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ACE Expands Travel Coverage for Religious, Educational Institutions

ACE Group has expanded its web-based portal to provide coverage for U.S.-based religious organizations and educational institutions, whose employees, students and volunteers travel internationally. The portal, www.ACEAdvantage.NET, provides a streamlined process for rating, quoting, binding, and issuing of the ACE …

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Enters Travel Insurance Business

Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection, part of Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, has launched the first product in its new travel-insurance line designed for travelers, travel agencies, tour operators and travel suppliers called AirCare. AirCare is a fixed-benefit flight protection coverage available …

ACE Expands Coverage for Educators, Students Traveling Abroad

The ACE Group has expanded its International Advantage insurance product to offer enhanced coverages for higher education clients whose employees, students and volunteers travel internationally. According to The National Center for Education Statistics, there are nearly 5,000 degree-granting institutions in …

Travel Insurance Lawsuit Arising From Death in Aruba Dropped

An American Express subsidiary is dropping its complaint against a Maryland man jailed for months in the presumed death of his traveling companion in Aruba. AMEX Assurance Company sued Gary Giordano of Gaithersburg to void a travel insurance policy he …

ACE International Expands Travel Risk Coverage to Renewable Energy Industry

ACE Commercial Risk Services, the U.S.-based small business insurance division of the ACE Group, has added additional capability enhancements to its portal www.ACEAdvantage.NET, the Internet-based rating system of its ACE International Advantage® division. The portal now includes international trip/travel coverage …

ABI Warns Travel Sickness Could Cost Uninsured Brits over $1,300

Uninsured British travelers who fall ill on their holiday this summer could face an average extra £900 [$1,376] holiday bill according to the Association of British Insurers. The ABI’s bulletin noted that “many travelers are under-estimating or ignoring the risk …

Missouri Regulators Reach $2M Settlement with Travel Insurance Company

The Missouri Department of Insurance announced that Missouri consumers who purchased travel insurance policies sold by a Pennsylvania-based insurer may be entitled to a refund of nearly $2 million. The policies were sold by the National Union Fire Insurance Co. …

ACE Launches Portal for Placing U.S. Small Business International Policies

ACE Commercial Risk Services, the U.S.-based small business insurance division of the ACE Group, has introduced a portal for U.S. brokers working with small- to-mid-sized U.S.-based companies doing business overseas. The portal, www.ACEAdvantage.NET, offers rating, quoting, binding, and issuing for …

Judge Allows Travel Insurance Lawsuit to Proceed in Aruba Missing Tourist Case

A federal judge has refused to dismiss a suit filed by an insurer against a Maryland man jailed over the suspected death of his traveling companion in Aruba.

Missouri Insurance Department Settles with Company over Travel Insurance

The Missouri Department of Insurance announced that Missouri consumers who bought travel insurance from Virginia Surety Co. or through Cheap Caribbean, one of its contracted agencies, may be entitled to a refund. A joint market conduct investigation between the Missouri …