May 25, 2005
The first ever Travel Insurance Market Survey, conducted on behalf of the U.S. Travel Insurance Association (UStiA), revealed that Americans spent more than $1 billion on travel insurance last year.
According to the survey, more than 17 million travelers purchased travel insurance policies from UStiA member companies last year; and more than [...]

Recently I read a posting on a travel group where the question was what company offers the best travel insurance policy. Several individuals offered their opinions about one company or the other but only one individual gave the correct answer that there is no “best policy” for all trips but only a “best” policy [...]

May 18, 2005
As the season’s first tropical storm now brews in the Pacific and is about to cross-over into the southern Gulf of Mexico toward Cuba, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has predicted there will be 12 to 15 tropical storms this season, with seven to nine becoming hurricanes. NOAA predicts hurricane activity [...]

Merger Boosts Bankrupt US Airways, but Industry Still Has Too Much Capacity, Analysts Says
By MATTHEW BARAKAT
The Associated Press
McLEAN, Va. May 22, 2005 — Bankrupt US Airways may have saved itself by agreeing to merge with America West Airlines, but it does little to address what many in the industry believe is a fundamental problem: too [...]

QuoteWright.com, a leading online travel insurance provider, reports that one of the most frequent questions from consumers concerns the financial default coverage found in most packaged travel insurance plans.
(PRWEB) May 16, 2005 — “During the past few weeks we have been receiving more and more phone calls from consumers concerning the financial default protection [...]