{"id":20874,"date":"2013-08-03T04:31:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-03T04:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/gen-xers-most-likely-to-travel-without-insurance-2\/"},"modified":"2013-08-03T04:31:00","modified_gmt":"2013-08-03T04:31:00","slug":"gen-xers-most-likely-to-travel-without-insurance-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/08\/gen-xers-most-likely-to-travel-without-insurance-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Gen Xers most likely to travel without insurance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gen Xers most likely to travel overseas without travel insurance<\/b><\/p>\n

Independent research conducted by SureSave<\/a> has shown that Gen Xers are 30% more likely than Millennials (Gen Y) or Baby Boomers to travel overseas without travel insurance.<\/p>\n

The research, involving 1,000 Australian respondents[1]<\/a>, showed that almost a quarter (24%) of 30-39 year olds said they had travelled overseas without insurance within the last two years. Travellers aged 60+ were the least likely to travel unprotected (13%), closely followed by 18-29 year olds (15%).<\/p>\n

Michael Callaghan, Executive General Manager at SureSave, says the guidance offered by travel agents and online resources such as smartraveller.gov.au<\/a> has been very effective in reinforcing the importance of travel insurance, but there is still more work to be done.<\/p>\n

“If you travel without insurance, you’re putting yourself at risk and there can be serious financial consequences. Even a short stay in a US hospital can cost a traveller tens of thousands of dollars if they’re not protected. A travel insurance policy is a very small price to pay for coverage in the event that something goes wrong,” says Callaghan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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When asked about their attitudes towards travel insurance, 30% of all Aussies do not always purchase travel insurance, with 12% saying they never or rarely bother with travel insurance and 18% choosing to take out a policy depending on their perceptions of their destination.<\/p>\n

“The good news is that 70% of all Australian travellers say they wouldn’t leave the country without a travel insurance policy,” says Callaghan.<\/p>\n

“SureSave is investing in new research and materials to make sure travel insurance are products easy for travel agents to sell and for travellers to understand. This includes offering travellers a wider range of tailored policy options to ensure that all budgets and travel styles are catered for.”<\/p>\n

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  • 1 in 8 Australians say they never or rarely bother with travel insurance.<\/li>\n
  • 30-39 year olds are 30% more likely than other age groups to travel overseas without insurance.<\/li>\n
  • 70% of all Australian travellers say they wouldn’t leave the country without a travel insurance policy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    About SureSave:<\/p>\n

    SureSave is a leading travel insurance provider. SureSave covers more than 300,000 travellers each year in Australia, is 100% Australian owned and is underwritten by Lloyd\u2019s. <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Gen Xers most likely to travel overseas without travel insurance Independent research conducted by SureSave has shown that Gen Xers are 30% more likely than Millennials (Gen Y) or Baby Boomers to travel overseas without travel insurance. The research, involving 1,000 Australian respondents[1], showed that almost a quarter (24%) of 30-39 year olds said they […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20874\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}