Travelex Insurance Services is a leading provider of retail travel insurance in North America. We offer a wide range of travel protection plans that provide travelers with comprehensive coverage through more than 7,000 independent travel agencies and tour operators across the U.S., in airports and online.
Our core protection plans are Travel Plus and TraveLite. Travel Plus, is a comprehensive package offering the most popular features and benefits including trip cancellation/ interruption, bankruptcy and terrorism protection. It offers superior coverage levels for all-inclusive or FIT vacations. TraveLite offers comprehensive protection with lower benefit limits for the price-conscious traveler. Emergency Medical Benefits and Baggage is available through both Travel Plus and TraveLite, offering key protection at a lower cost.
Travelex also offers Flight Plus and Annual Travel Protection Plans - which provide single and multi-trip coverage respectively, Wholesale Programs, Professional Liability (E & O) Coverage, Automatic Flight Insurance and the online ordering of Foreign Travel Cash through My Travel Wallet.
The Travelex Group
Travelex Insurance Services is part of the Travelex Group, the world’s foremost provider of foreign exchange services, with an established international reputation in the provision of retail, corporate and commercial services to consumers, corporations and financial institutions.
Headquartered in London, and with North American offices in New York, Omaha and Toronto, Travelex is a privately owned company with more than 5,000 employees globally. The Group is:
- A major player in the world of foreign exchange and risk solutions. Our Corporate Foreign Exchange division serves with more 14,000 corporate customers globally and boasts an award-winning online payments solution.
- The world’s leading provider of outsourced foreign exchange services to financial institutions and travel agencies with state-of-the-art distribution on three continents.
- The world’s second largest issuer of Travelers Cheques under both the MasterCard and Visa brands.
- The largest retail airport network with over 650 locations worldwide including major gateways at London, New York & Hong Kong. Over 40% of the world’s airline passengers, 1.3 billion people, pass through Travelex gateways annually.
Why Choose
Travelex
Travelex plans combine travel insurance with extensive 24-hour emergency assistance services.
Travel can mean encountering the unexpected, ranging from the inconvenient to truly serious. Travel protection plans offer comprehensive benefits to meet the challenges of travel and help you enjoy a worry-free trip.
Not sure you need travel protection? We have compiled the “Travelex Top 10” to highlight the importance of purchasing a plan before you depart on your trip:
1. "I’ve become ill and don’t feel well enough to travel"
When you purchase a plan that offers trip cancellation/ interruption coverage within a specified period of your initial trip deposit, you are covered for pre-existing conditions. That means you can cancel your trip if you get sick - and be reimbursed for any non-refundable expenses relating to your trip.
2. "My travel supplier just declared bankruptcy"
Common carriers with financial difficulties are becoming increasingly common. Purchasing trip cancellation/ interruption coverage from a third party like Travelex can protect you and your trip investment against such an occurrence.
3. "I think my son has an ear infection – what’s "ear infection" in Italian?"
Travelex plans offer 24-hour worldwide assistance. Call toll-free to access our 24 hour medical assistance helpline to receive advice or get information on English-speaking doctors in your area.
4. "We were on our way home when the airline went on strike"
The trip delay benefit covers for up to $750 TraveLite/$1000 Travel Plus in non-refundable expenses for strikes that affect public transportation.
5. "I arrived but my luggage didn’t"
Whether your bag is lost or merely delayed, you can be reimbursed for the purchase of clothing and personal articles so you can enjoy your vacation.
6. "My father-in-law fell and injured himself – I normally care for him"
The illness or injury of family members is also included under covered reasons to cancel. It’s important to remember that even if you are fit to travel, other events may make departing on your trip unthinkable.
7. "We missed our connection because of a flight delay"
You arrive in your connecting city but your flight is long gone and the next flight is not until tomorrow morning. The travel delay offers coverage for accommodations and meals.
8. "We were traveling when I suddenly developed chest pains"
When a medical emergency happens far away from home and far away from proper medical facilities, you want to ensure you receive adequate care. Our medial evacuation benefit will cover emergency transportation for you and a companion to the nearest facility or back home.
9. "A terrorist act has occurred in a city through which my flight will be connecting"
Both domestic and international terrorist acts are covered reasons to cancel your trip provided the act occurs within 30 days of your scheduled departure date.
10. "My wallet – with my cards and passport – has been stolen"
Emergency assistance services will assist you in reporting your lost documents and make arrangements for an emergency cash transfer should that be required. As well, the baggage benefit provides coverage for loss due to the unauthorized use of your card.