Latest Travel Headlines
All the headlines from our Travel Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Florida Audit Says Citizens’ Travel Expenses Excessive; Governor Orders Reform
Jan 18 2013 // A review by Florida’s chief inspector general contends that employees at the state-created Citizens Property Insurance racked up excessive travel expenses over an eight-month period. Florida Gov. Rick Scott ordered a...
China Eases Access to Insurance, Travel industries
Sep 24 2012 // China has eased restrictions on foreign companies in parts of its insurance, travel and delivery industries in a possible effort to reverse a slide in investment from abroad, an American business group said Friday. Some of...
Maryland Man Sued Over Travel Insurance Policy on Missing Companion
Sep 11 2012 // 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...
Mapfre to Provide Travel Insurance to African Airline Passengers
Sep 11 2012 // 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...
Lawsuit Says Travel Agencies Conspired with Hotels
Sep 10 2012 // A California lawsuit claims online travel agencies like Travelocity conspired with hotels to fix room prices nationwide. The suit filed in San Francisco federal court claims the Hilton Hotels, Sheraton Hotels &...
Florida Lawmaker Questions Citizens Travel Expenses
Sep 5 2012 // A Florida state senator is demanding that executives of the state-backed property insurer be questioned after expense reports showed that they spent thousands of dollars on travel and related expenses. Florida Senator Mike...
Lawsuit Says Travel Agencies Conspired With Hotels
Aug 22 2012 // A California lawsuit claims online travel agencies like Travelocity conspired with hotels to fix room prices nationwide. The suit filed Monday in San Francisco federal court claims the Hilton Hotels, Sheraton Hotels &...
HCC Medical Insurance Services Expands Travel Insurance to Sports Travel
Jun 12 2012 // 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...
Olympic Travel Leads to Surge in Travel Insurance Sales
Jun 4 2012 // The 2012 Summer Olympics have provided a welcome boost for airlines, hotels and other travel suppliers that will benefit from an expected jump of more than 30 percent in the number of global travelers going to London...
ABI, UK Government, BIBA Team up to Help Older People Find Insurance
Apr 4 2012 // A bulletin from the Association of British Insurers states that “older customers will find it easier to get motor [auto] and travel insurance under an agreement between the ABI, the Government and the British...
Lloyds TSB Adds Travel Disruption Insurance
Feb 6 2012 // All Lloyds TSB silver, gold, platinum and premier customers will be automatically covered for disruptions to their travel as part of the company’s travel insurance policy. The company added this policy at the...
John Hancock Financial Joins Travel Insurance Marketplace
Jan 4 2012 // John Hancock Financial has entered the travel insurance marketplace. The company’s product will be distributed by John Hancock Insurance Agency and underwritten by Old Republic Insurance Co. of Greenberg, Penn. The...
AXIS Global Accident & Health Enhances Business Travel Accident Protection
Nov 4 2011 // AXIS Global Accident & Health, a division of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has introduced TravelAXIS, an enhanced travel benefits package designed for businesses and their employees. The TravelAXIS program helps U.S....
MetLife Offers Business Travel Medical Coverage to Employees on Assignment
Oct 20 2011 // MetLife has launched International Business Travel Medical (IBTM) coverage. IBTM provides assistance and coverage for emergency and urgent medical care for employees traveling on short-term assignments outside their...
Outlining the Risks of the Business Traveler
Oct 17 2011 // Business travelers say there’s no substitute for being there. Even though budgets are tight and new technology makes it easy for people to connect virtually anywhere, businesses understand that it is crucial for...
Insurance Risks of Business Travelers
Oct 3 2011 // Business travelers say there’s no substitute for being there. Even though budgets are tight and new technology makes it easy for people to connect virtually anywhere, businesses understand that it is crucial for...
Columbus Direct Launches New Ash Cloud Travel Cover
Sep 1 2011 // Columbus Direct, part of the Collinson Insurance Group, has launched a new travel insurance policy – Ash Cloud Cover – designed to protect customers in the event of their travel plans being disrupted following a...
UK Travel Insurer Columbus Direct Expands into German Market
Aug 26 2011 // UK travel insurer Columbus Direct, which is part of the Collinson Insurance Group, announced the expansion of its range of low cost travel products into the German market. The bulletin said a “range of travel...
Travel Insurers Pay $7 Million a Week to Stricken UK Travelers Says ABI
Aug 18 2011 // Travel insurance has become an essential adjunct for UK residents heading abroad on vacations. According to the Association of British Insurers, travel insurance companies pay on average £5.3 million [$7.26 million a week...
AmWINS Group Benefits Enhances International Travel Insurance
Jun 1 2011 // AmWINS Group Benefits has launched a newly enhanced No Borders, a suite of international benefit products providing coverage for international assignees and for those living and traveling abroad for work or leisure. AmWINS...
