EHIC not a replacement for IPMI: Jelf International

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Employers must not pay for duplication of cover between IPMI and travel insurance, Jelf International has urged.

In a press release issued by the ABI last month (13 July 2016), the organisation urged holidaymakers to keep calm and carry on travelling with the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC, previously the E111) and travel insurance, and that there are no immediate changes to either, following the vote to leave the EU.  Jelf Employee Benefits is warning employers that the EHIC and travel insurance do not provide sufficient protection for employees working or travelling overseas. "They never have and are unlikely to in the future," said Adam Harding, business development manager, Jelf Intern...

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