Mario DiLuzio died on Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 at age 79 in Tustin, California. Mario, was a retired executive of The Travelers Insurance Company and was one of the first travel insurance visionaries that changed the world of travel insurance.. Under his leadership The Travelers grew to be the recognized premier travel insurance provider to…
Author: John Cook
History of Travel Insurance – Insurance Tickets?
Did you know that back in the day travel insurance was known as “insurance tickets”? It’s true! Travel Insurance was introduced to North America in 1864 when James G. Batterson founded The Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut. The company was founded to insure people while traveling, hence the name The Travelers Insurance Company. Of…
European Travel Alert and Travel Insurance – The Real Story
Travel insurance and the recent Travel Alert about travel to Europe.
When In Doubt, Insure
One of the better newspaper articles about travel insurance appeared this past Sunday in the New York Times Travel Section under the byline of The Practical Traveler. The title of the article is, “When In Doubt, Insure” by David A. Kelly. Mr. Kelly did a good job with a difficult subject.
Travel Insurance – Do you need it?
This past week two so called personal financial experts recommended that you not buy travel insurance. The first one appeared on CBS news and recommended that you not buy trip cancellation coverage because, according to the web article, you could deal with a reputable travel agent who could get you a refund. WRONG! It was…