Here are the latest position statements concerning the volcanoes in Iceland and future impact on travel insurance: CSA Travel Protection Travel & Coverage Alerts from CSA Volcanic Ash Cloud Update 05/21/2010 A cloud of volcanic ash again interfered with regular flight patterns beginning Sunday May 16, 2010, in Northern Ireland, Scotland and England. A flight…
Author: John Cook
Ash Cloud and Travel Insurance
As you can guess we’ve had a lot of calls from travelers concerning the current problems in Europe that are being caused by the ash cloud that is spewing into the atmosphere from the volcano eruption in Iceland. Most travel insurance companies have stated how their policies will react. Click here for the most current…
Natural Disaster and Travel Insurance
As you can imagine we’ve been receiving questions about the current volcano eruption in Iceland and the ash cloud that it has released. How does travel insurance apply? Travel Insurance policies contain 4 separate coverages that might apply: 1. trip cancellation, 2. trip interruption, 3. missed connection, and 4. travel delay. All 4 of these…
146 Years of Travel Insurance
Thanks to James G. Batterson, founder of The Travelers Insurance Company, for being the first to offer travel insurance in the USA on April 1, 1864. What started with 2 cents has grown to well over 1 billion dollars. Thank you for your foresight and for the sound insurance principles that you established.
In the Wake of Prime Travel Protection
I just read an article that was published today on Sun-Sentinel.com that covers recent action against several travel agencies in Florida by the Florida Department of Insurance. Some of the charges include selling unauthorized policies and not being properly licensed with the State Insurance Department. The article indicates: The majority of states now have licensing…