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…
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Natural Disaster and Travel Insurance
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…
CSA Brings Back the Old Custom Plans
CSA Travel Protection brings back some really good coverage with their “updated” Custom and Custom Luxe plans.
146 Years of Travel Insurance
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.
Thailand offering Travel Insurance due to Political Tension
Thailand is offering travel insurance to visiting tourists due to medical expenses or travel delay due to the ongoing political tensions that are going on there. It definitely not a comprehensive plan by any means, see the article for more details on the coverage. If you are traveling to Thailand anytime soon you should definitely…