Latest Travel Headlines
All the headlines from our Travel Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Liberty International Offers Travel Professionals’ E&O Program
Jul 10 2006 // Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), a division of Liberty Mutual Group, and Travel Professionals Insurance Network (TPIN), a service of MPP Co. Inc., have partnered to offer a new travel professionals errors and...
Provider Asks for Clarification on Florida Freedom to Travel Bill
Jun 27 2006 // Independent agents that sell travel insurance will be interested in the outcome of Florida’s Freedom to Travel Bill, HB299, but the Travel Assist Network, asked for clarity in a debate about the differences between...
ACE European Launches New U.K. Corporate Travel Coverage
May 11 2006 // ACE European Group announced the launch of businessclass premier, described as “a new package of bespoke accident, health and travel insurance, services and risk consultancy, specifically for large corporate...
Bond Insurers Urged to Travel Conservative Underwriting Route
Apr 14 2006 // Bond insurers had an interesting 2005, dealing with the ratings implications of natural disasters, airline and auto parts manufacturer bankruptcies, Securities and Exchange Commission and attorney general investigations,...
AIG Acquires Travel Guard
Mar 20 2006 // American International Group Inc. (AIG) announced that a wholly-owned subsidiary company is acquiring Travel Guard International, a national provider of travel insurance programs and emergency travel assistance, from the...
Hearings Slated: Fla. Rule Would Prohibit Basing Premiums on Travel
Mar 16 2006 // The Florida Cabinet gave its approval today for the Office of Insurance Regulation to conduct a public hearing to allow public input for a rule prohibiting discrimination by life insurers based on a person’s past or...
Specialty Global Unveils Travel Agents E&O Program
Jan 24 2006 // Specialty Global Insurance is launching a nationwide Travel Agents E&O program. The new program is designed for travel agents and tour operators with gross written receipts of $5,000,000 or more. Specialty Global...
Iowa State Professor Drives Research into Safer Weather-Related Travel
Dec 7 2005 // Tom Maze regularly travels the interstate between Ames and the Twin Cities. So he knows when it’s a good idea to delay a trip until the snow stops and the plows clear a path. He also knows the National Academy of...
Occasional International Business Travel
Oct 17 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, expanded its insurance products to offer additional coverage for companies doing business overseas. The International...
British Parents Visiting Dangerous Road When it Comes to Travel Insurance
Aug 4 2005 // Parents are failing to prepare adequately for their family holidays according to the latest research by Post Office[R] travel services. For one in 10 parents, organizing their travel insurance is considered no more...
U.S. Rep. Seeks to Halt Denial of Insurance Due to Travel Plans
Jul 25 2005 // U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., was outraged when she applied for additional life insurance and was denied because she might travel to Israel at some unspecified point. So now she’s planning to file a...
Gallagher Advises Consumers to Look Closely at Travel Policies
May 27 2005 // With many people preparing for summer vacation-some to exotic locations far from home-Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher is advising consumers to consider options for ensuring their trips don’t get...
Travel Wallets Expand as Americans Spend More than $1 Billion a Year on Trip Insurance
May 25 2005 // The first ever Travel Insurance Market Survey, conducted on behalf of the U.S. Travel Insurance Association (UStiA), revealed that Americans spent more than $1 billion on travel insurance last year. According to the...
InsureMyTrip.com Teams with MEDEX to Launch Affordable Travel Coverage
May 19 2005 // An innovative partnership between InsureMyTrip.com and MEDEX Assistance Corporation promises to bring the benefits of comprehensive travel coverage, usually reserved for employees of large corporations, to leisure...
Chubb Offering Travel Accident Policy in 12 More Areas
Mar 2 2005 // Following an initial three-state product launch two months ago, the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies is now also offering Signature Passport in Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maine, Michigan,...
Crossing the Border: Mexico Travel Offers Opportunities for Agents
Feb 7 2005 // Mexico is a country rich in cultural heritage and scenic landscapes. From colonial villages to majestic desert panoramas to pristine beaches, our bordering neighbor to the south offers something for everyone. Steeped in...
Crossing the Border: Mexico Travel Offers Opportunities for Agents
Feb 7 2005 // Mexico is a country rich in cultural heritage and scenic landscapes. From colonial villages to majestic desert panoramas to pristine beaches, our bordering neighbor to the south offers something for everyone. Steeped in...
Tsunami Losses Less Than $4B Reports RMS
Jan 31 2005 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS) has announced estimates that insured losses from the 2004 Southeast Asia earthquake and tsunami will be less than $4 billion, based on the information available within the first three weeks...
S.C. Insurer Provides Overseas Medical, Travel Services; Matches Employee Red Cross Contributions
Jan 6 2005 // Additional emergency medical and travel services have been offered by BlueCross BlueShield of Columbia, S.C. and Companion HealthCare members holding the company’s international BlueCard® coverage. These extra...
Chubb Unveils New Travel Accident Policy
Dec 21 2004 // To help business and leisure travelers manage life-threatening situations, the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has launched Signature Passport. This travel accident program offers some of the broadest coverage available...
