When was the first Flight Accidental Death policy (then known as Aero Trip Ticket policy) sold? And who purchased the first policy? Good questions that probably would have been lost to history if not for “The Travelers 100 Years” published in 1964 to commemorate their centennial anniversary. The answer: President W. Wilson of Washington, DC. [...]

Every once and awhile, when I need a chuckle I go to a book that I have from my career at The Travelers Insurance Company and look at an ad that they published in the 1860′s in Harper’s Weekly which was probably one of the first travel insurance ads ever run. It’s priceless: What would [...]

Came across an interesting policy the other day that I would like to share with you. It was written in 1894 from a company that is now defunct; United States Mutual Accident Association. At the time the United States Mutual Accident Association was one of the largest travel insurers in the United States. It’s a [...]

What happened on April 1, 1864? The answer is that the first travel insurance company opened its doors on that day. The company was The Travelers Insurance Company and they were originally chartered to insure people traveling, hence the name The Travelers Insurance Company. I don’t know if James Batterson, the founder, ever envisioned in [...]

Today is the birthday of travel insurance in the United States.  Thanks to James Batterson, founder of The Travelers Insurance Company, for being the first to offer travel insurance in the United States.  On April 1, 1864, Mr. Batterson founded The Travelers Insurance Company for the purpose of insuring people who travel, hence the name [...]