Happy birthday to travel insurance! Today is the 146th birthday of the first successful introduction of travel insurance in North America by James G Batterson when he created The Travelers Insurance Company for the purpose of providing travel insurance. It’s come a long way since stagecoaches and steamboats. Thank you Mr. Batterson.
Mario DiLuzio, Travel Insurance Pioneer Dies
Mario DiLuzio died on Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 at age 79 in Tustin, California. Mario, was a retired executive of The Travelers Insurance Company and was one of the first travel insurance visionaries that changed the world of travel insurance.. Under his leadership The Travelers grew to be the recognized premier travel insurance provider to…
History of Travel Insurance – Insurance Tickets?
Did you know that back in the day travel insurance was known as “insurance tickets”? It’s true! Travel Insurance was introduced to North America in 1864 when James G. Batterson founded The Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut. The company was founded to insure people while traveling, hence the name The Travelers Insurance Company. Of…
Egypt and travel coverage
While most if not all plans exclude coverage for civil unrest there are some plans that offer some coverage for what is going on in Egypt. First off the only coverage available to cancel your trip and get most of your prepaid money back is Cancel for Any Reason coverage. Secondly some plans have Political…
Updated Weather Coverage Comparison Chart
With all the snow piling up outside – and with probably much more to come – we decided to update our weather coverage chart. This comparison table shows all the plans we offer that have weather-related coverage. There are three main coverage items that have weather-related coverage: Coverage due to weather under Trip Cancellation/Interruption, Travel…