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Zika fears pushing up travel insurance sales for trips to Latin America
Published Tue, Feb 2, 2016 · 09:50 PM
New York
TRAVEL insurance sales for trips to Latin America have surged as vacationers consider scrapping their plans to avoid the rapidly spreading Zika virus, one of the top US providers, RoamRight, said on Monday.
The Maryland-based company, part of insurer Arch Capital Group Ltd, said revenue jumped 81 per cent in January from a year ago for its "Cancel For Any Reason" policy covering trips to Zika-impacted areas in the Americas.
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