Archive for May, 2008

May 28th

Identity Theft Coverage

If your wallet or belongings were stolen during your trip, I’m hoping that yo were able to get an Identity Theft coverage in your travel insurance plan. A lot of bad things can happen: they can use your credit card to buy items, they can sell your identification cards to anyone they want. They can [...]

May 26th

Travel Insurance for Pets

Traveling with a pet can make the journey fun (except if it’s one of those”exotic pets”). However, how can you be sure that they’ll remain healthy before, during, and after your travels? Why not get them a Travel Pet Insurance?
Yes, they also provide insurance to your beloved pet as well. Although you will need to [...]

May 22nd

Single Trip Travel Insurance

In opposite of the annual travel insurance, we have the single trip travel insurance. This is advisable for people who will be traveling out of the country once in a year. There are three areas that maybe covered by this type of insurance: Europe, Worldwide, and Worldwide with exclusions. The exclusions are places where the [...]

May 20th

Trip Cancellation Insurance

There will be times that you need to cancel traveling: sudden illness, death, house burnt down, etc. But what about the money you’ve already deposited? There are some major trips and charters that require one to give more than 50% downpayment, sometimes the full payment before giving you the ticket. This is where your Trip [...]

May 18th

For the Business Traveller

For those who travel because it’s part of their job, then a Business Travel Insurance maybe needed. It’s better to list down the itinerary and planned activities to ensure that the policy covers them all. The international business travel insurance’s goal is to ensure that the traveler and everything connected to him (companions, belongings) make [...]

May 15th

Annual Travel Insurance

If you travel a lot during a year, then it would be advisable that you purchase an annual travel insurance policy. From the name itself, it’ll cover you for 12 months, as long as you don’t exceed your stay out of the country for more than 31 days.
This is also good for those who need [...]

May 9th

Travel Insurance Price Falls

It’s summer time and if you’re from the UK, then it’s a great time to go abroad as travel insurance is at an all-time low.
Since the growth of the travel insurance providers, there’s been an increase in overseas trips by 17 percent between 2002 and 2006. A study is saying that annual travel insurance trips [...]

May 8th

Elderly Travel Insurance

According to the of British travel Agents (ABA), Senior travelers not getting any travel insurance is “very foolish”.
The ABA representative, Sean Tipton, spoke on finding the best senior insurance deal and the inclusion of all medical history information.
Mr Tipton explained: “If you have a pre-existing medical condition and you decide not to take out insurance [...]

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