Archive for April, 2009

No, there is no company in the travel insurance industry that will cover loss of frequent flyer points or miles. Travel Insured will reimburse the penalty fee to return tickets back into the point program.

Generally the insurance companies will not insure tickets purchased with reward points or miles because no money has been paid. However, you should insure yourself for adequate trip interruption coverage. Make sure that you have purchased enough trip interruption coverage to cover the cost of an economy ticket home plus the cost of any unused, [...]

Yes. Travel insurance is available to non-U.S. citizens whether or not they reside in the United States.

If your leave is denied because of declared or undeclared war, all policies will exclude that reason. There are several companies that address military leave or being called to duty in one form or another: Access America, Travel Guard – Cruise, Tour & Travel plan, Travel Insured, TravelSafe and Travelex all have “perils” that touch [...]