Today I was reading a thread on a travel bulletin board that had several well meaning but incorrect statements about travel insurance. Here is the reply that I posted – you might find it informational: There are a lot of misconceptions about travel insurance: 1. All plans are secondary. Incorrect. Most plans are secondary however,…
Author: John Cook
SWINE FLU – UPDATED July 30, 2009
The latest update on Swine Flu (H1N1) and travel insurance. On June 11, 2009 the World Health Organization (WHO) upgraded their alert level for the H1N1 virus to Phase 6. This was significant because raising the alert level to Phase 6 indicated that they now consider the H1N1 virus (Swine Flu) to be a “pandemic”.…
Should I buy insurance from the tour operator?
We’ve heard that question time and again. Should I buy the travel insurance offered by the tour operator or cruise line? Most consumer advocates tell you not to, but why do they? Here is a case right on point! Just a little while ago a tour operator from Worcester, MA by the name of Voyageur…
Swine Flu Update
Unfortunately, there has been some misinformation in print and on the net during the past couple of days that claims “for most travel insurers, April 24 was the date the swine flu outbreak became what the industry calls a foreseenĀ or known eventĀ because of widespread media attention” and therefore coverage would not apply for…
Swine Flu and Travel Insurance
Recently there have been several questions raised about travel insurance policies and how they would react to Swine Flu. They basically fall into two categories: