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ACE International Expands Travel Risk Coverage to Renewable Energy Industry

ACE Commercial Risk Services, the U.S.-based small business insurance division of the ACE Group, has added additional capability enhancements to its portal www.ACEAdvantage.NET, the Internet-based rating system of its ACE International Advantage® division. The portal now includes international trip/travel coverage …

ABI Warns Travel Sickness Could Cost Uninsured Brits over $1,300

Uninsured British travelers who fall ill on their holiday this summer could face an average extra £900 [$1,376] holiday bill according to the Association of British Insurers. The ABI’s bulletin noted that “many travelers are under-estimating or ignoring the risk …

Missouri Regulators Reach $2M Settlement with Travel Insurance Company

The Missouri Department of Insurance announced that Missouri consumers who purchased travel insurance policies sold by a Pennsylvania-based insurer may be entitled to a refund of nearly $2 million. The policies were sold by the National Union Fire Insurance Co. …

ACE Launches Portal for Placing U.S. Small Business International Policies

ACE Commercial Risk Services, the U.S.-based small business insurance division of the ACE Group, has introduced a portal for U.S. brokers working with small- to-mid-sized U.S.-based companies doing business overseas. The portal, www.ACEAdvantage.NET, offers rating, quoting, binding, and issuing for …

Judge Allows Travel Insurance Lawsuit to Proceed in Aruba Missing Tourist Case

A federal judge has refused to dismiss a suit filed by an insurer against a Maryland man jailed over the suspected death of his traveling companion in Aruba.

Missouri Insurance Department Settles with Company over Travel Insurance

The Missouri Department of Insurance announced that Missouri consumers who bought travel insurance from Virginia Surety Co. or through Cheap Caribbean, one of its contracted agencies, may be entitled to a refund. A joint market conduct investigation between the Missouri …

Maryland Man Sued Over Travel Insurance Policy on Missing Companion

An American Express subsidiary is suing a Maryland man who was jailed for months in Aruba in the suspected death of his traveling companion. The subsidiary, AMEX Assurance Company, seeks to void a travel insurance policy that Gary Giordano, of …

Mapfre to Provide Travel Insurance to African Airline Passengers

International insurer Mapfre Assistance has agreed to provide travel insurance to all passengers of ASKY Airlines. The airline, with headquarters in Lomé (Togo), operates in Western and Central Africa and it has forecast that it will serve a half million …

Maryland Man Whose Companion Disappeared in Aruba Sues Over Insurance

A Maryland man who was suspected in the presumed death of his traveling companion in Aruba is suing to collect on a travel insurance policy issued in the woman’s name. Gary Giordano says in a lawsuit that AMEX Assurance Company …

HCC Medical Insurance Services Expands Travel Insurance to Sports Travel

HCC Medical Insurance Services, LLC (HCCMIS) has added sports travel insurance to their Atlas Travel Insurance policies at no additional charge. Sports travelers can now access Atlas insurance features like zero coinsurance outside of the U.S. and emergency medical evacuations. …