Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 20th, 2008 No Comments »
Ipsos Reid recently released a survey that found out that many Canadian vacationers are not protecting themselves while away from home. In fact, Canadians are lagging behind travelers in other parts of the globe. This may be due to the lack of understanding of the benefits of travel insurance cover or maybe Canadian’s blind faith in [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 14th, 2008 No Comments »
Travel Guard recently changed its name away from AIG Travel Guard. The AIG has been taken out from the name for obvious reasons. With the recent financial troubles of its parent company American International Group, Travel Guard has reshaped their corporate image and brand. It has been reported that David McGinnity of Travel Guard that [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 14th, 2008 No Comments »
Have you ever got on a plane or arrived at your destination with the uneasy fealing that you have forgotten something? Usually it is your camera or toothbrush. For many it is travel insurance, which is the most important thing you can take with you on a trip abroad. This is because your finances won’t be [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 13th, 2008 No Comments »
The 2010 Winter Olympics will be taking place in Vancouver and Whistler, BC, Canada from March 12th to 28th, 2010. For those who live outside of Canada who intend on booking hotels, tickets and airline travel, it is vital that they think about obtaining trip insurance just in case they are not able to attend because of an [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 13th, 2008 No Comments »
With the world economy going down the toilet, what better time could there be than now to travel. This may sound strange, but if you have vacation time and a stable job and income, the recession may be just what you need to make that dream vacation a reality. The recession is starting to force [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 12th, 2008 No Comments »
The Australian government has issued an updated warning for its citizens who wish to travel to Bali in Indonesia. This has followed the executions of the Bali bomers found gilty of a horendous terrorist attack. There were two bombings of Bali nightclubs in October 2002 killed 202 people, many of them foreign tourists including 88 [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 12th, 2008 No Comments »
Citizens of the UK should remember to purchase travel insurance when they travel overseas because the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) may not protect them from the cost of private medical care or lost luggage and delays. The EHIC will also not cover trip cancellation and interruption if they become sick or injred before or during [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 12th, 2008 No Comments »
It has been reported by TFG Global Insurance Solutions Ltd. that the current global recession should lead to more people looking for work overseas and more companies sending employees abroad. This should lead to increased international health insurance sales for TFG’s web site Expat Financial. With the current job market worsening, people will look more [...]