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Paul Latimer, Adjunct Professor, School of Law, Swinburne University of Technology

Why doesn’t travel insurance cover war?

You might think it was exactly the kind of scenario you’d buy travel insurance for in the first place. A major, unforeseen international event causes travel chaos.

Flights are grounded around the world, leaving you and thousands of other travellers stranded with their travel plans in disarray. The knock-on effects lead to cancelled hotels, hire cars, work events, tour bookings and more.

That’s where the world found itself this week, as major conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran broke out in the Middle East.

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