Southwest Cancels Thousands More Flights; U.S. Government Vows Scrutiny December 28, 2022 Southwest Airlines Co. on Dec. 27 came under fire from the U.S. government after the low-cost carrier kept canceling flights...
Winter Storm Rattling Busy US Travel Season With Cold and Snow December 20, 2022 By Brian K. Sullivan A massive winter storm is winding across the central US, threatening to disrupt air traffic during the busy holiday season,...
Lost Luggage Claims Jump 30% Compared to Pre-Pandemic Levels: Mapfre July 20, 2022 By Clara Hernanz Lizarraga The number of travelers reporting stranded luggage this summer jumped 30% from 2019, according to Spanish insurer Mapfre SA. More...
Nordic Insurer Finds Longer, More Expensive Trips More Popular Now Than Before COVID July 14, 2022 By Nikolaj Skydsgaard Long-haul travel is back among Danes and even more popular than before the COVID-19 pandemic, as pent-up wanderlust increasingly drives...
UK Travel Insurance Policies May Not Cover Flight Disruptions Due to Strikes: Report July 6, 2022 By Sarah Muller Insurance may not save you from summer travel misery. Four in 10 policies don’t protect against strikes, the UK consumer...
Markets/Coverages: Brownyard’s Library Program; Core Specialty’s Equine Unit; Skyward’s Cannabis Bonds; Roamly’s Travel April 18, 2022 Brownyard’s ‘By The Cover’ Now 15 Additional States New York-based program administrator Brownyard Group announced that its By The Cover,...
Travelers Weigh Canceling, Delaying Trips as Countries Tighten Rules on Omicron Fears November 29, 2021 By Jamie Freed and Chen Lin SYDNEY/SINGAPORE – Some would-be travelers are considering canceling or delaying trip plans in response to fresh curbs prompted by the...
Pet Insurance Outshines Travel, Other Inland Marine Coverages Cut by COVID: AM Best April 23, 2021 The U.S. inland marine insurance segment experienced a “significant downturn in profitability” in 2020, with its loss ratio deteriorating by...
Demand for Travel Insurance Takes Off As More Destinations Require Coverage March 8, 2021 By Allison Lampert and Noor Zainab Hussain COVID-19 insurance policies are increasingly joining passports and sunscreen as vacation staples, creating opportunities for insurers as more countries require...
Top Insurance Regulatory Developments of 2020: Part 2 January 26, 2021 By Brian Casey, Zach Lerner and Ben Sykes This is the second installment of a two-part look at the top 10 insurance regulatory developments of 2020 by attorneys...