A complaint over an advertisement for gay travel insurance has been thrown out by the Advertising Standards Authority.
A firm called Cardsave claimed a circular from Carvosso & Co advertising “specialist gay travel insurance” was misleading, implying the product was specific to gays. But Carvosso said its policy was special because it had an HIV and AIDS inclusion clause.
The ASA says it realised HIV and AIDS were not exclusively gay concerns and other companies offered similar policies.
But it considered that the inclusion clause would interest the target audience and most people would interpret the claim to mean the product was designed for the gay market.
The 2025 Insurance Times Awards took place on the evening of Wednesday 3rd December in the iconic Great Room of London’s Grosvenor House.
Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
Many congratulations to all the worthy winners and as always, huge thanks to our sponsors for their support and our judges for their expertise.
