All the headlines from our Travel Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Oct 3 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...
Sep 1 2011 // Columbus Direct, part of the Collinson Insurance Group, has launched a new travel insurance policy – Ash Cloud Cover – designed to protect customers in the event of their travel plans being disrupted following a...
Aug 26 2011 // UK travel insurer Columbus Direct, which is part of the Collinson Insurance Group, announced the expansion of its range of low cost travel products into the German market.The bulletin said a “range of travel...
Aug 18 2011 // Travel insurance has become an essential adjunct for UK residents heading abroad on vacations. According to the Association of British Insurers, travel insurance companies pay on average £5.3 million [$7.26 million a week...
Jun 1 2011 // AmWINS Group Benefits has launched a newly enhanced No Borders, a suite of international benefit products providing coverage for international assignees and for those living and traveling abroad for work or leisure. AmWINS...
Apr 21 2011 // Voyager, a niche insurance specialist in the UK, has published the top ten reasons why couples claim on their wedding insurance on or prior to their big day.The bulletin noted that “unlike the era in which previous...
Apr 4 2011 // Lloyd’s has insured a football player’s hair, the anatomical attributes of various celebrities, and even a Frenchman’s heroic crossing of the English Channel in a bathtub.So, where else would English...
Dec 20 2010 // Europe saw little respite on Sunday from the Arctic conditions that closed airports and disrupted travel over the weekend before Christmas, traditionally one of the busiest times of the year.London’s Heathrow, the...