July 25, 2023
Wildfires and evacuations on the Greek island of Rhodes, and a heat wave blasting much of southern Europe, have raised questions for tourists about their travel insurance coverage. As the threat of fires remains high throughout Greece and heat continues …
July 18, 2023
After returning to New York from Oslo in late May, Harley Hendrix noticed her suitcase containing a cherished Alexander McQueen dress had been diverted to Copenhagen. Also rotting in Denmark: packs of cheese that Hendrix had stuffed into the suitcase …
June 28, 2023
United Airlines Chief Executive Scott Kirby has blamed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after severe storms led to thousands of canceled flights in recent days. “I’m … frustrated that the FAA frankly failed us this weekend,” he said in a …
May 23, 2023
Travel insurance startup Faye said it raised $10 million in series A funding just a year after launching its product in the U.S., bringing the company’s total funding to $18M. The round was led by Munich Re Ventures along with …
February 16, 2023
Demand for travel insurance in the United States is set to jump this year, as more Americans turn cautious after a spike in flight cancellations and lost luggage in the last two months upended holiday plans of tens of thousands …
January 11, 2023
Columbus, Ohio-based travel insurance provider battleface announced the launch of Robin Assist, a new tech-driven platform as a service. Built for insurance carriers, brokers, managing general agents (MGAs) and self-insured enterprise partners, the global Application Programming Interface (API)-driven insurtech platform …
December 28, 2022
Southwest Airlines Co. on Dec. 27 came under fire from the U.S. government after the low-cost carrier kept canceling flights due to harsh winter weather that grounded planes and disrupted holiday travel. U.S. airlines have canceled thousands of flights as …
December 20, 2022
A massive winter storm is winding across the central US, threatening to disrupt air traffic during the busy holiday season, rake Chicago with a blizzard and send an arctic blast as far south as Texas and the Gulf of Mexico. …
July 20, 2022
The number of travelers reporting stranded luggage this summer jumped 30% from 2019, according to Spanish insurer Mapfre SA. More bags are going missing as short-staffed airports and airlines struggle to keep up with luggage handling alongside surging travel demand. …
July 14, 2022
Long-haul travel is back among Danes and even more popular than before the COVID-19 pandemic, as pent-up wanderlust increasingly drives them to venture outside Europe’s borders, Scandinavia’s largest insurer Tryg said on Tuesday. “Whereas last year we traveled a little …