brits advised to stay away from the islands

[Dedworth]

Each to his own but I won't travel anywhere overseas without insurance cover - heard too many horror stories to rely on it won't happen to me

[Englishman2010]

Each to his own but I won't travel anywhere overseas without insurance cover - heard too many horror stories to rely on it won't happen to me

Me too, for the sake of around £40 a year you can get a worldwide annual multi trip policy, although it is sensible to read the policy wording and see what you are actually covered for.

When my KLM flight was delayed by 8 days in April 2010 due to the Icelandic Volcano, I got £150 back. OK, I lost about £250 in cancelled internal flights and deposits on hotels, but at least I got something back, so I felt it was worth paying the £38 that year.

I'd hate to end up with a hospital bill of £30K for the sake of saving £40 odd a year