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Review of the Virgin Money, Travel Insurance:

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Claim for missed flights

I took out the Virgin Money travel insurance (silver) and had been with them for a couple of years. Whilst travelling to Australia I unfortunately encountered a cancelled flight and as a consequence then missed my connecting flight home. The Airline that cancelled the flight said your insurance company will cover any financial loss for re-booking. Not Virgin Money they declined the claim and costs straight away stating it didn't fall into their category of claim. That category was very limited and one thing you don't tend to do when booking travel insurance is look at the scenarios of what might happen before you take the policy out. After contacting the Ombudsman they looked into the policy and effectively stated I was not covered for any missed flights no matter what the reason was. The wording within the policy (section F page 27 for reference) practically stated I wasn't covered for missed flights. A complete disappointment and when you expect to be covered for something totally out your control that affects your holiday and you've no choice but to pay extra flight costs. This company (Virgin), was useless at supporting. Strongly recommend anyone considering Virgin Insurance to look at the details before you purchase....and shop elsewhere. Reviewed on: 11th November 2019

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