Latest Travel Headlines
All the headlines from our Travel Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Hurricanes Have Travelers Flocking to Insurance Hotline
Sep 15 2004 // As Hurricane Ivan approaches the southeastern U.S. from the Caribbean, anxious travelers have the phones ringing at Travel Guard International. “As the hurricane approaches, causing evacuations and cancelled flights,...
Overseas Travel
Aug 23 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: AIG Small Business, a unit of the property/casualty insurance subsidiaries of American International Group Inc. (AIG), introduced WorldRisk TravelPak, a package of international coverages designed for...
Fla. CFO Reminds Floridians of Travel Insurance Options
May 24 2004 // As Floridians are preparing for summer vacations, with many planning to travel during the Memorial Day weekend, Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher is reminding consumers to consider options for ensuring...
Uninsured Drivers Travel Under the Radar
Aug 18 2003 // Two things are abundantly clear when it comes to the issue of uninsured motorists: The problem is a big one and it’s nearly impossible to know with any certainty how many uninsured drivers there are on the...
Mercury to Travel N.J.’s Roads to Auto Competition
Aug 8 2003 // Thursday’s announcement by Governor James McGreevey that Mercury General will begin selling automobile insurance in the Garden State confirms that the strong and positive message sent by the recent passage of the New...
InsureMyTrip Adds International SOS to Its Online Travel Coverage Products
May 20 2003 // Online travel insurance provider, InsureMyTrip.com, announced the addition of International SOS to its comprehensive site. The new service “provides medical assistance and transportation to travelers should they...
World Struggles to Deal with Deadly SARS Virus
Apr 25 2003 // According to the World Health Organization more than 4000 cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) have so far been reported, and more than 250 people have died from the infection. If anything those statistics are...
MA Consumer Affairs Office Urges Caution on Travel Insurance
Mar 28 2003 // Massachusetts Consumer Affairs Director Beth Lindstrom has issued a bulletin urging the public to exercise caution when considering the purchase of travel insurance policies. The warning comes as a result of “the...
R&SA Canada to Provide Travel Coverage for ETFS Group
Mar 18 2003 // Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada announced an agreement with Expert Travel Financial Security Inc. (ETFS), described as a specialist in “added-value niche health and travel insurance program...
New Market: D&O Business Travel
Jul 22 2002 // American International Group has announced enhanced Directors, Officers and Corporate Liability insurance coverage that includes Business Travel Accident Insurance and Travel Assistance Services. The Business Travel...
D&O Business Travel
Jul 22 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: American International Group announced enhanced Directors, Officers and Corporate Liability insurance coverage that includes Business Travel Accident Insurance and Travel Assistance Services. The...
AIG Expands DO Coverage to Include Business Travel
Jun 21 2002 // American International Group announced that a number of its operating companies have enhanced their Directors, Officers and Corporate Liability insurance coverage to include Business Travel Accident Insurance and Travel...
Coverage Already in Place Can Help Protect Travel Plans
Jun 10 2002 // Ahh, summer—vacations to the coast or the mountains, cruises to Alaska, treks to far-off, exotic lands. Even if you’re not treating yourself or your family to a once-in-a-lifetime vacation this year, some of your...
Zurich North America Unveils Comprehensive Travel Assistance
Dec 11 2001 // Illinois-based Zurich North America announced the availability of comprehensive travel assistance services through Zurich Travel Assistsm, a global travel assistance program of Zurich North America. Based in Toronto,...
Insuremytrip.com Partners with Travelex
Nov 8 2001 // Insuremytrip.com, an online provider of travel insurance, announced a business partnership with Travelex, an industry leader offering travel insurance protection to travelers. Insuremytrip.com takes visitors through...
Davis Signs Bill to Monitor Commissioner’s Travel
Oct 8 2001 // California Gov.Gray Davis signed AB 931 sponsored by Assemblyman Dario Frommer (D-Glendale) that will shut a loophole in the Political Reform Act allegedly used by former Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush to accept...
U.K.’s FSA Moves to Assure Travel Coverage
Aug 20 2001 // The U.K.’s Financial Services Authority, which regulates Britain’s insurance industry, took further steps recently to assure the viability of travel insurance policies issued by U.K. companies and...
Lloyd’s Issues Warning on Travel Insurance
May 25 2001 // As the holiday season began, Lloyd’s issued a warning to the public concerning certain travel insurance policies sold by the Management Company (London) Limited. It urged people to “check the validity of any...
Adventure to Shape the Future of the Travel Industry; Insurance Needs to Grow Substantially
Feb 15 2001 // A growing interest in adventure will shape the travel industry in the 21st century, according to Lloyd’s of London. Speaking last week to a gathering of the Canadian travel insurance industry, a leading Lloyd’s...
AIG Offers On-line Travel Insurance
Oct 26 2000 // American International Group’s e-commerce site, aigdirect.com, is now offering a new program called AIGAssist that covers a package of travel insurance and 24-hour assistance services provided by AIG member...
