Data released by Southern Cross Travel Insurance (SCTI) has confirmed that animals are still getting the one-up on Australian travellers when it comes to some of 2019’s strangest travel insurance claims. … Continue Reading
Chubb, the world’s largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance company, and Grab, the leading super app in Southeast Asia, announced today the launch of Travel Cover. … Continue Reading
Verisk (Nasdaq:VRSK), a leading data analytics provider, announced today that Insurance Geeks has licensed Verisk’s Travel Black Box Version 3.0 (BB3) to support the expansion of its Australian-based travel insurance brand Zoom and help enhance cover for travelers with pre-existing medical conditions. … Continue Reading
Increased regulation on embedded cover
During the recent royal commission into the financial service industry, add-on and embedded insurance was (rightly) targeted and large institutions are already starting to make reparations. Travel insurers are waiting for the regulatory changes that are bound to follow. … Continue Reading
Southern Cross Travel Insurance has revealed the 10 most expensive countries to travel to, according to medical-related claims made by Australian travellers. … Continue Reading
Enjoy the holidays you have left in 2019, because this was an unusual boon year for public holiday hackers. … Continue Reading
TravelCard Real-TimeTM Travel Insurance is delighted to have been named number 1 in the recent CHOICE Insurance Review[1], for domestic single-trip travel insurance policies within Australia. … Continue Reading
Ever had an unfortunate incident during your travels, only to find later that your insurance claim was unsuccessful because you were not adequately prepared? … Continue Reading
The number of uninsurable properties in Australia is projected to double to 720,000 or one in 20 by the end of the century if the escalating risk from extreme weather events and climate change are not addressed. That’s the conclusion of new analysis by Climate Risk. … Continue Reading
Leading travel insurance, medical assistance and employee assistance provider, Cover-More, has been listed as a finalist in the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance’s (ANZIIF) annual Insurance Industry Awards in the ‘Innovation of the Year’ category. … Continue Reading
