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…
Air Travel Delays
Now, all of the Comprehensive Package Plans that we offer (save one, that’s the Medex Trav Med Abroad Plan) cover bad weather, what is referred to as Inclement Weather, but not all policies cover it in the same way. The difference comes down to how long that inclement weather causes your common carrier (that’s your airline) to be delayed for. Some policies state that the inclement weather has to cause a complete cessation of services of your common carrier for up to 48 consecutive hours before the benefit will apply to you.
Selecting the Best Family Travel Insurance Plan
This 6 minute 44 second video is the second in our “how to videos” series. In it I discuss what travel insurance plans are best suited for families with dependent children under 16-17 years old. The main discussion points of the video are: Children are free with paying adults – this varies depending on the…
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…