Latest Travel Headlines
All the headlines from our Travel Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Icelandic Volcano Eruption Intensifies; Airline Travel No-Go
Apr 15 2010 // A volcanic eruption in Iceland, which has thrown up a 6-km (3.7 mile) high plume of ash and disrupted air traffic across northern Europe, has grown more intense, an expert said on Thursday. The eruption under the...
Manulife Buys Pottruff & Smith; Now Canada’s No. 2 Travel Insurer
Oct 16 2009 // Manulife Financial, Canada’s biggest life insurer, announced on Thursday that it has acquired Pottruff & Smith Travel Insurance Brokers Inc. in an all cash deal that will make it Canada’s No. 2 travel...
AIG’s Chartis Global Now Travel Guard; Rutledge Named CEO
Aug 14 2009 // Chartis Inc.said that all of its worldwide travel businesses will begin operating under the brand name Travel Guard, effective immediately. Additionally, Jeffrey C. Rutledge has been named chairman and chief executive...
British Insurers State Position on Nat’l. Pandemic Flu Service and Travel
Jul 24 2009 // The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has issued a bulletin to coincide with the start up of the UK’s National Pandemic Flu Service. The bulletin notes that the UK’s “travel insurance industry has...
Marsh Issues Business Risk, Insurance Advice for Overseas Travelers
Jul 20 2009 // In the wake of the fatal bombings in Indonesia, PMarsh has issued a reminder to companies with employees who travel overseas of the need to have robust travel policies and emergency procedures in place to deal with crisis...
ABI Faults UK Gov’t. on Travel Tax
Jul 20 2009 // In the opinion of the Association of British Insurers, the UK’s government has made a mistake in the way it funds travel protection for victims of failed holiday tour operators. In 2007 the Government replaced...
California Regulator, Association Warn of Flu Implications
May 1 2009 // The Insurance Information Network of California is warning insurance agents that the current outbreak of swine flu has implications not only for travelers and businesses, but for their insurers as well. Following are types...
School Buses Among Safest Ways to Travel in Iowa
Mar 13 2009 // University of Iowa researchers have found that school buses are among the safest forms of road transportation in Iowa. Jingzhen (Ginger) Yang, Ph.D., assistant professor of community and behavioral health in the University...
AAA Reports: 2 Million Michigan Residents Plan Holiday Travel
Dec 22 2008 // An estimated 2 million Michigan residents — almost the same number as last year — will travel 50 miles or more from home during the upcoming Christmas holiday period, according to AAA’s latest travel...
1.4 Million Michigan Residents to Travel During Thanksgiving Holiday
Nov 21 2008 // Despite the economy, many will travel by car and air this holiday weekend. An estimated 1.4 million Michiganians said they will travel during the 2008 Thanksgiving holiday period, a 6-percent decrease from last year, says...
Audit: N.J. Workers Comp Board Head Spent $55K on Travel, Candy
Oct 23 2008 // Auditors say the head of New Jersey’s Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau charged $55,000 on a state credit card for travel, meals and chocolates over 21 months. The audit is the first for the agency that helps...
AAA Chicago Forecasts Slight Decrease in Labor Day Holiday Travel
Aug 29 2008 // AAA Chicago projects a slight decrease in the number of Americans traveling during the Labor Day holiday weekend. Nearly 34.38 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Labor Day holiday weekend, down...
America’s Safest Drivers Travel the Roads in America’s Heartland
Aug 21 2008 // Residents in Sioux Falls, S.D., continued to top the chart as the safest drivers in the U.S., according to the fourth annual Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report. The average driver in Sioux Falls experiences an...
America’s Safest Drivers Travel the Roads in America’s Heartland
Jul 21 2008 // Residents in Sioux Falls, S.D., continued to top the chart as the safest drivers in the U.S., according to the fourth annual Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report. The average driver in Sioux Falls experiences an...
America’s Safest Drivers Travel the Roads in America’s Heartland
Jul 1 2008 // Residents in Sioux Falls, S.D., continued to top the chart as the safest drivers in the U.S., according to the fourth annual Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report. The average driver in Sioux Falls experiences an...
Good Agency-Carrier Relationships Travel a Two-Way Street
Dec 23 2007 // Carriers and agencies both face challenges in maintaining quality relationships Agents might think they have their hands full trying to attract and retain quality employees, but they are not alone. Insurance carriers face...
AAA: Record Nevadans to Travel over Holiday
Dec 21 2007 // AAA estimates a record number of Nevadans will travel over the upcoming holidays, despite higher gas prices and travel expenses. More than 612,000 Nevadans plan to travel 50 miles or more from their homes over Christmas...
Good Agency-Carrier Relationships Travel a Two-Way Street
Nov 18 2007 // Agents might think they have their hands full trying to attract and retain quality employees but they are not alone. Insurance carriers face challenges getting and keeping quality agents, too. For a company like St. Paul...
Ark. Commissioner to Travel to Meet with Producers, Educate Consumers
Sep 7 2007 // Ark. Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman will head to various Arkansas communities the third week of September to field questions from insurance consumers, the Arkansas Insurance Department reported. Commissioner...
Mexican trucks to travel deeper into U.S. roadways
Mar 12 2007 // Safety advocates say move will endanger motorists and could threaten national security The news that Mexican trucks will be allowed to haul freight deeper into the United States drew an angry reaction from labor leaders,...
