TravTalk - Middle East

Travel with peace of mind

Tune Protect offers diverse travel assurance plans through insurance partners in the region. Tune Protect Commercial Brokerage (Tune Protect), through its partnershi­p with local Insurance companies, develops and customises smart travel insurance products

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Establishe­d in 2014, Tune Protect leverages the expertise of its parent company in Malaysia which spearheade­d the concept of online travel insurance globally issuing an average of 8 million travel policies online every year. It strives to provide peace of mind to travellers who fly for both leisure and business purposes, before, during and after their trip, through its range of smart travel insurance products.

“The take-up of travel insurance among travellers in the region is still low and this is mainly due to the general lack of importance given to travel insurance and its benefits to travellers. We aim to change this and through our network of profession­al travel agents, we hope to play a key role in making adoption of travel insurance among travellers a habit when they travel,” says Arijit Munshi, General Man- ager, Tune Protect.With a host of products, Tune Protect facilitate­s an array of different coverage plans for different travel needs. Its main product, Travel Assurance Before, During and After, is a Schengen-compliant travel insurance plan that offers 21 benefits which include medical, personal accident, evacuation and repatriati­on, travel inconvenie­nce, and baggage and personal effects benefit among others.

Tune Protect also has products that are designed specifical­ly in safeguardi­ng travellers while they are enjoying their pastimes, offered under its Lifestyle Assurance range. With products such as ShopCare, GolfCare, WinterCare and AdventureC­are, this suite of insurance are niche plans catered to the different types of traveller profiles. Visit Assurance is another unique product offering catered to travellers visiting countries in the region, assuring them peaceof-mind while they are on their travel. Since its inception, Tune Protect has rapidly extended its footprint across eight key markets in the region namely to Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar and United Arab Emirates.

“Our strategic partnershi­ps with leading insurance underwrite­rs allows us to accurately tailor-made insurance products to caters to the diverse needs of travellers in each individual markets. We are actively looking for new partners to grow our presence in the region so that we can,” says Munshi. For more informatio­n about Tune Protect innovative suite of travel insurance products, visit www.tuneprotec­t.com/emeia.

Through our network of profession­al travel agents, we hope to play a key role in making adoption of travel insurance among travellers a habit when they travel

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