Latest Travel Headlines

All the headlines from our Travel Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Seven Corners Launches Kidnap & Ransom, Crisis Management Travel Coverages

May 16 2016 // International travel insurance and specialty benefit management company Seven Corners, Inc., has unveiled two new insurance products – Captum Kidnap and Ransom and Ally Crisis Management – for international...

New Jersey Examines Web-Based Travel Insurance Sales

Mar 7 2016 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance issued a bulletin stating that the opt-out sales process used for selling travel insurance by some web-based travel services companies would be considered unfair methods...

New Jersey Issues Bulletin on Web-Based Travel Insurance Sales

Feb 24 2016 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance issued a bulletin stating that the opt-out sales process used for selling travel insurance by some web-based travel services companies would be considered unfair methods...

Starr Companies Expand Travel Insurance Services to Cuba

Feb 16 2016 // Starr Companies has expanded the availability of its travel insurance and assistance services for travel to Cuba. These plans provide trip cancellation and trip interruption insurance as well as accident and sickness...

Zika Virus Concern Boosts Travel Insurance Sales: Reuters

Feb 2 2016 // Travel insurance sales for trips to Latin America have surged as vacationers consider scrapping their plans to avoid the rapidly spreading Zika virus, one of the top U.S. providers, RoamRight, told Reuters on Monday.The...

Terrorist Activity Boosts Interest in Travel Insurance

Nov 25 2015 // There has been a rise in demand for travel insurance due to recent terrorist attacks, according to an online seller of the coverage.Travel insurance comparison site InsureMyTrip said that since the attacks occurred in...

ACE Enhances ACE Travel Smart for European Business Travel Insurance Buyers

Oct 6 2015 // ACE Group has launched two further enhancements to its ACE Travel Smart duty of care proposition for European business travel insurance buyers.The first of the new services is an online dashboard for human resources and...

Beazley Launches Business Travel Insurance in Australia

Jul 2 2015 // Specialist insurer Beazley has launched its first international business travel insurance product in the Australian market. Beazley Corporate Travel Insurance will be offered to Australian brokers and coverholders.Beazley...

ACE Launches New Corporate Travel Proposition in Sweden

May 20 2015 // ACE Group has launched in Sweden its new corporate travel proposition ACE Business Class, as it continues to enhance its multinational offering for companies in the Nordic region.ACE Business Class provides comprehensive...

Noel Steps Down from Berkshire Travel Insurance Chief Due to Illness

May 12 2015 // Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said John Noel is stepping down as head of its travel-insurance unit because of illness and will be succeeded by Dean Sivley.Noel, 67, was recently diagnosed with early-stage...

Business Travelers Driving Uber Growth

Apr 9 2015 // Business travelers are bypassing the taxi queue with greater frequency, choosing instead ride-hailing services like Uber Technologies.A new report by expense management system provider Certify shows that 47 percent of the...

ACE Launches Mobile App for Europe-Based Business Travel Clients

Mar 18 2015 // ACE Group has launched ACE Travel Smart, a new mobile app, as part of its business travel insurance proposition for Europe-based businesses with international exposures.According to ACE research, 86 percent of European...

Arizona Court Rules on Travel for Injured Worker Care

Mar 9 2015 // A court ruling says Arizona workers being treated for on-the-job injuries aren’t entitled to travel expenses if they haven’t shown they cannot get necessary care locally. The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled in...

Arizona Court Says No Blanket Right to Travel for Injured Worker Care

Mar 2 2015 // A court ruling says Arizona workers being treated for on-the-job injuries aren’t entitled to travel expenses if they haven’t shown they cannot get necessary care locally.The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled last...

ACE Forms Travel Insurance Partnership with Transavia Airlines

Mar 2 2015 // ACE Group has signed a partnership agreement with Transavia to provide the airline’s customers with travel and flight cancellation insurance cover.Transavia, based in The Netherlands, is a member of the Air France...

Starr Eyes Cuba Travel Insurance Market For Growth

Feb 26 2015 // Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s Starr International Co. is pursuing growth in Cuba as the U.S. eases decades-old restrictions on visiting the country.Starr’s travel assistance unit could provide services...

Boozing, Promiscuous Business Travelers Put Selves, Employers at Risk

Feb 20 2015 // America’s business travelers are too often mixing business with pleasure, exposing themselves and their employers to dangerous scenarios.According to a national survey by On Call International, a customized travel...

ACE Appoints Fedarb as Head of Travel Insurance for Eurasia and Africa

Feb 13 2015 // ACE Group today announced the appointment of David Fedarb to the new role of head of travel insurance for Eurasia and Africa, as it expands its insurance capabilities in a region experiencing rapid growth of international...

N.Y. Region Revives With Travel Bans Lifted as Blizzard Fizzles

Jan 27 2015 // The New York region lurched back to life after a storm advertised as a potentially life-threatening blizzard ended up as a mundane winter snowfall.Travel bans for automobiles in New York and New Jersey were lifted and New...

New U.S. Rules on Cuba Ease Travel, Trade, Insurance Restrictions

Jan 15 2015 // The United States rolled out a sweeping set of measures on Thursday to ease the half-century-old embargo against Cuba, opening up the country to expanded travel, trade and financial activities.Defying hardline critics in...