A special thanks to J. G. Batterson, founder of The Travelers Insurance Company, for introducing travel insurance into the United States 144 years ago today! On April 1, 1864, Mr. Batterson with several other prominent Hartford, CT businessmen established The Travelers Insurance Company with the stated purpose to insure people while traveling, hence the name…
Category: Travel Insurance Insights
Medical Evacuation and Cruises
I’d have to say that the second most important kind of insurance to have on a cruise is Emergency Medical Evacuation Coverage. If you have a emergency injury or an illness that the on board medical facility is unable to deal with, you’ll more than likely be transported off the ship by whatever means are…
Poor Man’s Cruise Insurance Primer
You have several options when it comes to insuring your next cruise: Self insure with what you have buy the insurance or waiver plan offered by cruise line buy 3rd party travel insurance plan Self insure with what you already have. At the very least you should check to see if your regular health insurance…
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…
Travel Supplier “Waiver” plans – Are they Legal?
Some travel ‘waiver’ protection plans might not be legal in New York State.