One of the top news stories this morning is the mandatory evacuation that has been ordered of North Carolina’s Outer Banks because of the hurricane that is boiling away in the Atlantic. Is it covered by travel insurance? Yes, some policies will cover the mandatory evacuations. We have some interesting articles on that subject. However, [...]

As if an earthquake wasn’t enough Hurricane Irene is predicted to ride up the eastern seaboard. While the “Great Quake” of ’11 was realitively tame Irene looks to be a bit more threatening. We have mentioned before how hurricanes are covered under travel insurance plans. One thing to note is that as of this posting [...]

As most everyone on the east coast knows by now there was an earthquake today centered in Virginia, but pretty much felt all along the eastern seaboard. I felt it here in central Connecticut, it shook my blinds and ceiling fan. Since that definitely woke me up how about a quick overview of how earthquakes [...]

As you can guess we’ve had a lot of calls from travelers concerning the current problems in Europe that are being caused by the ash cloud that is spewing into the atmosphere from the volcano eruption in Iceland. Most travel insurance companies have stated how their policies will react. Click here for the most current [...]

As you can imagine we’ve been receiving questions about the current volcano eruption in Iceland and the ash cloud that it has released. How does travel insurance apply? Travel Insurance policies contain 4 separate coverages that might apply: 1. trip cancellation, 2. trip interruption, 3. missed connection, and 4. travel delay. All 4 of these [...]