The Importance of Requiring Travel Insurance Information

In any given year, we generally see several costly medical evacuations and numerous hospitalizations of travelers. Unfortunately, we discover that many people travel without the protection of travel insurance. Some are under the assumption that they are covered by their domestic insurance, while others think Medicare will provide for them while they travel abroad. For these reasons alone, it is wise for travel providers to ask for travel insurance information on a Personal Information Form.

You should ask your travelers if they have coverage for medical expense and medical evacuation while traveling outside the country. Ask for specific policy information including contact phone numbers. When you require an answer to the questions, it should result in their having to investigate their coverage  in order to discover if it is adequate. This will help protect them as well as lessen your liability should something go awry on the trip.

Your travelers will naturally look to you for assistance and guidance since they are traveling on a trip sponsored by your organization. The more you can do to be prepared, the better off you and your traveler will be. If you aren't currently requesting this information, it's a good idea to start collecting it.

If you need help with the verbiage or need a sample form, give me a call at 1-800-937-1387 or email me at linda.witt@travelinsure.com.

New Information for Trip Planners, Educational Travel, Brokers, Students, Customers, and More

Travel Insurance Services is proud to introduce new blog topics and authors!

Topics will include travel and insurance information for:

Trip Planners, Associations, and Educational Travel
Linda Witt, who has been at TIS for over 21 years, will be sharing her expertise in the unique needs of travelers and trip planners in the educational travel community. Much of her knowledge also applies to associations that have travel programs or want to offer them.

Brokers and Insurance Professionals, including Chinese-Speaking Brokers and Travel Agents
Wendy Tian Miller draws from 6 years of experience to assist insurance professionals and customers. Her posts will focus on agents and brokers, who can in turn pass important information along to their clients. 

Students and Schools
Kris Lavezzoli has worked for TIS for more than a decade, and she uses her experience to help schools navigate the confusing world of student health insurance so they can make sure their students have the coverage they need.

Customer Questions and Issues
At TIS, we receive lots of questions about all kinds of travel insurance issues. It's important to us that customers understand insurance details and feel comfortable with the policy they choose. Posts from "Customer Care" are another way for us to get these answers and explanations out to more people.

We hope the new topics are helpful to you. Feel free to ask our new authors specific questions by commenting on their posts or contacting them directly.

Of course, we'll still post general travel articles and alerts that you may be interested in. If you'd like to see a post about a specific topic, let us know in the comments!