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Monday, 19 April 2010 12:00

HSBC, M&S Money and first direct have announced that they will allow travel insurance customers to make claims for any holiday disruption caused by the Icelandic volcanic eruption.

Holidaymakers will be able to claim for the cost of car hire and hotel rooms needed to get back to the UK via a route other than air travel.

The announcement includes travel insurance policies bought via the HSBC Premier and Advance services, as well as the M&S Premium Club and firstdirectory.

Paul Thurston, chief executive of HSBC, comments: "Not all insurance policies are the same, but we at HSBC believe that standing behind our customers on this extraordinary occasion is the right thing to do at this time."