Insurers fight to avoid ash cloud backlash
As Post went to press, insurers were racing to publicly outline their claims positions on the latest volcanic ash eruption, in a bid to avoid the media backlash the industry suffered 12 months ago. More than a year after the extensive disruption caused by Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano, thousands of passengers faced UK flight cancellations on Tuesday 24 May because of drifting ash from Iceland's Gr√≠msvötn volcanic eruption.
More Than told Post it is offering financial support to policyholders stranded abroad, although this event is not covered under the normal terms and conditions of the policy. "We will be making ex
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