How about travel insurance that’ll pay out if it rains on more than four days during your holiday? Sounds good? Well some leading French package holiday companies are offering just that!

The insurance, underwritten by AON, pays out a “substantial refund” if it can be proved that it rained during four days of the holiday. We have more than a suspicion that this offer won’t apply to holidays taken in Britain.

Nevertheless, British travel agents could be making a similar offer for holidays taken in warmer Mediterranean climes.

AON will be using photos from satellites operated by France’s national weather centre to assess how much money clients would receive and the cash would be paid out within days of the holidaymakers’ return.

The insurance sounds a good gimmick to us but whether it is a good buy depends upon how much the insurance costs. I suppose we’ll have to wait and see.