I’m sorry, I thought we heard the last of Trip Assured, Inc., of Tennessee after several state insurance departments found that they were operating as if they were an insurance company without benefit of being properly license. As a result of their findings the insurance departments issued cease and desist orders baring Trip Assured ,…
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Baggage – To Check or Not to Check
Came across an interesting article concerning the new restrictions for carry-on baggage. It does a good job explaining some of the restrictions put forth by the Transportation Security Administration in reaction to the foiled terrorist plot last month. The article mentions how travel insurance could help, stating: It’s possible to buy insurance, but there are…
Unlicensed Travel Insurer Back In The News – Again!
Recently I’ve written a couple of posts about Trip Assured, a Tennessee based firm that offers “travel coverage” and how they were issued orders by State Authorities in North Carolina and Texas to stop selling insurance. It now appears that we can add Michigan and their home state of Tennessee to the list. Yesterday, an…
Buy Travel Insurance – Please!
Interesting article appeared in this Sunday’s Hartford Courant by Cindy Loose. The title of the article is “All In A Day’s Work For A U.S. Embassy Employee” . It’s a well written article that talks about the types of things that fill an Embassy employee’s day. It also has a couple of helpful suggestions such…
UK and the Terror Plot – Does coverage apply?
Unless you haven’t had the television on today than you probably have heard about the fine job that British security did in thwarting a terrorist plot to blow up USA bound planes from England. As a result the terror level has been raised for flights between the two countries and new rules have been effected…