Archive for the 'weather' Category

North Carolina – The Outer Banks and Mandatory Evacuations

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

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, [...]

First Earthquakes, now hurricanes

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

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 [...]

Ash Cloud and Travel Insurance

Monday, April 19th, 2010

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 [...]

Volcanic Ash Causing Travel Delays in Europe

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

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…

Tropical Storm Kyle

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

Tropical Storm Kyle is forecasted to turn into a category 1 hurricane sometime today but doesn’t look to be much of a problem for major cities on the east coast. Still if you are traveling to or through the New England area in the next day or two it could cause some travel delays or [...]