liter turbocharged DOHC I4, a six-speed automatic, 292 hp @ 5,400-6,200 rpm and 280 lb-ft @ 1,900-5,300 rpm.







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Methinks Raynal is letting the S3’s inherent driving goodness cloud his judgment. This interior is Audi-like in its layout only in the sense that it contains instruments, a screen and a badge with the word “quattro.” Otherwise, this is the bizzaro-Audi, the one where my only real bone of contention is its bleak, spartan interior.


I’ve been critical of highly tuned turbo-four/DCT combos, but much like the CVT, time is making these powertrains vastly better. There’s very little jerkiness when creeping in traffic in the S3, and once you’ve got room to open it up, this little bastard is stupid quick as it spits lovely DTM blatting sounds from the exhaust on shifts.


Thing is, a Golf R will do that for $12K less and give you a far nicer cockpit in which to sit. I suppose if you must have a sedan (and it’s a good-looking sedan at that), the S3 might be worth the extra coin, but it won’t be a contender for me until Audi fixes the interior.


— Andy Stoy, digital editor




2016 Audi S3 with photos specs and price

European model shown.







If I’m getting into an S-badged Audi for somewhere in the 40k range, I’m not complaining. This is the new paradigm. The Mercedes CLA45 AMG, granted it has a good bit more power, is 50k! If you compare it to a Subaru WRX STI, it’s about the same price, about the same power, ‘cept you get that Audi badge on your hood. And sure, the same chassis/engine combo can be had in theGolf for less, but there is something to be said about brands and appearances, for better or worse.


This car rips on the street. Audi smoothed out most of the dual-clutch jerkiness and it’s basically smooth sailing from there on out. Once the gears mesh, this thing takes off like a rocket, and shifts don’t slow it down in the least. And like Andy said, you even get a little brap-brap out of the exhaust when going full blast.


Steering has a good, mechanical feel as do the suspension and brakes. The ratio is quick and chopping apexes is almost required. It’s a fun little game to play, try to straighten out your ride to work, knocking tenths of a mile off at a time.


The interior is Spartan, but that’s what you get with the least expensive go-fast Audi in the bunch. The dash is extremely clean and easy to understand, and it all works well together, as long as you’re not looking for A8 levels of refinement. Seat comfort is medium, lateral support is good, but remember, this is the hardest and most uncomfortable these seats will ever feel. After a year or so, these babies will be nicely broken in.


At $44k-$48k this S3 probably wouldn’t be my first choice in the small, sport-luxury sedan group. I’d probably want something rear-wheel drive, and with a manual, though those are getting harder to find, but it would definitely be on my list. And I’ve said this before, but it’s really the key. Manufacturers know to price these semi-niche cars right next to their competitors, and they’re all very good. Test drive them all, you can’t go wrong.


— Jake Lingeman, road test editor




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European model shown.







Options: S3 technology package including 1 CD/DVD-player with HD radio, Audi MMI navigation plus with voice control, Audi MMI touch, Audi connect with online services and Audi side assist ($2,600); S Sport seat package ($1,450); mythos black metallic ($575); red brake calipers ($400)


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9:13 PM

Range Rover Sport SVR review


In the market for a bonkers SUV? This is the best of the lot

 





Land Rover has arrived late to this game.


Porsche and Mercedes have been producing ludicrous-speed versions of their SUVs for almost a decade, and BMW and Audi almost as long.


Not all have been good – for every brilliant Cayenne Turbo there are at least two alternatives that drive like weaponized sideboards – but, thanks to prodigious price tags, they almost always succeed in turning their makers a massive profit – and, bizarrely enough, carmakers quite like that.


Before now if you wanted a jacked-up Land Rover you’d have had to turn to third-party tuning companies such as Overfinch and Kahn, but JLR has recently seen sense and created Special Vehicle Operations (or SVO) – the department specifically set up to stop the money falling through its fingers. The SVR-badged Range Rover Sport is their first go at a properly monstrous volume production model.











THE MOST POWERFUL LAND ROVER EVER






 








No matter what you think of performance SUVs as a genre of car, there’s really only one way to do them: loud and massively proud. Therefore the good men and women of SVO have been right not to pull their punches – this is nothing short of the most powerful Land Rover ever.


There’s a 542bhp supercharged V8 upfront. But just as importantly, it looks like there’s a 542bhp supercharged V8 upfront. The Sport’s handsome front end has been given the gaping mouth of a lunatic, with massively enlarged intakes and the black bumper treatment.


At the back there’s quad-pipes sticking from a new rear diffuser, and a peaked cap of a spoiler jutting from the roof.


And of course there are big wheels; the SVR sporting 22-inch alloys – the kind of diameter you could serve a wedding buffet on. What’s interesting though is what’s wrapped around them; traditionally Land Rover sends its cars – all its cars – out into the world shod in mud & snow tyres. Not the SVR – it gets ContiSportContact5s, which is an early indication of how serious things are about to get.












 





Opulent on the inside






 




 




 








Inside, the first thing you’re going to notice are the seats. Where a standard Sport comes with a set of comfy pews that you’d happily sit on through a season of Breaking Bad, the SVR gets the kind of buckets you’d find in Old Trafford’s dugouts. There’s an additional pair in the back, too – and almost no room in between for your fifth-favourite mate. Even they won’t complain though because, like all big-money Land Rovers, the cabin is incredibly opulent and styled to make a statement.


The infotainment, it must be said, is not quite up to the same standard. It seems like a long time ago that we all fell about in amazement at the dual-zone touchscreen that allows the front passenger to watch TV while you blat up the motorway. Now, the resulting reduction in pixels just makes the display seem blocky – and the interface behind it remains chronically muddled (a system JLR is in the process of replacing).


Nevertheless, the SVR I drove did have one trump card up its tailpipe; namely the optional Meridian Signature Reference Audio system, which with 23 speakers and the firm’s Trifield 3D sound processing, almost justifies its £5000 premium over the standard audio setup.













Loud, proud and ludicrously fast






 








Despite 1700W of muscle, the Meridian system turns out to not be the defining soundtrack of the SVR. That’s still very much in the hands of the engineers at SVO, who have tuned the V8 – or, more specifically, the valves in the exhaust – to sound as if its gargling petrol in the cylinder banks, and then discharging it via musket fire on the overrun. With the right button pushed (and you will push it, frequently) it’s very nearly anti-social – in the way that holding a Prodigy concert in your front room would be considered anti-social.


Of course, that pretty much says it for the way the car goes, too. Underneath the SVR is fundamentally a tweaked Range Rover Sport – most of the hardware; the air suspension, the eight-speed automatic gearbox, the heavyweight four-wheel-drive system, etc, are the same. A fact that leaves you all the more incredulous when all two-and-a-half tonnes of it catapults to 60mph in 4.5 seconds – which is as preposterous as saying I’ve just read Gravity’s Rainbow on my way down the stairs.












And handling to match






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The quality of the caterwauling thrust is matched only by what the SVR does when it arrives at a bend – namely turn into it like no other Range Rover ever could or would have, and then cling on manically until you’re safely out the other side.


Predictably the secret is in SVO’s conscious decision to compromise a tiny bit on Land Rover’s legendary ride comfort by having the bed of air you sit on be more orthopedic mattress than memory foam – but it’s hard to complain, especially when the adhesion, verve and heftiness have coalesced into something so rewarding and usable.


Thanks to the permanent (and rightly legendary) all-wheel-drive system, the power always feels like an accessible commodity – and, because it is still a Range Rover below decks – the whole world is still accessible to you. Even on those same tarmac-chewing tyres, the SVR will continue to do stuff on muddier bits of the world that would make your head spin before the wheels do.












Range Rover Sport SVR Verdict






 








The Range Rover Sport SVR is a savage, splendiferous and rather superb thing, all round. It is also, arguably, both ‘loadsamoney’ brash in image, and, verifiably, actually, really loads of money to buy – the car I tested rounding out at £108,450.


Still, as so often happens with latecomers to the party, of all of the performance SUVs available the SVR is easily the most fun to be around, and absolutely the one to buy if you’re lucky enough to be able to afford it.


 


Next:  Volvo XC90 T8 review


Provious: BMW i8 review









 



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9:01 PM

Volvo XC90 T8 review


It’s got more horses than a Wild West pony ranch, but Volvo’s tech-filled new SUV is a green machine at heart

 





There are certain sections of the car-buying public that wouldn’t be seen dead in anything but a posh SUV, and there are others that wouldn’t touch one with their sustainably sourced eco-bargepole.


Volvo wants to satisfy both the Chelsea set and the badger set with the XC90 T8 – a full-blooded SUV with more tech toys than the top floor of Harrods, but a hybrid engine that keeps refueling prices low and polar bear numbers high. It could just be the coolest, most crowd pleasing-est 4×4 there’s ever been.











TOO MUCH STYLE FOR THE SCHOOL RUN






 








There’s no getting away from the fact that the XC90 is designed to transport well-heeled families to and from polo practice but the latest version appears to be aimed at residents of Silicon Valley rather than Sloane Square.


A thorough exterior makeover includes’ Thor’s Hammer’ daytime running lights at the front, sharper flanks and a re-designed badge for the front grille.


But the techy tweaks inside are even more extreme, with a fresh touch-screen infotainment system nestling in the centre of a dashboard that takes Swedish design to the next level.












POWER TO THE PEOPLE






 








Average XC90 buyers will no doubt gravitate towards the more affordable 2.0-litre petrol and diesel offerings, which start at £45,550 and offer impressive performance and fuel consumption figures. But the most exciting of all is the T8 model, which is what I’m testing here.


The same 2.0-litre petrol engine found in the T6 model combines with a powerful electric motor to produce just shy of 400bhp and an impressive 0-62mph sprint of 5.9 seconds. It’s expensive at £59,990, but customers won’t have to pay road tax, can drive for around 20 miles on battery power alone and experience a warm, environmentally friendly glow due to the fact it produces just 59g/km of CO2.












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Tactile tablet tech






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The new XC90’s interior is an extremely stylish and comfortable place to be, with plenty of leather and deep carpets adding to the opulent aura.


The brain of the operation is in a new Sensus Connect infotainment system that replaces the old buttons and dials with a large 12.3-inch touch-screen display. Mounted vertically, the Sensus system is navigated much like an iPad in so much as you pinch, swipe and touch to access menus.


The main screen features a tile menu system that drops down to expand information and allows the user to jump backwards and forwards without having to wade through menu after menu. It takes a few minutes to get used to but is extremely easy to use once fathomed and can be operated via voice command so eyes never have to leave the road.












Constantly connected






 








Smartphones can be tethered to this new system via USB, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, which means all manner of online functionality can be accessed on the move. Sensus Connect will also run Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, although both require a software update – the Apple one will come in “late 2015”, while the Android Auto tweak hasn’t yet been dated.


I did manage to get a look at Volvo’s CarPlay integration, though. It appears as one of the Sensus home tiles – simply tap it and CarPlay drops down, allowing access to online radio, Apple Maps and the still-limited number of CarPlay-specific apps. You get access to Siri through CarPlay, too, but Volvo’s own voice command system is also there to help you make phone calls, read messages aloud and reply to emails.









The Sensus Connect system looks great and is very slick when up and running, but the initial load time is slow. It takes around 10-seconds for everything to boot up but the navigation system can take twice that long. It’s nothing to worry about but trying to adjust the climate control via the touch screen in a hurry during this boot up process can make everything grind to a halt.












Swedish details






 








There are loads of hidden touches in the new XC90 that catapult the interior from ‘quite nice’ to ‘really stunning’. The Swedish flag labels stitched into the leather seats, for example, or the gear shifter that’s made from handmade Swedish crystal.


There are also seven seats, with the final row large enough to fit small adults or children comfortably, and loads of room in the boot for dogs and shopping. In fact, all rear seats can be folded individually, which transforms the XC90 from stylish family cruiser into a luxurious Transit van in which to transport even the largest items.









 





Drives like a dream






 








The plug-in hybrid T8 model I’ve been driving is a pre-production version – and it isn’t without a few minor niggles. The brake pedal feels a bit nervous and ‘grabby’, while the gearbox gets a little muddled when rushed. These issues will quite possibly have been ironed out by the time the first XC90s hit showrooms, though, and elsewhere there’s nothing to complain about.


The ride is extremely comfortable, especially with the optional air suspension added, and the XC90 eats miles with little fuss or noise. The T8 hybrid also features various driving modes, which are toggled via a stylish switch on the centre console, to cope with every situation.


Hybrid cleverly switches between all-electric and internal combustion power for the most comfortable ride, Pure Electric allows for emissions-free motoring for around 20-miles and Power Mode pumps all horses to all wheels for a sporty drive.


Drivers can also hit the AWD mode, which raises the suspension and readies the traction control for slippery off-road driving, while a Save mode charges the battery and preserves juice levels for later in the journey.












Volvo XC90 T8 verdict






 








The new XC90 is a vast improvement on its ageing predecessor and features some of the most impressive interior tech seen on any car today.


It also looks great, rides beautifully and can tackle the twistiest routes with little complaint; particularly impressive considering it weighs over two tonnes.


Volvo also remains the safest marque on sale, with the latest XC90 boasting pedestrian and cyclist detection tech, front collision and lane departure warning systems and a radar-based cruise control system that is one step away from full autonomous driving.









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8:48 PM

BMW i8 review


BMW i8 review


The BMW i8 hybrid supercar lands from the future to reassure petrolheads that excitement and eco can co-exist


Car makers so far aren’t in agreement on how to dress the future. Tesla, for example, based its electric technology around a conventionally good-looking car with the Model S. For the i8 supercar, BMW is basically saying, ‘dammit, this electric stuff is new. Let’s style it new, too’.


The i8’s swoops, cutaways and indents are taken straight from the 2009 concept car while the electric motor married to a highly tuned 1.5-litre turbocharged engine is equally bold.


We’ve seen million-pound hybrid hyper cars from McLaren, Ferrari and Porsche, but at just under £100,000 the i8 is flirting with affordable and no less exotic given it’s also built around a carbon fibre tub. It’s got breathtaking looks, right-on engine tech and heaps of government tax-breaks, but can it really deliver the on-road performance of the likes of rivals such as the Aston Martin Vantage V8 or Audi R8?


 


Future sound






 




 


BMW i8 review







Great sound is vital for a supercar, but how can an electric motor and a three-cylinder engine match the soul-pounding thunder of a V8 or V10? We don’t know how, but they can. The i8 sounds fabulous. We suspect synthesizer trickery but it matters little.


Sport mode turns the digital dials from a meditative blue to hellfire red, the petrol engine is ignited and suddenly it’s no more Mr Green Guy. Shifting through the automatic’s six speeds using the wheel mounted paddles brings about a fearsome bassy crack on each change, and the engine howls as if it’s got at least three more cylinders as speed multiplies. At times you hear the distinctive (and no less appealing) three-pot thrum, while the controlled scream from the electric motor is one of the best we’ve heard.






 






Extreme yoghurt weaving






 


BMW i8 review







Because the core of the car is made of plastic woven with carbon fibres, the whole thing is still relatively light at 1,490kg – even with those two engines.


It’s also very stiff – you feel it when you corner hard and realise you could take that same corner much, much faster.


With the petrol engine at the back driving the rear wheels and the electric motor at the opposite end powering the front wheels, the all-paw traction is excellent and the weight balance spot on. With the steering weighted up in Sport, the car feels fabulous. And it rides beautifully. Firm but with each clattering pothole wrapped in velvet and disposed without fuss.






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3:27 AM

Insured By Us leverages its success with Woolworths Travel Insurance and Real Travel Insurance to introduce an online consumer travel insurance brand targeting women.

Called Travel with Jane, it marks the insurance platform provider’s entry into the Australian consumer market with a direct offering of its own. 

Sydney based Insured By Us has been in operation for three years powering Woolworths Travel Insurance and Real Travel Insurance. The platform is now being put to the test to deliver a travel insurance experience for Australian women and their families. 

“Two thirds of our travel policies are purchased by women, but insurance, as with most financial products, is overwhelmingly geared towards male consumers. Engaging Australia’s female travellers is a key business growth opportunity for us,” says Insured By Us Director, Ben Webster.

“Insurance in Australia needs an urgent shake up. Customers know that the business comes first and they come second and they are tired of solving business problems for insurance companies. It’s time for insurance to step into the light and be transparent by putting customers first.” Mr Webster added. 

Insured By Us will build on the success of their white label direct insurance offering to create an experience that engages women. Underwritten by The Hollard Insurance Company, and with support from global medical assistance specialists, Mapfre, Travel with Jane offers a basic, comprehensive and annual multi-trip policy portfolio. 

“Our first priority is to empower women to have confidence in the products they’re buying, to explain our products clearly and without omission, so that women can make their policies work for them. We’re talking about sharing the so-called secrets to getting the best out of travel insurance and about avoiding common claim pitfalls.

This boils down to educating the customer and ensuring a successful and painless claims process. We hope this process will win back trust through transparency and an unwavering customer-centric approach.” Mr Webster concluded.

Travel with Jane (www.travelwithjane.com @travelwjane) is powered by Insured By Us (insuredbyus.com @insuredbyus). We are based in Sydney at Level 5, 63 York Street in Sydney Australia. For media inquiries, get in touch with Michelle at michelle@travelwithjane.com. Or you can reach out to Ben Webster at bw@insuredbyus.com or on 0421 699 494 for the full story.


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3:08 AM

South African digital travel insurance distributor Hepstar has received $2 million in funding from UK-based technology investor Amadeus Capital Partners.

The new funding will help the Cape Town-based company expand its global reach, accelerating its technology development and grow its brand.

Hepstar was founded in 2013 to address the need for e-commerce companies in general, airlines and travel companies in particular, to maximize revenue from ancillaries.

The company has expanded over the last year to include Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Australia. Clients include CarTrawler, South African Airways, ClickBus, Flightsite and Travelstart.

This has been helped by strategic partnerships with some GDSs, as well as insurance companies including Mapfre, Regent, Al Sagr and Orient Sigorta.

Chief financial officer, Brett Dyason, said: “The global airline ancillary opportunity is around $60 billion. We can help our partners make up to 30% of their net revenues from insurance ancillaries.

“We’re extremely pleased about our partnership with Amadeus Capital Partners. They understand our business and vision.

“Hepstar has grown organically to date and we are now anticipating growth of 150% in 2016. This investment will allow us to focus on innovation, sales and local talent acquisition.”

Amadeus Capital Partners investment partner, Andrea Traversone, said: “Amadeus Capital is excited to be involved in Hepstar.“They are solving a real problem regarding insurance distribution during a time when ancillary revenue is becoming increasingly important for e-commerce companies.

“Given the prowess they have demonstrated in this niche we expect they will be a leading supplier in this market in the near future.”

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2:52 AM
terrorism insurance

 



As terrorist groups like the Islamic State, al-Qaeda and Boko Haram make headlines, travelers are understandably concerned about the possibility of terrorism affecting their plans. The U.S. Department of State advised “worldwide caution” in 2015, urging American citizens to stay vigilant.

It’s good to remember, however, that statistically the chances of being injured or killed by a terrorist attack are extremely low. One good way to protect yourself is to purchase international travel insurance that includes terrorism coverage. We’ll take a look at how you can stay safe and how travel insurance covers terrorism.

Avoiding terrorism when you travel


“The first and best protection is to avoid travel to areas where there has been a persistent record of terrorist attacks or kidnappings,” the U.S. Department of State advises. If you’re not sure about the safety of your destination, check the State Department’s website to see if any travel warnings or travel alerts have been issued.

Terrorist acts, by their very nature, are unpredictable. But there are ways to reduce the risk of being directly targeted by terrorists, the State Department says. For the most part, these are common-sense precautions: dress inconspicuously, observe your surroundings so you can be aware of anyone following you, don’t get into unlicensed cabs and report suspicious activity.


Does travel insurance cover trip cancellation because of a terrorist incident?


Allianz Global Assistance’s travel insurance considers international and domestic terrorism to be a covered reason for trip cancellation if a terrorist event happens at your U.S. or foreign destination within 30 days of the day you’re scheduled to arrive. However, you’re not covered if there has been a terrorist event at your international destination generally within the 30 days before your plan’s effective date. So how does terrorism insurance work?
Let’s consider some examples:


  • You buy travel insurance for a week sightseeing in London with your daughter. Then the news reports that a bomb has gone off on the Underground in an apparent terrorist attack. If you decide to cancel your trip, your travel insurance would reimburse you for nonrefundable travel costs, because you purchased insurance before any incident occurred.

  • A bus explodes in Tel Aviv two weeks before your planned tour of Israel. “Yikes,” you think. “Guess insurance is a good idea.” You immediately purchase a travel insurance plan to protect your trip. Shortly before you leave, another bus bombing occurs and you decide you’re going to cancel the trip. Your travel insurance would not cover your trip cancellation, because you purchased the plan within 30 days of a terrorist incident occurring at your destination.

Does travel insurance cover terrorist attacks on airplanes?


If a terrorist attack causes your airline or other carrier to stop services for 24 hours, that’s considered a covered reason for trip cancellation or interruption by Allianz Global Assistance. If you or a travel companion is hijacked, that’s also a covered reason for trip cancellation. In situations like these, contact Allianz Global Assistance’s global travel assistance hotline for help, if possible. Allianz Global Assistance’s travel experts can help you contact local authorities or the United States embassy and make alternate travel arrangements to get home safely.

If a terrorist attack occurs on another airplane before your scheduled trip, that’s not a covered reason for trip cancellation.


What if I’m afraid a terrorist incident will occur?


Shortly before your scheduled trip to visit family in the Philippines, a separatist group begins making terrorist threats. The State Department issues a travel alert urging caution. You’re considering calling off the trip and rescheduling it for later in the year. Will travel insurance cover your trip cancellation?

No, because no incident has occurred. The fear or threat of a terrorist incident at your destination is not a covered reason for trip cancellation. However, you should use common sense and caution when making your travel arrangements.


Does travel insurance cover riots or other violence?


You’ve just arrived in Cairo and are preparing to depart for a grand Egypt tour. Then a riot breaks out in Tahrir Square as protesters and police clash. Terrified, you retreat to your hotel room and begin making plans to fly home. Will travel insurance cover your trip cancellation?

No, because civil unrest is not the same thing as terrorism. Allianz Global Assistance’s travel insurance defines terrorism specifically as “when an organized terrorist group, as defined by the U.S. State Department, injures or kills people or damages property to achieve a political, ethnic or religious goal or result.” Terrorist events don’t include general civil protest, unrest, rioting or acts of war. If a strike or unrest results in your carrier or tour operator ceasing services for 24 hours, then that could be considered a covered reason for trip cancellation.


Will travel insurance cover me if I’m kidnapped?


While hijacking is considered a covered reason for trip cancellation, travel insurance from Allianz Global Assistance does not include any coverage for kidnapping or extortion. If you are traveling to a destination where kidnappings are common, or if you have reason to fear you may be targeted, consider buying specialized travel insurance that includes coverage for kidnapping, unlawful detention and ransom demands.

As always, Allianz Global Assistance urges you to use caution when traveling. Read your insurance policy documents carefully, and call Allianz Global Assistance if you have questions about terrorism coverage or anything else.




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