May 20, 2014
Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection, part of Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, has launched the first product in its new travel-insurance line designed for travelers, travel agencies, tour operators and travel suppliers called AirCare. AirCare is a fixed-benefit flight protection coverage available …
August 22, 2013
The ACE Group has expanded its International Advantage insurance product to offer enhanced coverages for higher education clients whose employees, students and volunteers travel internationally. According to The National Center for Education Statistics, there are nearly 5,000 degree-granting institutions in …
August 5, 2013
An American Express subsidiary is dropping its complaint against a Maryland man jailed for months in the presumed death of his traveling companion in Aruba. AMEX Assurance Company sued Gary Giordano of Gaithersburg to void a travel insurance policy he …
April 23, 2013
ACE Commercial Risk Services, the U.S.-based small business insurance division of the ACE Group, has added additional capability enhancements to its portal www.ACEAdvantage.NET, the Internet-based rating system of its ACE International AdvantageĀ® division. The portal now includes international trip/travel coverage …
April 9, 2013
Uninsured British travelers who fall ill on their holiday this summer could face an average extra Ā£900 [$1,376] holiday bill according to the Association of British Insurers. The ABI’s bulletin noted that “many travelers are under-estimating or ignoring the risk …
March 25, 2013
The Missouri Department of Insurance announced that Missouri consumers who purchased travel insurance policies sold by a Pennsylvania-based insurer may be entitled to a refund of nearly $2 million. The policies were sold by the National Union Fire Insurance Co. …
March 21, 2013
ACE Commercial Risk Services, the U.S.-based small business insurance division of the ACE Group, has introduced a portal for U.S. brokers working with small- to-mid-sized U.S.-based companies doing business overseas. The portal, www.ACEAdvantage.NET, offers rating, quoting, binding, and issuing for …
March 3, 2013
A federal judge has refused to dismiss a suit filed by an insurer against a Maryland man jailed over the suspected death of his traveling companion in Aruba.
February 19, 2013
The Missouri Department of Insurance announced that Missouri consumers who bought travel insurance from Virginia Surety Co. or through Cheap Caribbean, one of its contracted agencies, may be entitled to a refund. A joint market conduct investigation between the Missouri …
September 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 that Gary Giordano, of …