Why Get Travel Insurance?
In a recent article posted on the website for WBAY in Green Bay, WI, traveler Mary Jo Dean describes a 2004 cruise gone bad: “We were supposed to fly out of Chicago,” she said.
“We realized we wouldn’t get out. When we got to Puerto Rico at 5 a.m., our luggage had not arrived.” Luckily travel agent Kathy LeBlanc had informed Mary Jo of the necessity of carrying travel insurance. “The airlines have changed. They do not have to provide lodging. They do not have to provide meals for stranded passengers,” Le Blanc said. “Travel insurance, on the other hand, does have to provide all of that. It covers delays, cancellations, and even lost baggage.”
Before your next trip, make sure you talk to Global Underwriters about covering your travel-related risks.