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UK-issued EHICs will no longer be valid after 1 January 2021. The UK government has said people <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/uk-residents-visiting-the-eueea-and-switzerland-healthcare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">must buy travel insurance<\/a> with healthcare cover instead, before travelling to the EU.<\/p>\n<p>The study of 2,000 UK adults between 24th and 25th November exploring future trends in travel insurance by Opinium Research also looked into the reasons behind booking travel insurance.<\/p>\n<p>Respondents were asked to select their top three priorities when booking travel insurance.\u00a0 The findings revealed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The top priority is cover for general medical expenses (56%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Other priorities include:\n<ul>\n<li>Cover for trip cancellations (48%)<\/li>\n<li>Being returned home in the event of an emergency (42%)<\/li>\n<li>Cover for Covid-19 medical expenses (42%)<\/li>\n<li>Loss of luggage (28%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hugh King, Director of Business Development, UK &amp; Europe battleface comments, \u201cFor anyone travelling to the EU beyond January 1<sup>st<\/sup>, 2021, we would encourage them to have the necessary emergency medical cover before embarking on a trip. 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