All the headlines from our Travel Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 25 2013 // The Missouri Department of Insurance announced that Missouri consumers who purchased travel insurance policies sold by a Pennsylvania-based insurer may be entitled to a refund of nearly $2 million.The policies were sold by...
Mar 3 2013 // A federal judge has refused to dismiss a suit filed by an insurer against a Maryland man jailed over the suspected death of his traveling companion in Aruba. An American Express subsidiary is suing Gary Giordano of...
Feb 19 2013 // The Missouri Department of Insurance announced that Missouri consumers who bought travel insurance from Virginia Surety Co. or through Cheap Caribbean, one of its contracted agencies, may be entitled to a refund.A joint...
Feb 18 2013 // Global cruise giant Carnival Corp. found itself in deep doo-doo this week, due to alarming reports about an engine room fire that left one of its jam-packed U.S. passenger ships adrift and awash in raw sewage in the Gulf...
Jan 28 2013 // A review by Florida’s chief inspector general contends that employees at the state-created Citizens Property Insurance racked up excessive travel expenses over an eight-month period.Florida Gov. Rick Scott ordered a...
Jan 18 2013 // A review by Florida’s chief inspector general contends that employees at the state-created Citizens Property Insurance racked up excessive travel expenses over an eight-month period.Florida Gov. Rick Scott ordered a...
Sep 24 2012 // China has eased restrictions on foreign companies in parts of its insurance, travel and delivery industries in a possible effort to reverse a slide in investment from abroad, an American business group said Friday.Some of...
Sep 11 2012 // An American Express subsidiary is suing a Maryland man who was jailed for months in Aruba in the suspected death of his traveling companion.The subsidiary, AMEX Assurance Company, seeks to void a travel insurance policy...
Sep 11 2012 // International insurer Mapfre Assistance has agreed to provide travel insurance to all passengers of ASKY Airlines. The airline, with headquarters in Lomé (Togo), operates in Western and Central Africa and it has forecast...
Sep 10 2012 // A California lawsuit claims online travel agencies like Travelocity conspired with hotels to fix room prices nationwide.The suit filed in San Francisco federal court claims the Hilton Hotels, Sheraton Hotels &...
Sep 5 2012 // A Florida state senator is demanding that executives of the state-backed property insurer be questioned after expense reports showed that they spent thousands of dollars on travel and related expenses.Florida Senator Mike...
Aug 22 2012 // A California lawsuit claims online travel agencies like Travelocity conspired with hotels to fix room prices nationwide.The suit filed Monday in San Francisco federal court claims the Hilton Hotels, Sheraton Hotels &...
Jun 12 2012 // HCC Medical Insurance Services, LLC (HCCMIS) has added sports travel insurance to their Atlas Travel Insurance policies at no additional charge. Sports travelers can now access Atlas insurance features like zero...
Jun 4 2012 // The 2012 Summer Olympics have provided a welcome boost for airlines, hotels and other travel suppliers that will benefit from an expected jump of more than 30 percent in the number of global travelers going to London...
Apr 4 2012 // A bulletin from the Association of British Insurers states that “older customers will find it easier to get motor [auto] and travel insurance under an agreement between the ABI, the Government and the British...
Feb 6 2012 // All Lloyds TSB silver, gold, platinum and premier customers will be automatically covered for disruptions to their travel as part of the company’s travel insurance policy.The company added this policy at the...
Jan 4 2012 // John Hancock Financial has entered the travel insurance marketplace. The company’s product will be distributed by John Hancock Insurance Agency and underwritten by Old Republic Insurance Co. of Greenberg, Penn.The...
Nov 4 2011 // AXIS Global Accident & Health, a division of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has introduced TravelAXIS, an enhanced travel benefits package designed for businesses and their employees. The TravelAXIS program helps U.S....
Oct 20 2011 // MetLife has launched International Business Travel Medical (IBTM) coverage. IBTM provides assistance and coverage for emergency and urgent medical care for employees traveling on short-term assignments outside their...
Oct 17 2011 // Business travelers say there’s no substitute for being there.Even though budgets are tight and new technology makes it easy for people to connect virtually anywhere, businesses understand that it is crucial for...