Travel Insurance

Trust leads to more trust

James Hallam is an independent Lloyd’s broker with a dedicated team of experienced insurance professionals who care about protecting your business.

Trust leads to more trust

James Hallam is an independent Lloyd’s broker with a dedicated team of experienced insurance professionals who care about protecting your business.

Insurance for the
travel industry

We have provided specialist insurance for tour operators and travel agents for over 20 years. We provide a one stop shop service for the travel industry and whether you are a large international business or an independent UK operator, we are here to help.

Trusted insurance advisor to the travel industry

More than 700 travel agents and tour operators depend on us. We act as the trusted insurance advisor to ABTA and AITO.

We have a thorough understanding of the unique risks businesses face in the fast-moving travel industry. But we also understand that every business is different, and that nobody understands your sector quite like you. That is why we will take the time to fully understand your needs before we advise on the best possible travel and tour insurance programmes for you.

Core areas of cover

  • Tour operators liability
  • Professional indemnity, including cover for the sale of connected travel insurance
  • Employer’s liability, including temporary cover for overseas work
  • Crisis management, including 24-hour emergency telephone support, and cover for the costs of employing public relations consultants for reputational management
  • Office contents, computers and business interruption insurance
  • Cyber insurance, including cover for loss of customer data and system breaches
  • Cruise protection, supplier failure and scheduled airline failure cover
  • Travel bonds
We are here to help.
Call us on 0207 977 7856 or email david.noble@jameshallam.co.uk

Meet your team leaders

David Noble

Director of Hospitality and Travel
M: 07818 036566
Email David

Vito Sepe

Client Director
M: 07929 754132
Email Vito

David McGregor

Client Director
T: 0203 967 1923
Email David

Nic Wheele

Client Director
M: 07921 405534
Email Nic

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David Noble

Director of Hospitality and Travel

David has been the Director of Hospitality and Travel since 2009.

Starting his insurance career at Landau Manson in 1989, David became a Director in 1998 and its Managing Director in 2006. In 2009, he facilitated its successful sale to the Seventeen Group and is a main board Director of James Hallam.

Passionate about the hospitality sector, David was as a trustee of the Springboard Charity for 10 years, helping disadvantaged people into careers into hospitality, attracting talent and promoting the industry as great place to work. He has further supported the likes of Hospitality Action and Master Innholders by undertaking activities such as treks to China, Nepal and Peru and cycling to the Cotswolds, Paris and Champagne raising significant monies for charity.

David believes in continuous learning and setting goals in both his business and personal life. This was developed from his time as a member of the Academy of Chief Executives.

M: 07818 036566
david.noble@jameshallam.co.uk

Vito Sepe

Client Director

Vito has worked for James Hallam Travel and Tour for over 30 years and was instrumental in the setup of travel schemes following the introduction of package travel regulations in 1992.  He provides consultancy to ABTA, AITO, ITT and ABTOI and is a keen supporter of the Family Holiday Association and ABTA Lifeline.

M: 07929 754132
vito.sepe@jameshallam.co.uk

David McGregor

Client Director

David and his team joined James Hallam in 2023 following the purchase of McGregor Insurance Services.
Starting his career as a Lloyd’s broker, he was a main board Director of Butcher Robinson & Staples International for 14 years before setting up his own business in 2003.

He has specialised in the insurance of Travel companies and Travellers for over 30 years. David is a expert in Package Travel Regulation Liability, Financial Protection and Travel Insurance for business and leisure trips. He has a deep understanding of Travel companies having spent some time running the Health & Safety and Supplier Contracting team of a major UK Tour Operator.

T: 0203 967 1923
David.McGregor@jameshallam.co.uk

Nic Wheele

Client Director

Nic joined James Hallam in 2024, having previously worked for Kingfisher Insurance Services, as Head of Cork Bays & Fisher / Travel.

 An expert in commercial insurance for the travel and leisure industry, experienced in package travel regulation liability cover for tour operators & travel agents, office, cyber risks, bonding and financial failure (ABTA, ATOL, ABTOT, Airline/Rail Bonds & others).

M: 07921 405534
nic.wheele@jameshallam.co.uk