This week, the theme in our Customer Care Center seems to be travel alerts, warnings, and cautions. Well-informed travelers have been calling in asking questions about destinations ranging from Russia to Thailand. These links should help clear up some of the questions surrounding the various concerns you may have about visiting some of the countries
This Spring — such as it is — appears to be starting off as one big “whoops” moment. Groundhog: Whoops. Expected sunny skies: Whoops. Warm Spring Break hopes: Whoops. And then there’s all that pesky cruising news: Whoops. Whoops. And Whoops again. Not to mention, of course, sequester-related shortfalls and furloughs affecting the TSA, FAA,
Yesterday marked the beginning of NOAA’s National Severe Weather Preparedness Week, during which the government agency hopes to highlight key pieces of information and steps people can take to stay safe throughout potentially catastrophic weather events. Today’s theme is “Know Your Risk,” which couldn’t be more applicable to travel and the travel insurance industry. Our
Travelers have no doubt heard about the possible effects the forthcoming sequester, set to take effect in just four days, may have on their plans. News outlets across the country have been covering Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s statements that the sequester’s budget-cutting measures will eat into the funds used to keep the FAA and TSA
This weekend marked the 1-year anniversary of the Costa Concordia tragedy. It’s obviously an understatement to say that looking back on the events of last January 13 is a somber exercise; our thoughts and best wishes continue to turn to the families of those lost aboard the cruise ship on that night. However, in moving
If you’re in a time crunch and need travel insurance quickly, here are some tips to help you make an informed decision.
Travel insurance is a relatively unique product — it’s highly individualized in both its necessity and its scope. What may be of crucial importance to one traveler as far as insurance coverage is concerned may not even make the Top Ten list of needs for another traveler; what one policy has to offer may be
Given the headlines of the past month or so, I doubt very much that I have to work very hard to convince anyone at this point that travel insurance is a good investment. It seems that the “why” of purchasing travel insurance isn’t really the question anymore. What may be more important at this point
Updated 4/7 After the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan on March 11, 2011, our thoughts turned immediately to how we, as travel insurance professionals, could assist in the relief efforts. While we can’t send the whole staff of InsureMyTrip to Japan, we can at least make sure that those traveling to the region as
The entire team at InsureMyTrip is greatly concerned this morning over the news coming out of Japan. Our thoughts are with the residents of Japan, as well as any travelers who may be there at the moment. We’re continuing to monitor the situation very closely and will update our customers throughout the day on our
