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How to navigate travel insurance ahead of March break as pandemic restrictions ease
February 24, 2022 Christopher Reynolds - THE CANADIAN PRESSMONTREAL – With the Omicron variant in retreat, Canadians looking to get away for spring break now have a more robust range of travel insurance options. The federal government announced last week it will roll back testing and quarantine restrictions…
Zurich pairs with Blink for flight-disruption cover
February 16, 2022 Canadian Underwriter StaffWith airplane trips forecast to increase post COVID-19, travellers will want to know if they’ll get where they’re going – and if they have coverage options when flights get cancelled. That’s the logic behind a new partnership between Zurich Canada…
Flight delayed because the crew has COVID? You’re covered for that….
January 14, 2022 by Jason ContantInsurtech Blink Parametric has partnered with Canadian managing general agent (MGA) AwayCare for real-time flight disruption coverage for Canadian travellers worldwide. Blink announced the partnership with travel insurance provider AwayCare, which has offices in Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia. The…
Travellers should check insurance coverage twice amid changing rules, experts say
December 20, 2021 Brett Bundale - THE CANADIAN PRESSTravel industry experts are warning Canadians to double check their insurance coverage before embarking on a trip this holiday season amid tightening travel restrictions. Holiday travel has been upended by the latest COVID-19 variant sweeping the globe, prompting some travellers…
Canadian travel insurance quotes surge year-over-year
November 25, 2021 by Jason ContantTravel insurance quotes have surged nearly 300% year-over-year as pandemic restrictions ease and Canadians are eager to travel again, according to a new report from rate comparison site RATESDOTCA. The rate aggregator analyzed data from thousands of quotes from its…
Vaccination Summer 2021: Boom times for travel insurance?
July 14, 2021 by David GambrillTravel insurance is poised to start its post-COVID rebound, with Canadian governments relaxing restrictions to allow more travel within and between provinces. “The travel insurance market will definitely rebound from this, because people are not going to stop traveling; we…
Travellers need to pay close attention when shopping for travel insurance: experts
June 25, 2021 Salmaan Farooqui - THE CANADIAN PRESSCanadians who are eager to be part of the first wave of travellers to head abroad once border restrictions ease should pay close attention to what their travel insurance will and will not cover, experts say. There may be many…
TD faces class-action lawsuit over travel insurance and cancelled trips amid pandemic
September 10, 2020 Christopher Reynolds – The Canadian PressToronto-Dominion Bank is facing a class-action lawsuit over its refusal to pay travel insurance claims following trip cancellations triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Lead plaintiff Kevin Lyons cancelled his family’s flight to Italy along with their Mediterranean cruise in early…
How carriers are covering travel insurance in the age of coronavirus
March 9, 2020 by Jason ContantCarriers who offer travel insurance are taking different approaches to covering trip cancellations in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak that claimed its first Canadian victim Monday. Typically, travellers with regular trip cancellation insurance with trips booked before the…
Ins and outs of travel insurance amid coronavirus outbreak
February 11, 2020 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – Travellers nervous about globe-trotting during the novel coronavirus outbreak may be eligible to receive a refund for cancelling their travels, say insurance experts, but it depends on the destination, their insurance policy and other factors. “I think in…
As province’s out-of-country health coverage ends, so begins an opportunity for brokers
January 13, 2020 by David GambrillWith the wind-down of Ontario’s limited Out-of-Country Travellers Program now official, brokers in the province who sell travel insurance have a golden opportunity to make sure their snowbird and other travelling clients are properly covered for trips. “It is certainly…
How parametric insurance is being used for flight delays
November 7, 2019 by Jason ContantCanadian travel insurance provider TuGo has launched a complimentary flight delay service for travellers. The parametric insurance solution MyFlyt comes through a partnership with Ireland-based Blink, the travel insurtech that developed the product. If a flight is delayed by two…