78: Does anyone buy travel insurance anymore?

Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are joined by a panel of great guests to talk about travel insurance, and how the pandemic has changed the needs and expectations from customers. Joing us today are: Jason Wilby - Co-Founder of Open Sasha Gainullin - CEO of Battleface Kicking off the show, the panel discuss whether or not people are buying travel insurance right now, and if they do, what sort of cover is actually being sold? We continue by talking about how the general understanding of what travel insurance means has skyrocketed during the pandemic and what future products might look like. We also give you an interview with Peter Smith, Head of Travel Partnerships for the EMEA at Cover Genius! (39:05) All that and much more on this week's episode of Insurtech Insider! This Podcast is brought to you by Lerex Lerex is a Payment solutions provider that brings Prepaid debit cards to market for your business. Setting up a prepaid card can be complex. Lerex combines their experience with a cutting edge platform to set up and manage this on your behalf. Whether it's a card to help your clients settle claims more easily, or to improve your business’s digital payment capabilities, Visit www.lerextech.com to learn more. Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the insurtech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. This episode of Insurtech Insider was produced by Hanna Samuelson and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Jason Wilby, Peter Smith, and Sasha Gainullin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices