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Business Definition for: Travel Insurance

  • a form of insurance coverage that provides medical cover while abroad as well as covering the policyholder's possessions and money while traveling. Many travel insurance policies also reimburse the policyholder if a holiday has to be canceled and pay compensation for delayed journeys.
  • See also Travel Accident Insurance

Additional Resources

Open Eye: TRAVEL INSURANCE OFFER
Do you go on holiday more than twice a year? If so, you should consider taking out an annual travel insurance policy. Just one telephone call, and you could be covered for a whole year. You can then relax in the knowledge that you can take off wherever...
Tags: FINANCE, Insurance, Open University
Research articles 1999-08-03
Dynamic Leisure Corp. Teams with AIG Travel Guard to Provide Insurance for Their Travelers
Online Leisure Travel Packager Offers Travel Insurance Plans with Hurricane Coverage for the Upcoming Season
Tags: insurance, team
Research articles 2007-05-01
Products & Services.(several insurance industry product and service news briefs)(Brief Article)
AIG adds travel cover to D&O insurance NEW YORK-American International Group Inc. has enhanced its directors, officers and corporate liability insurance to include business travel accident coverage and travel assistance services. The endorse AIG adds travel cover to D&O insurance ...
Tags: Aetna Inc., BENEFITS, health care, insurance, officer
Research articles 2002-07-22
Insurance And Risk Management-II
Terrorism risks are now a common exclusion on property and liability insurance policies. Specific terrorism insurance, with respect both to physical damage and/or extortion, is available in the marketplace. Capacity is limited and pricing high although dropping; extortion coverage is quite cheap. The article briefs on various topics: Terrorism Insurance,...
Tags: Capacity, Terrorism Insurance, Terrorism, Liability Insurance, Insurance, Corporate Insurance, Homeland Security, Business Operations, Government
White papers 2003-10-01
Travel insurance covers work-related cancellations.(Going Places)(Trip tips)
Byline: George Hobica and Kim Liang Tan Daily Herald Correspondents Access America, a travel insurance and emergency assistance company, is offering a new twist: a set of business-related travel insurance benefits that can be added to its comprehensive plans for $19 per adult. ...
Tags: Disney Corp., FINANCE, Insurance, Southwest Airlines Co.
Research articles 2006-07-30
PacificNet Partners With VeriHealth to Distribute Travel Insurance Cards Underwritten by China Life Insurance
PacificNet Inc. (NASDAQ: PACT) announced that it has signed a distribution partnership agreement with VeriHealth International Limited, under which PacificNet will distribute the VeriHealth Tour Card which includes travel insurance underwritten by China Life Insurance (NYSE: LFC).
Research articles 2004-09-13
Travel Travails of the Wealthy
Authors: Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. What It Is: A nationwide survey of the travel habits and fears-and related insurance needs-of individuals with assets greater than $100,000, comparing them to those of their lower-net-worth peers. Major Finding: Affluent individuals travel more frequently and are more prone to worry...
Tags: FINANCE, Insurance, MARKETING, survey, U.S. Department of State
Research articles 2005-03-01
Trip Tips.(Going Places)
Byline: George Hobica and Kim Liang Tan Daily Herald Correspondents A roundup of good deals, inside scoops and advice for the traveler: Travel insurance is changing Recently, we suggested that travelers buy insurance only from third-party insurers such as CSA,...
Tags: bankruptcy, Continental Airlines Inc., FINANCE, Insurance, Litigation, Transportation, US Airways Group Inc.
Research articles 2001-10-21
New Travel Assistance Services Help Employers Boost the Value of Their Liberty Mutual Group Life Insurance Programs
BOSTON -- For the first time, a comprehensive suite of travel assistance services is available to employees covered under Liberty Mutual group life insurance policies, whether they travel for business or pleasure.
Tags: insurance, Liberty Mutual Group, life insurance
Research articles 2008-04-02
AIG, Priceline.com In Travel Deal.(Brief Article)
American International Group Inc. of New York recently announced that its member companies have entered into an agreement to offer travel insurance and assistance services to Priceline.com airline ticket customers. The travel insurance program is American International Group Inc. of New York...
Tags: airline ticket, insurance, Priceline.com Inc.
Research articles 2000-09-04
DEALS OF THE WEEK
SPEND TRAVEL: Lambeth building society in south London has launched a travel club with big savings on holidays, flights, insurance and other travel- related services. All the main components of a holiday at home or abroad can now be arranged easily at www.lambeth.co.uk/ travel, with telephone and...
Tags: Fidelity Investments, FINANCE, Investment
Research articles 2003-05-03
Travel policy goes to the ends of the Earth.(travel insurance covers Ronald Shemenski airlift)(Brief Article)
DENVER-The next time you see one of those machines in an airport selling travel accident insurance and wonder whether it's worth buying, you might stop and think about Dr. Ronald Shemenski. The perilous rescue of the ailing doctor from the South Po DENVER-The next...
Tags: accident, insurance, Raytheon Co.
Research articles 2001-05-14
BRIEFING - ASIA JOINT VENTURES - JULY 1, 2002.
An executive briefing on joint ventures for July 1, 2002, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities. BAJAJ ALLIANZ SELLS 2,421 TRAVEL INSURANCE POLICIES VIA TIE-UP WITH GALILEO INDIA NEW DELHI - Bajaj Allianz has...
Tags: Asia, Aviva Plc., FINANCE, General Motors Corp., Insurance, Manufacturing
Research articles 2002-07-01
Does Health Insurance Impede Trade in Health Care Services?
There is limited trade in health services despite big differences in the price of health care across countries. Whether patients travel abroad for health care depends on the coverage of treatments by their health insurance plan. Under existing health insurance contracts, the gains from trade are not fully internalized by...
Tags: Software, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Healthcare, Benefits, Vertical Industries, Health Care, Health Insurance
White papers 2005-07-01
Travel Itinerary Presentation
Travel agents can use this template to present travel information to their clients. This template can be used to inform the clients about their flight, hotel, car rental, and insurance information. Because this template is designed for travelers with special needs, it uses a large font, making it easier to...
Tags: Finance, Corporate Insurance, Business Operations, Financial Planning, Insurance, Template
Tools & templates 2007-01-01
Aviva settle £2.8m with travel firm
Law firm ash law -Argles Stoneham Burstows - reports the recovery of £2.8 million on behalf of its client First Choice Holidays. It states that First Choice agreed with CGU Insurance, part of Norwich Union, for CGU to act as the exclusive underwriter of travel insurance policies for a period...
Tags: Aviva Plc., insurance
Research articles 2004-08-01
Now, Priceline.com Customers Can Have Comprehensive Travel Insurance . . . Priceline.com Forms Alliance With AIG Member Companies
Business/Travel Editors
Tags: alliance, insurance, Priceline.com Inc.
Research articles 2000-07-26
Trip Tips.(Going Places)
Byline: George Hobica and Kim Liang Tan Daily Herald Correspondents A roundup of good deals, inside scoops and advice for the traveler: Travel Guard to cover claims Travel Guard has announced it will cover any travel-insurance claims resulting from the...
Tags: Alaska Airlines, FINANCE, Insurance, photograph, US Airways Group Inc.
Research articles 2001-10-07
MetLife Introduces New Employee Insurance Program: Business Travel Accident Insurance
NEW YORK -- Complements Group Life and AD&D Benefits; Customized to Meet Employers' Unique Needs
Tags: insurance, MetLife Inc.
Research articles 2005-07-06
Road hazards
The results of the Medical Insurance Claims Associated With International Business Travel study were drawn after analyzing the medical insurance claims of nearly 11,000 employees of Washington, DC-based World Bank. The organization, which lends to developing countries worldwide, conducted the study.As predicted, the researchers confirmed that as frequency and duration...
Tags: FINANCE, World Bank
Research articles 1997-11-01
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