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Coverage Alert for Egypt Civil Unrest by Travel Insured

by User Not Found | Mar 11, 2011

As of Friday, January 28, 2011, the civil unrest in Egypt is no longer considered to be an unforeseen event, as defined in Travel Insured International’s policies.

(Vocus/PRWEB) March 12, 2011 - A ferocious tsunami, spawned by an 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan, slammed the eastern coast of Japan leaving widespread devastation. Hours later, the tsunami hit Hawaii and warnings blanketed the Pacific, as far away as South America, Canada, Alaska and the entire U.S. West Coast. Travel Insured extends its condolences to all those who have lost loved ones or are otherwise affected by the tsunami.

East Hartford, CT (Vocus/PRWEB) February 02, 2011 - Travel Insured policy holders who purchased coverage prior to January 28th and whose itineraries include Egypt may be eligible for Trip Cancellation, Trip Interruption or Trip Delay benefits. Please refer to the specific terms and conditions of the specific policy purchased as eligibility for coverage varies based upon the specific policy form, terms, conditions and exclusions. For insured passengers who purchased Cancel For Any Reason coverage, we remind you that cancellations must be made 48 or more hours prior to scheduled departure and payment is limited to 75% of the non-refundable trip cost up to the stated policy maximum limit.

Travel Insured offers all of our customers’ immediate access to our Assistance Services for emergency travel arrangements and concierge service. Insured clients who purchased our Worldwide Trip Protector Gold policy may also be eligible for Political Evacuation Coverage (only applicable for policies purchase on or after April 29, 2010).

Travel Insured is closely monitoring the situation. We advise our customers to change/adjust their travel schedules as best they can. The situation may change quickly, so please continue to check with your travel supplier and with us at Travel Insured at 1-800-243-3174.

Travel Insured International (http://www.travelinsured.com) is based in East Hartford, Connecticut. Coverage is underwritten by Arch Insurance Company (a Missouri corporation, NAIC #11150) with offices located in Jersey City, NJ. Not all insurance products or coverage are available in all jurisdictions. Coverage is subject to actual policy language.

This website contains highlights of the plans developed by Travel Insured International, which include travel insurance coverages underwritten by United States Fire Insurance Company, Principal Office located in Morristown, New Jersey, under form series T7000 et al, T210 et al and TP-401 et al, and non-insurance Travel Assistance Services provided by C&F Services and for WTP Cruise only, AwayCare and Blue Ribbon Bags. The terms of insurance coverages in the plans may vary by jurisdiction and not all insurance coverages are available in all jurisdictions. Insurance coverages in these plans are subject to terms, limitations and exclusions including an exclusion for pre-existing medical conditions. In most states, your travel retailer is not a licensed insurance producer/agent, and is not qualified or authorized to answer technical questions about the terms, benefits, exclusions and conditions of the insurance offered or to evaluate the adequacy of your existing insurance coverage. Your travel retailer may be compensated for the purchase of a plan and may provide general information about the plans offered, including a description of the coverage and price. The purchase of travel insurance is not required in order to purchase any other product or service from your travel retailer. CA DOI toll free number is 800-927-4357. The cost of your plan is for the entire plan, which consists of both insurance and non-insurance components. Individuals looking to obtain additional information regarding the features and pricing of each travel plan component, please contact Travel Insured International. P.O. Box 6503, Glastonbury, CT 06033; 855-752-8303; [email protected]; California license #0I13223. While Travel Insured International markets the travel insurance in these plans on behalf of USF, non-insurance components of the plans were added to the plans by Travel Insured and Travel Insured does not receive compensation from USF for providing the non-insurance components of the plans.