More tourists buy travel insurance in case of trip cancellation, illness
Cannon Township couple and Jerry Lee Hough never bought health insurance for their travel trips so far four.
But for the past few months fifth, Lee, 49, stops, additional value of $ 150 seemed tranquillity of the mind.
Several days on vacation, Jerry, there are problems in the heart, and felt sick to his wife’s planned release in the Mayan ruins alone. If Lee returned, Jerry, rushed ashore, to a small Mexican hospital, where they had learned from its annex burst.
It was 4:30 am, and the ship on the sea an hour.
“I did not know what would happen,” said Jerry, 53: “They are out of control.”
Protection against unknown leave, a growth of the business travel insurance. The Americans, leave more than $ 1.3 billion for a travel insurance in the year 2006 20 2004, according to a poll conducted by the US Travel Insurance Association.
Policies for travel are the most popular travel insurance cancellation and interruption coverage, 77 percent of turnover, according to the association. Health insurance, as the Houghs bought for only 4 percent, 34 percent, but increased between 2004 and 2006.
While Jerry has spent five days in Mexico for a resumption of the operation, the insurance company AIG arranged Last Minute domestic flights, the hotel room of the refund for the prepayment and excursions missed day cruise and services an interpreter to assist the transfer of medical bills at home.
“They have two to three times a day to ensure that everything works,” said Lee. “It has saved us thousands of dollars, and only for them, the coordination process. …
“I will never be without it ever leaving.”
Travel agencies and experts attribute the rise in purchasing insurance may increase fear since Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and a bedrock American economy, the prospect of losing deserved holiday difficult An additional $ scary.
Before 9 / 11, only 8 to 10 percent of Americans purchased travel insurance. This was about 25 percent, said Carol Mueller, a spokesman for AIG.
Brenda Anderson Newhof, it encourages our customers to travel Rainbow Grand Rapids to buy travel insurance for protection against flight delays and cancelled flights, lost baggage and other deposits Pre-Trip .
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