For almost 100 years, travel insurance in the USA was known as “ticket” insurance. Why, because the first policies were sold at railroad stations by railroad ticket agents and in many cases actually looked like a railroad ticket.
Author: John Cook
Club ABC Default – Travel Insurance Case Study
Maybe you missed it but last week news came from several sources that Club ABC Tours of Bloomfield, NJ apparently went out of business. Club ABC Tours was a veteran tour organization and at one time was one of the largest tour companies located in the New York metropolitan area.
Cancel for Any Reason (CFAR)
This benefit is getting more popular these days, mostly because of the world and life being what they are, sometimes demands extra protection. In earlier times, more companies offered it with their entry level plans, but they’ve since scaled back and now you tend to only see it available with the mid to upper tiered…
Continuing story of Robyn Gardner
On June 19, 2012, I wrote an article about Gary Giordano filing a law suit against American Express for payment of the insurance policy that he purchased for their trip to Aruba. Yesterday I noticed some articles that reported a subsidiary of American Express has filed suit in Maryland federal court basically asking the court…
How Expensive are Medical Evacuations?
Very expensive! Today I was reading some news on the internet and came across an article about a New Jersey Police Chief who was transported from Idaho to New Jersey at a cost of $433,525. It appears that he was uninsured and the air ambulance company is billing the City. Here is a breakdown of…