Sainsbury's urges care when considering insurance

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Sainsbury's urges care when considering insurance

Sainsbury's is warning travellers to make sure they are insured after a survey revealed that 3.5 million Brits visited Europe uninsured last year, after wrongly assuming they were covered by their European Health Insurance Card (EHIC).

While the card entitles the bearer to the same healthcare offered free to citizens of the relevant EU country, it does not cover many more expensive medical costs such as repatriation or private healthcare.

The survey, conducted by Sainsbury's Travel Insurance, reveals that 51 per cent of those who claimed treatment through their EHIC cards had to pay their own costs, which came to £386 on average.

Although the card covers cases such as food poisoning or flu-type bugs, it would not cover the cost of being taken off a ski slope in an emergency.

Sam Marrs, Sainsbury's travel insurance manager said: "By not having travel insurance, many people are taking on a great risk when they travel in Europe."

According to the French National Association for the Study of Snow and Avalanches, 29 people were killed by avalanches last season, in 37 recorded accidents.

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