InsureandGo
{{short description|British travel insurance company}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2013}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Insure & Go Insurance Services Limited
| logo = InsureandGo logo.png
| trade_name = InsureandGo
| type = Private limited company
| industry = Insurance
| founded = {{start date and age|2000}}, in Braintree, Essex, United Kingdom ({{start date|df=yes|2000}})
| hq_location_city = Southend-on-Sea
| hq_location_country = United Kingdom
| products = Travel insurance
| brands =
| revenue =
| profit =
| num_employees = 132 (2024)
| parent = {{ubl|Independent|{{smaller|(2000-10)}}|Mapfre|{{smaller|(2010-15)}}|AllClear Travel Insurance|{{smaller|(2015-24)}}|NSM Insurance Group|{{smaller|(2024–present)}}}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.insureandgo.com/travel-insurance/}}
}}
InsureandGo (officially known as Insure & Go Insurance Services Limited) is a British travel insurance company that has been owned by NSM Insurance Group since 2024.{{Cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nsm-insurance-group-completes-acquisition-of-allclear-and-insureandgo-302224453.html|title=NSM Insurance Group Completes Acquisition of AllClear and InsureandGo|work=PR Newswire|access-date=2024-10-29|language=en}} In addition to the United Kingdom, it also has operations in the Republic of Ireland and Australia.
History
InsureandGo was founded in 2000 in Braintree, Essex, United Kingdom, where they were based for the next six years.{{cite news|url=http://www.postonline.co.uk/post/interview/1216398/from-fags-riches|title=From fags to riches|publisher=Post Online|date=18 May 2006}}
In November 2005, InsureandGo claimed to be one of the first companies to remove the terrorism exclusion clause from their policies.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/733989/Travellers-face-security-crackdown.html|title=Travellers face security crackdown|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=12 November 2005}}{{cite news|url=http://www.goodaccessguide.co.uk/news/info.php?refnum=41|title=Insurance firm scraps terrorism exclusion|publisher=Good Access Guide|date=9 November 2005}} The firm also said that they had led the travel insurance market in doing this and urged other companies to do the same.{{cite news|url=http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=166125|title=InsureandGo Leads Travel Insurance Market With Policies Free From Terrorism Exclusion|publisher=PR Newswire|date=14 March 2006}}
Due to the company's expansion, InsureandGo relocated to new offices in Southend-on-Sea in 2006. It had bought Southend-based Travel Claims Services in September of the previous year.{{cite news|url=http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/features/businessnews/777860.300_new_jobs_for_Southend/|title=300 new jobs for Southend|publisher=Daily Gazette|date=31 May 2006}}{{cite news|url=http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/local/775254.Braintree__140_jobs_go_as_business_leaves_town|title=Braintree: 140 jobs go as business leaves town|publisher=Daily Gazette|date=29 May 2006}}{{cite news|url=http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/archive/2006/10/07/Southend+News+(southend_news)/957568.Call_centre_to_create_300_new_jobs/|title=Call centre to create 300 new jobs|publisher=Braintree and Witham Times|date=7 October 2006}}
In December 2006, InsureandGo hired chartered accountants BDO Stoy Hayward to explore its options, including the possibility of selling the company for a reported £100 million.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/insureandgo-founders-mull-163100m-sale-427759.html|title=InsureandGo founders mull £100m sale|work=The Independent|date=10 December 2006}}{{cite news|url=http://www.business-sale.com/news/article/100m-sale-possible-for-insure-and-go-26790.html|title=£100m sale possible for Insure and Go|publisher=Business Sale Report|date=11 December 2006}}
After being acquired by Spain's Mapfre for an undisclosed sum in October 2010,{{cite news|url=http://www.postonline.co.uk/post/news/1863836/mapfre-swoops-insure|title=Mapfre swoops for Insure & Go|publisher=Post Online|date=1 November 2010}} it became a subsidiary controlled by one of its companies, Mapfre Asistencia Compañia Internacional de Seguros y Reaseguros Sociedad Anonima.{{cite web|url = https://www.insureandgo.com/about-us|title = About us|publisher = InsureandGo UK}} In November 2015, it was announced that InsureandGo would be relocating most of its UK operations to Bristol, including the claims team and finance department.
In September 2021 InsureandGo was purchased by AllClear Travel Insurance,{{Cite web |last=Ruel |first=Clare |date=2021-09-01 |title=AllClear Travel Insurance buys Mapfre's InsureandGo amid plans for 'significant growth' |url=https://www.insurancetimes.co.uk/news/allclear-travel-insurance-buys-mapfres-insureandgo-amid-plans-for-significant-growth/1438657.article |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Insurance Times |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2021-09-01 |title=AllClear Travel Insurance buys InsureandGo - Insurance Age |url=https://www.insuranceage.co.uk/broker/7545231/allclear-travel-insurance-buys-insureandgo |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=www.insuranceage.co.uk |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=AllClear Travel Insurance acquires InsureandGo |url=https://www.travelmole.com/news/allclear-travel-insurance-acquires-insureandgo/ |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=TravelMole |language=en-US}} following Mapfre Asistencia’s withdrawal from the UK Travel Insurance market. In November, it entered a new underwriter relationship with Zurich PLC{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Katie|date=2021-11-01 |title=Zurich agrees five-year capacity deal with travel insurer |url=https://www.insurancetimes.co.uk/news/zurich-agrees-five-year-capacity-deal-with-travel-insurer/1439363.article |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Insurance Times |language=en}}
Being controlled through InsurEvo (IES) Limited{{cite web | url=https://www.fsc.gi/regulated-entity/ies-limited-25393 | title=GFSC - Gibraltar Financial Services Commission }} after being sold to AllClear, it has been based solely in the Southend office. However, on August 16, 2024, NSM Insurance Group announced that it had completed the purchase of AllClear and InsureandGo.