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Americans More Likely to Buy Travel Insurance: Study
Despite the pandemic risk, the majority of Americans are still planning to travel during the 2020 holiday season. However, many say they are going to hedge their bets from now on by purchasing travel ...
Canada’s Manulife Will Start Selling COVID-19 Related Travel Insurance Product
Canadian insurer Manulife Financial Corp will restore some coverage for coronavirus-related trip interruptions in a new travel insurance policy that also includes COVID-19 in its emergency medical ...
A Double-Whammy for Travelers When Carriers Refuse Virus Payouts
Purchasers of travel insurance are finding their policies all but worthless as the global pandemic forces them to change their plans, or worse, leaves them sick at sea. Most travel insurance ...
British Insurers No Longer Sell Travel Insurance to New Customers
British insurers Admiral , Aviva and Direct Line are no longer offering travel insurance to new customers, they said on their websites on Friday. "The ongoing global situation with coronavirus means ...
Coronavirus Crisis Hits Insurers With Double Whammy
Having initially brushed off the potential impact from coronavirus-linked claims, global insurers are waking up to the prospect of a double whammy — a sharp rise in payouts at a time of big ...
New York Residents Can Buy Travel Insurance With Coronavirus Protections
Travel insurers and travel agents will offer New York residents and businesses the ability to buy coverage that would allow them to cancel a trip for any reason, including those related to ...
Aviva Posts Record Profit, Though CEO Tulloch Warns of Coronavirus Uncertainty
Aviva shares jumped on Thursday as the life and general insurer posted a record profit in its first year under chief executive Maurice Tulloch, although he said coronavirus added uncertainty to the ...
Travel Interrupted: Thousands Stranded Globally by China Bans
China's coronavirus outbreak has triggered an unprecedented clampdown on travel to and from the world's second-largest economy, leaving thousands of people stranded across the globe and dealing a ...