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According to the insurance companies, this season similar policies get 2 times more often, than in the last year. Thus at trip abroad policies which insurance sum does not exceed $10 thousand use the greatest popularity.

According to insurers, tour operators insist on inexpensive insurance as it reduces the price of cost of round as a whole. But for the tourist the cheap policy can appear insufficient as has set of exceptions.

In Turkey, for example, medical services for last year have risen in price in 2 times, and cost of insurance policies has not changed essentially. Cases of the unfair attitude to the ill tourists from the personnel of hotels have also become frequent. The victim can be sent to clinic, which will demand payment by cash or will refuse cooperation with the insurance company. Therefore in emergency situations it is recommended to contact first of all with assistant company, which phone is specified in the policy.

Financial Corporation CIT Group has declared sale of the hypothec actives for the sum of $10 billion, planning completely to leave this niche of business, captured by crisis.

According to the terms of transaction, declared on Tuesday, Lone Star Funds would get a share in the company for $1,5 billion, and also would take up promissory notes of CIT Group in the size of $4,4 billion.
CIT will also sell the hypothec portfolio of shares for the sum of $470 million to the company Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance - for $300 million. To a word, the buyer is one of divisions of the investment company Berkshire Hathaway, which belongs to the richest businessman in the world.
The financial corporation CIT, which is uniting the bank, consulting, insurance and investment business, has representations in 50 countries of the world with client base for more than 1 million people.

Medical insurance at departure abroad is obligatory thing; without it is impossible to not receive entry visa in the countries of the Schengen agreement. However, not all tourists closely study terms of insurance and, signing the document, do not know, what exactly enters into the insurance policy. Meanwhile, typical medical insurance includes a minimum of services. For example, the emergency stomatologic help, as a rule, is not included.

Many tourists learn about insidiousness of item “franchise”, when nothing can already be corrected. Insurances with the franchise are usually bought for mass directions tour operators for reduction in price of cost of permits. Meanwhile, under such insurance the tourist should pay a part of even the included into insurance policy medical services.

Travelers’ base medical insurance, which is offered to tour operators, does not include risks, connected with employment by productive leisure and extreme kinds of sports: diving, rafting, mountain skiing. So, the policy of the diver for a week trip to Egypt will manage approximately in $30 at the insurance sum in $30 000. It is recommended to buy it, even if the tourist is going to dive only once.

The specialized insurance is necessary for mountain skiers. The tendency of last years in the Europe shows that more and more wide application of helicopters for evacuation of victims from mountain. It is extremely expensive operation.