While most if not all plans exclude coverage for civil unrest there are some plans that offer some coverage for what is going on in Egypt. First off the only coverage available to cancel your trip and get most of your prepaid money back is Cancel for Any Reason coverage. Secondly some plans have Political [...]

This past week two so called personal financial experts recommended that you not buy travel insurance. The first one appeared on CBS news and recommended that you not buy trip cancellation coverage because, according to the web article, you could deal with a reputable travel agent who could get you a refund. WRONG! It was [...]

The volcanic eruption in Iceland is causing all sorts of delays across Europe – if you purchased travel insurance you might have coverage under travel delay…

Well, not exactly for everybody except for those fortunate enough to live in Indiana…

Thanks to James G. Batterson, founder of The Travelers Insurance Company, for being the first to offer travel insurance in the USA on April 1, 1864. What started with 2 cents has grown to well over 1 billion dollars. Thank you for your foresight and for the sound insurance principles that you established.