Tag: Travel insurance

Not all travel insurance covers coronavirus risk, so check your policy

Julie Campbell
Travel insurance covers coronavirus - Person wearing mask

Americans with traveling plans may want to look at their coverage if they’re worried about an outbreak. If you’re headed away from home for a vacation or business purposes, it’s a good idea to check if your travel insurance covers coronavirus outbreak-related losses if you’re headed to a potentially affected area. China has implemented travel bans unlike anything that has been tried before in a number of its cities. The coronavirus outbreak couldn’t have come at a less convenient time in China. At the height of the Lunar New Year…

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Consumers seek hurricane travel insurance coverage for their vacations this season

Julie Campbell
Hurricane travel insurance coverage - Hurricane in Key West

After a few years of activity during the Atlantic storm season, travelers are looking into their options. The last few years have come with active Atlantic storm season, encouraging travelers this year to look into hurricane travel insurance coverage. Travelers are looking into the types of policy available and how much it will cost. The hurricane season runs from June through November every year. While some seasons see barely any storm activity at all, others are highly active. This year has already seen storms and Barry managed to make landfall…

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Machine learning flips understanding of travel industry insurance upside down

H. Cutner
Travel Insurance Industry - Machine Learning

Companies are using new technologies to obtain an entirely new comprehension of this sector. The travel insurance industry, like other coverage sectors, is turning to many new forms of cutting edge technology. This tech is helping the industry to obtain a more refined understanding of itself. The more this technology tells insurance companies about their coverage, the more their understanding changes. Machine learning, such as through artificial intelligence (A.I.) is tossing conventional travel insurance industry wisdom out the window. In its place, comes entirely new concepts and understandings. Smarter tech…

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Boeing 737 Max bans underscore importance of travel insurance policies

Julie Campbell
Boeing 737 Max Bans - Boeing 737 Plane

Travelers around the world are experiencing cancellations and delays due to airspace bans for the jets. Countries around the world, including the United States, European Union’s 32 nations, Canada and others worldwide have implemented Boeing 737 Max bans. These apply both to flight suspensions and movements in and out of airspaces. Travelers insurance is proving helpful for many travelers experiencing associated delays and cancellations. Travelers affected by the Boeing 737 Max bans aren’t just those flying in and out of the countries that have suspended the Max 8 and Max…

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Travelers insurance discounts added after purchase of home policies over Amazon

Julie Campbell
Travelers Insurance Discounts - Woman - Discount Price

The insurer has opened a storefront on the website’s marketplace, said a company announcement. Policyholders seeking Travelers insurance discounts may be able to find them by shopping on Amazon. The insurance company has created a digital storefront that has become the first of its kind on the electronic marketplace. The homeowners insurance policies will use smart home technology to help monitor houses. “Smart home technology is making it easier for all of us to monitor our homes and help protect us from some of the most common causes of damage,”…

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