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Mondial Assistance Press Releases
Mondial Assistance Press Releases

• On land as in the sky, Mondial Assistance takes care of your holiday health in more than 120 countries
  Mondial Assistance's unique worldwide database helps its doctors choose the closest, best and most appropriate medical facilities for it customers among 1,211 hospitals and clinics in 121 countries and 435 cities. In-flight Medical Support (IMS) helps airline companies take responsibility for travellers who develop health problems during flights.
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• Where will Europeans fly to this summer?
  Mondial Assistance reveals the preferred 2008 summer destinations for Europeans travelling by plane. This ranking is based on an analysis of over 418,000 travel insurance contracts subscribed to, up until May 15th 2008.
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• British Airways set to capitalise on ancillary revenue opportunities with new three year travel insurance contract with Mondial Assistance
  British Airways, the UK's largest international scheduled airline, has appointed the leading online travel insurance administration specialist Mondial Assistance to supply online travel insurance and assistance solutions to its customers across 18 countries*.
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• Mondial Assistance surpasses 1.5 billion Euros turnover in 2007 and implements growth drivers
  Mondial Assistance Group, international leader in travel insurance and assistance, has announced its financial results for 2007. Turnover exceeds 1.5 billion Euros (1.523 billion €) with 11.5% growth. Net profit reached 52.5 million Euros with a combined ratio of 95.6%.
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• Russia: Mondial Assistance opens its 28th international subsidiary
  Mondial Assistance continues its international expansion, announcing the opening of its 28th subsidiary in Moscow. The new subsidiary offers Mondial Assistance’s traditional range of travel insurance and assistance. The group manages several assistance contracts for key international car manufacturers that can be broadened now to Russia.
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• Mondial Assistance develops its Business Travel activities by appointing Andreas Krugmann
  With business travel as a growing strategic segment for the group, Mondial Assistance reinforces its development by creating a Business Travel Industry management position, to which it has appointed Andreas Krugmann.
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• Mondial Assistance opens office in India
  Mondial Assistance opened its 27th office on 1 November 2007. Mondial Services (India) Pvt Ltd, based in New Delhi, currently offers 24-hour roadside assistance in five of India’s largest cities: New Delhi, Bombay, Chennai, Bangalore and Pune.
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• Mondial Assistance travel insurance partnership with LOT, Poland's leading airline
  LOT, Poland’s largest airline company, has chosen Mondial Assistance to distribute travel insurance on its website. This new partnership enables travellers to subscribe to travel insurance contracts (cancellation, lost luggage…) online and also allows them to subscribe to medical assistance while abroad at the time they purchase their airline tickets.
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• KLM and Mondial Assistance Group sign online travel insurance distribution agreement
  KLM and Mondial Assistance have signed a global agreement to distribute travel insurance via KLM.com. The insurance is offered as part of the flight booking process and can also be booked separately.
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• 2007 Summer holidays season assessment
  Mondial Assistance has published its assessment of the 2007 summer season in France and abroad. As with previous years, this assessment enables the Group to identify and understand structural and economic trends that govern the summer holidays. Mondial Assistance provided assistance to nearly 4.2 million people in 211 countries, including interventions in Antarctica, Iraq, Moldavia and Afghanistan. France remained the leading tourist destination among the most visited countries. Germany, Greece, Croatia and Austria are drawing more and more summer vacationers.
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• Mondial Assistance signs travel insurance deal with Eurostar
  Eurostar has chosen Mondial Assistance to offer its customers travel insurance solutions tailored to their individual needs. This agreement concerns Belgium, France and the UK with the potential to insure up to 7.85 million passengers who chose to cross the English Channel with Eurostar.
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• Vincent Barbier has been appointed General Manager of the Travel/Leisure/Mobility activity of Mondial Assistance France
  Vincent Barbier is the new General Manager of the Travel/Leisure/Mobility activity of Mondial Assistance France. He replaces Christophe Aniel, who is now the CEO of Mondial Assistance’s Chinese subsidiary in Beijing.
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• Rémi Grenier appointed to the presidency of Mondial Assistance Group’s Executive Committee
  Rémi Grenier was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Mondial Assistance Group, succeeding to Klaus Dührkop who had been absent for several months for medical reasons.
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• Allianz China Life and Mondial Assistance launch overseas travel insurance in China
  The Carefree Overseas Travel Insurance package offers overseas emergency hospitalisation, travel delay, loss of travel documents, travel assistance services for Chinese tourists.
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• Mondial Assistance wins major automotive assistance contract with Citroen
  Mondial Assistance will provide 24 hour roadside assistance (manufacturer guarantee and service contracts) to a fleet of 1.2 million Citroen vehicles in France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
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• Annual Results: Mondial Assistance continues profitable growth based on innovation
  With 2006 turnover of 1.366 billion Euros, the Group’s activity increased by 12% worldwide. The Group’s operating result increased by 31% to 63.5 million Euros and Group net profit increased by 17% (55.9 million Euros).
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• Mondial Assistance reinforces its leadership on the web
  With more than 1,200 travel insurance contracts sold online every hour on websites of the world’s largest airline companies and travel agencies in 29 countries, Mondial Assistance confirms its commerci