Hurrican Sandy – Company Updates

Updates from our travel insurance partners as they become available:

TravelSafe:

Trip Cancellation, Trip Interruption or Missed Connection – Generally, if your flight is delayed or canceled due to inclement weather, and there is a complete cessation of services for the number of hours (usually 12 or 24 hours) specified in your plan, you can take a an alternate flight when travel is possible and be reimbursed for the unused land or water arrangements and any of the specified additional transportation expenses, up to the plan limit, or, If this is not feasible, you can cancel your trip.  There is no coverage if you cancel your trip based upon the possibility of a storm striking your home or trip destination, but coverage is available if your home is made uninhabitable by the storm.  Call Customer Service, and we will be happy to review your benefits and plan provisions with you.

Trip/Travel Delay – If your plan includes travel delay benefits, additional meal and accommodation expenses may be reimbursed up to the amount provided by the plan if you have left home and travel is delayed for the number of hours specified in your plan due to flight delays or cancellations.

CSA Travel Protection:

10/24/2012
As of this morning, Sandy’s maximum sustained winds reached 80mph, making Hurricane Sandy the 10^th hurricane in the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season.  This storm system is large and is still gaining strength as it passes over Jamaica today, though it is not expected to increase over the Category 1 designation.  Some forecasters predict Sandy could threaten the east coast of the U.S., although some trackers predict the storm will turn out to sea before reaching the mid-Atlantic and Northeast.  Customers are strongly encouraged to read their Certificate of Insurance or Insurance Policy for details regarding their available coverage.  For plans that do offer coverage for adverse weather and natural disasters, please note that there is no coverage for this specific storm under any plans purchased on or after Wednesday, October 24, 2012.  Please contact CSA Travel Protection with questions.

Travel Insured International, Inc.

Oct 25, 2012
Hurricane Sandy, identified on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 has now been named a Category 2 hurricane with winds between 96 and 110 mph (154 and 177 kph). Sandy is moving toward the North near 20 MPH and is expected to turn North-Northwest. A tropical storm warning along the Florida east coast has been extended northward to the state’s Flagler Beach and a tropical storm watch has been issued for the northeastern Florida coast from Fernandina beach southward to north of Flagler Beach.

Travel Insured International plans purchased on or before October 23, 2012 can provide coverage for adverse weather claims due to Hurricane Sandy or its resulting weather pattern. Travel Insured plans can provide coverage for adverse weather claims due to future tropical storms and their resulting weather patterns provided plans are purchased by the day before the date on which a covered storm is identified and named by the U.S. National Weather Service.