Insurance threat for pinged holidaymakers
The practical effects of self-isolation requests - dubbed the pingdemic - have crossed work and home lives, and led to considerable political debate.There has also been concern among holidaymakers, desperate for a summer getaway, that their plans may be scuppered by contracting Covid or coming into close contact with someone who has the virus.
However, this drops to 56% if cancellation is owing to a self-isolation request. The figures are almost identical for annual policies.People who test positive for Covid are more likely to have insurance cover Anna-Marie Duthie, from Defaqto, said some insurers would be sympathetic to those required to self-isolate, so people in that situation should talk to their insurer about a claim.
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