Every once and awhile, when I need a chuckle I go to a book that I have from my career at The Travelers Insurance Company and look at an ad that they published in the 1860’s in Harper’s Weekly which was probably one of the first travel insurance ads ever run. It’s priceless: What would…
Author: John Cook
Pregnancy: is it covered by travel insurance?
This article has been updated and expanded to show available plans. It can be found on our Buyers Guide. One question that we get several times a week is about trip insurance for a traveler who is pregnant or might become pregnant. Is there coverage available? The answer is yes & no. Yes, there is…
Winning your claim appeal
Over this past weekend I traded some email messages with Christopher Elliott about travel claims and what a consumer should do if their claim has been denied and they feel it’s covered. Chris just published a good article on his web site, 7 tips for winning your travel insurance appeal , that summarizes the process…
My pet travel insurance peeves for 2007.
Like fingernails on a blackboard – here they are: 1. Autopsy: an east coast television station recently reported And if you cancel because of a death in the family, the company may require both a death certificate and autopsy. Right! I can just see a travel insurance company requesting, at their expense, that you submit…
United States Mutual Accident Association
Came across an interesting policy the other day that I would like to share with you. It was written in 1894 from a company that is now defunct; United States Mutual Accident Association. At the time the United States Mutual Accident Association was one of the largest travel insurers in the United States. It’s a…