InsureMyTrip Blog

Peter, EVP

Our customer care team is reporting a steady increase in call volume from relief workers and volunteers flowing into Haiti. With this, questions have arisen concerning appropriate and available travel insurance coverage. It is important to be aware that many Trip Cancellation Package Policies provide limited or no coverage to Haiti due to the earthquake, whereas certain Travel Medical plans are much better alternatives. Continue reading “Haiti Travel Alert” »

Jim, CEO and President

In the travel insurance business, we frequently deal with the effects of natural disasters. The products we sell are designed to protect against these very effects. But observing the human cost of these disasters never gets any easier.
Continue reading “Reflecting on the Haiti earthquake” »

Vikki, Public Relations

Working in the travel insurance world as I do, you’d think I’d have a pretty good understanding of all things travel insurance. Actually, I guess I know more than I realize, but sometimes I’m slow to fully appreciate some of the neatest things about these products. For instance, coverage for natural disasters.

Over the past few weeks we’ve seen folks snowed in and flooded out in the Midwest, Mt. Redoubt erupting in Alaska, and of course that devasting earthquake in Italy. I know that for people with planned trips to these areas there are a number of covered reasons for cancelling them such as:

• Continue reading “When Mother Nature Wreaks Havoc” »