• 10
  Feb
  2010

• Recent Story Reminds Us of the Need for Missionary Insurance

  
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Missionary work is a noble and rewarding pursuit, but you cannot lose sight of the fact that it is also extremely dangerous. The recent story of 10 American missionaries who were taken hostage in Haiti after trying to take children out of the country has reminded everyone around the world that this type of work can be very hazardous indeed. While it won't protect you from every potentially bad scenario, missionary travel insurance is a wise investment when traveling to unfamiliar countries.

The American missionaries in question visited Haiti after the famous earthquake devastated the country, and they were arrested for trying to transport 33 Haitian children across the border to the Dominican Republic. While missionary travel insurance obviously cannot prevent you from getting arrested, it would certainly be valuable to these ten missionaries and any others visiting the country as well.

With the damage and destruction caused by the earthquake, the potential for missionaries to become ill or injured is extremely high. Any buildings left standing could collapse at any moment, roadways are damaged and unreliable, and there is most certainly a lot of potent germs circulating from the dying citizens.

Should missionaries need medical assistance in an event like this from these many risk factors, missionary travel insurance will make sure they can get affordable coverage. And if this particular incident were to lead the Haitian government to force any remaining missionaries to leave, then missionary travel insurance offers repatriation assistance to help them get back to their home country. If you're considering missionary work in an environment like this, be aware of the many types of potential dangers and purchase insurance to protect yourself.

• 10
  Feb
  2010

• International Travel Insurance Makes Delays a Concern of the Past

  
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Is there anything worse than travel delays? Finding yourself in a terminal awaiting a plane that is off-schedule is one of the most frustrating things that can happen on your trip. And when you’re traveling internationally, you can afford delays even less. Travel insurance protects your investment from delays and other inconveniences.

During international travel, deadlines are even more important, and one simple delay can cause a missed connection that literally ruins your entire itinerary. And with it being winter, we’re absolutely in the heart of travel delay season. Major airports are being snowed in and iced over in abundance, leaving tourists and business travelers alike stranded. What’s an international traveler to do?

International insurance is a great first start. While you may at first buy an international medical insurance plan to protect your health while traveling, you can also ad on valuable additional coverage plans that protect your interests while traveling.

A variety of missed connection and delay coverage options are available, offering you financial compensation on missed or delayed flights that affect subsequent travel plans. So you can travel confidently knowing that if a delay occurs, losing the money you’ve invested on the flight (no small cost) is not something you’ll need to worry about. You can’t make delays a thing of the past, but you can make worrying about how much they’ll cost you a distant memory.