When 48 Hours Does Not Equal 2 Calendar Days

May 27, 2010

Subscribe here I called one of your competitors and was told that all the plans with the Cancel For Any Reason coverage require you to cancel your trip at least 48 hours prior to your departure. Is this true? They gave you the wrong information about the “cancel for any reason” insurance policies. It’s not [...]

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CSA’s Updated Iceland Volcano Statement

May 21, 2010

Follow this Blog here CSA Travel Protection’s 5/21/10 Iceland’s Volcanic Ash Cloud Update A cloud of volcanic ash again interfered with regular flight patterns beginning Sunday May 16, 2010, in Northern Ireland, Scotland and England. A flight ban was imposed in the area on Sunday, and restrictions, delays and cancellations are still lingering. For those [...]

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The Skinny on the Iceland Volcano and Travel Insurance

May 16, 2010

Subscribe here If you didn’t get trip cancellation insurance before April 14, 2010 you are being confronted with a basic insurance principle: Risk. To understand what insurance is and how it works, you must first understand something about risk. Risk means the same thing in insurance that it does in everyday language. Risk is the [...]

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How is the US Housing Market Doing?

May 12, 2010

Follow this Blog here I subscribe to 2 Blogs that cover the US Real Estate Market. They are fairly technical and give a lot of good macroeconomic data to support their findings. The blogs are: Doctor Housing Bubble Blog UrbanDigs: Analyzing & Consulting on Manhattan Real Estate While I am not a real estate professional, [...]

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TravelSafe’s Updated Iceland Volcano Statement

May 11, 2010

Follow this Blog here May 7, 2010 Statement from TravelSafe on the Iceland Volcano Eruption As conditions have continued to evolve with regard to the Icelandic volcano eruptions and resulting ash clouds, our insurance carriers have clarified their positions as to how coverage will apply for future travel. For policies Underwritten by United States Fire [...]

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Travel Insured’s Updated Iceland Volcano Statement

May 10, 2010

Follow this Blog here May 5, 2010 Statement from Travel Insured on the Volcanic Eruption in Iceland Airports around Europe have been recovering from the initial events of the Iceland volcano Eyjafjallajokull with commercial air traffic returning to normal on April 22, 2010. Travel Insured policies provide Trip Cancellation and Trip Interruption coverage for unforeseen [...]

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Travelex’s Updated Iceland Volcano Statement

May 10, 2010

May 7, 2010 Statement from Travelex on the Volcanic Eruption in Iceland Explanation of Benefits Update Coverage for plans underwritten by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and affiliated companies or United States Fire Insurance Company ** Ash clouds from the volcanic eruption in Iceland have caused flight delays in major European airports and beyond. While most [...]

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Does Travel Insurance Cover the BP Oil Spill?

May 7, 2010

Follow this Blog here We are planning on renting a house in Alabama. Which trip cancellation plans will cover us if the beaches are fouled with oil? The Gulf of Mexico oil spill following the April 20, 2010 explosion on the Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon is a man-made disaster. Unfortunately, man-made disasters are [...]

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How to Opt Out of Facebook’s Instant Personalization

April 23, 2010

Follow this Blog here Do you use Facebook and want to keep your personal information private? I do and while I don’t mind sharing my details, I prefer to be the one who decides what, where and when that happens. I heard about Facebook’s Instant Personalization today along with how to opt out of it. [...]

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Here’s How Travel Insured Covers the Iceland Volcano Delays

April 16, 2010

Statement from Travel Insured International on the Volcanic Eruption in Iceland Travel Insured International, East Hartford, CT – April 15, 2010 Volcanic Eruption in Southern Iceland Currently Airports in the UK and the Scandinavian countries are closed due to the clouds of volcanic ash resulting from the eruptions in Iceland. At this time it is [...]

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Here’s How CSA Travel Protection Covers the Iceland Volcano Delays

April 16, 2010

Statement from CSA Travel Protection on the Volcanic Eruption in Iceland Volcanic Ash from Iceland Halting Air Travel 4/15/2010 Volcanic Ash from Iceland has grounded thousands of flights throughout Europe, and has stranded tens of thousands of passengers. This may be the first time in history that an ash cloud has affected some of the [...]

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Here’s How Travel Guard Covers the Iceland Volcano Delays

April 16, 2010

Travel Guard’s Updated Statement on the Volcanic Eruption in Iceland April 16, 2010 National Air Traffic Services (NATS) says volcanic ash emitting from the volcano under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland has caused a significant number of flight cancellations and travel delays across Europe. More than one-quarter of all air space in the area is [...]

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Here’s How TravelSafe Covers the Iceland Volcano Delays

April 16, 2010

Statement from TravelSafe on the Volcanic Eruption in Iceland April 15, 2010 Iceland Volcano Eruption For policies underwritten by United States Fire Insurance Company: If your policy was purchased April 13, 2010 or prior and your travel is affected by the volcanic eruption in Iceland, the following provides a brief summary of the coverage provided [...]

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Why Does My Trip Cancellation Coverage End on My Departure Date?

April 8, 2010

Steve, I received my travel insurance confirmation and I am very concerned because it says that my Trip Cancellation Expiration Date is July 31 which is the day I leave on my trip. Can you please explain this? Thanks, Karen Hi Karen, The reason your travel insurance confirmation says your Trip Cancellation Expiration Date is [...]

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Can We All Be On the Same Travel Insurance Policy?

March 25, 2010

Hi Steve, My husband and I are planning a trip with another couple. We live in different states (Florida, Montana) so will make our own travel arrangements to meet and share a house on Nevis. We are all 51 years old. What is the best way for us to insure? Should each couple buy their [...]

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Cancel for No Reason Option and Initial Payment Date

March 19, 2010

I have a question regarding the initial payment rule for any of the travel insurance plans I find at TripInsuranceStore.com, that have the “Cancel for No Reason Option”. I just got tickets with my frequent flyer miles today. All it costs me are taxes. I will be making accommodation reservations at a later date that [...]

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Can Vitamin D Kill Human Cancer Cells?

March 11, 2010

Is This the New Silver Bullet for Cancer? by Dr. Mercola I take 4000 units of Vitamin D a day. My doctor says Vitamin D is one of the most important single supplements a person can take. I already knew I had a smart doctor, but I recently found out she also knows Dr. Mercola, [...]

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