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Traveltek users gain Rock Insurance services
Travelmole - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
Rock Insurance has become the first insurer to join technology provider Traveltek....
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Rock proves it means business
E-tid - Fri, 26 Feb 2010
Rock Insurance has earmarked business travel as a growth area for the company in 2010....
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New cover for supplier failure enters market
Travel Mole - Mon, 15 Feb 2010
Rock Insurance has boosted its supplier failure cover to offer added protection to travel agents and tour operators selling dynamically packaged holidays....
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Rock Insurance offers Dynamic Packaging protection
Travel Daily - Fri, 12 Feb 2010
Rock Insurance has enhanced its Supplier Failure Cover (SFC) to offer added protection to travel agents and tour operators selling dynamically packaged holidays....
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Insurance policy could 'spell disaster' for trade
Travel Weekly - Thu, 11 Feb 2010
A new insurance policy could spark an explosion of consumers suing holiday firms and could prove to be a 'complete disaster' for the trade....
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Monster teams with Rock
Travel Daily - Wed, 03 Feb 2010
Rock Insurance has signed a contract with Newcastle based operator, Monster Travel, to provide an online, white
label insurance platform...
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Remember your travel insurance this Valentine's Day
Easier.com - Thu, 28 Jan 2010
If you're booking a last-minute romantic Valentine's break, make sure you don't forget your travel insurance! Antony Martin, managing director
of insurefor.com gives his top tips on booking and saving money...
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Check for complete cover in travel policy
Daily Express - Wed, 20 Jan 2010
Holiday makers are being urged to make sure their insurance policies or travel agents offer cover against 'supplier failure'. This bails out
consumers if a company providing flights...
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Rock Insurance buys online broker 24drtravel.com
Travolution - Tue, 10 Nov 2009
Rock insurance has mafe its third acquisition of the year with the purchase of online insurance broker 24drtravel.com. Rock managing director
Antony Martin said the latest buyout was part of the company's stragegy in a market ripe for acquisitions...
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Rock Insurance hosts cocktail party at The Travel Convention in Barcelona
ttglive - Wed, 07 Oct 2009
See photos from the Rock Insurance cocktail party at the Travel Convention in Barcelona on Tuesday October 6.
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Rock Insurance launches 'Rock Stars' training programme
Travel Weekly - Wed, 02 Sep 2009
Rock Insurance has launched 'Rock Stars' a travel insurance training programme to help agents understand travel insurance products. Rock Stars
has four modules...
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Monarch launches travel insurance offer
Easier.com - Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:44
Award winning low fares airline Monarch and Insurefor.com, the home of competitive travel insurance, have joined forces this summer
to educate and encourage the Great British travelling public to take out adequate insurance when travelling this summer.
...launches travel insurance offer Award winning low fares airline Monarch and Insurefor.com, the home of competitive travel insurance,
have joined...
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Rock Insurance reverses £45k payout
Travel Trade Gazette - Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:06
An agent who raised questions about an insurance policy after it refused to pay out £45,000 has had the decision overturned. After the
initial decision to reject the claim, Guy Widman, of Journey the World, expressed disappointment having believed that Rock Insurance's
supplier failure cover "could have been the answer to all our prayers" for an Atol alternative.
Rock Insurance reverses £45k payout An agent who raised questions about an insurance policy after it refused to pay out £45,000
has had the decision...
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DON'T FLY AWAY WITHOUT COVER
20% OFF POLICIES FOR DAILY EXPRESS READERS
Daily Express - Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:32
With the holiday season upon us, many families will be about to jet off to foreign climes in search of sea, sand and sunshine.
...and young adults the most likely to go without this crucial safety net. Antony Martin, from Insurefor.com, warns that this is a growing trend.
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Insurefor.com: Car breakdown insurance from £27.95
My Finances.co.uk - Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:11
Insurefor.com is now offering car breakdown insurance from £27.95 per year. The policy is available in a three levels: economy,
standard and premier. Coverage includes recovery within at least ten miles of the accident site and medical transfer.
Insurefor.com: Car breakdown insurance from £27.95 Insurefor.com is now offering car breakdown insurance from £27.95 per year. The policy is...
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Cheaper travel insurance for the elderly is on the cards
Telegraph.co.uk - Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:05
Older travellers could cut their insurance premiums if they take out a credit card from Marks & Spencer. By Kara Gammell.
The older you get, the harder it is to find travel insurance, but a new service offered to Marks & Spencer credit card holders could save
you hundreds of pounds on your premiums.
...travel insurance for a couple over the age of 75 can range from £184 from insurefor.com to £325 from the online provider getmy.com.
But now there...
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Insureplc launches under 50s annual travel policies
Private Health - Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:08
Insureplc is targeting young, cash conscious travellers with its new under 50s travel cover policy. Aimed primarily at healthy under 50s,
who have no previous medical conditions, the new policy is one of the cheapest and most comprehensive of its kind.
Unlimited trips on annual policies. Insureplc is the latest brainchild of Antony Martin, the force behind Rock Insurance, a wholesale provider of...
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Insureplc: Travel insurance for under-50s
My Finances.co.uk - Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:14
Insureplc has launched a comprehensive travel insurance policy for under-50s which offers prices starting at £19.37. The firm claims its
new policy, which is for young, cash-conscious travellers, is more than £10 cheaper than its competitors' products.
...must be aged under 50, be healthy and have no previous medical conditions. Antony Martin, of Insureplc, said: "We saw a gap in the market for...
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Insurefor launches life service
Private Health - Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:58
Life insurance is the latest service launched by leading travel insurer Insurefor.com. The company has launched a new life insurance
service that searches most of the UK's best insurers to provide a low cost, high quality quote in just a few minutes.
Insurefor launches life service Life insurance is the latest service launched by leading travel insurer Insurefor.com. The company has launched...
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Insurefor: Quick life insurance quotes
My Finances.co.uk - Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:18
Travel insurer Insurefor.com is branching into the life insurance market, it was announced this week. The company has launched a new service
which searches through the UK's best insurers to find a low cost, high quality quote for its customers.
Insurefor: Quick life insurance quotes Travel insurer Insurefor.com is branching into the life insurance market, it was announced this week.
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Insurance - advice for agents
(29 January 2009)
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Rock Insurance buys affinity specialist AIS
(26 January 2009)
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Rock Insurance recruits Scannella
(24 November 2008)
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WTM: Aldi to launch travel deals website
(11 November 2008)
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Retailers urged to take supplier cover
(18 September 2008)
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Rock Insurance's XL customers protected
(12 September 2008)
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ITV Show Warns of DIY Dangers
(1 May 2007)
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The Maths Add up for Agents
(1 March 2007)
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Abta: 'Customers are happy with policies'
(1 February 2007)
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Agents give up on insurance sales
(1 August 2005)
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Travel Agents failing consumer over holiday insurance
(22 January 2009)
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New travel insurance sales rules 'could boost sales' for agents
(12 January 2009)
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Financial protection: What are the government's options?
(27 November 2008)
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Travel agents warned of rules on selling scheduled failure insurance
(20 November 2008)
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Travel agents urged to attend debate on ATOLs
(7 November 2008)
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Rock Insurance unveils dynamic packaging insurance policy
(25 April 2007)
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Rock Insurance offers specialist dynamic packaging cover
(25 January 2007)
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When travel insurance pays off
(27 July 2006)
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Insurance: Safety first is the best policy
(26 January 2006)
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