World Nomads Canada updates travel insurance products

Travel insurance firm World Nomads Canada has expanded its product range with new benefits, plan options, and flexibility, underwritten by Zurich.

Changes include two new plans, designed to meet a wider range of travel styles:

• Epic Single Trip Plan – a “premium” option with higher limits and more extensive coverage, designed for bucket-list and once-in-a-lifetime trips
• Annual Multi-Trip (AMT) Plan – designed for frequent travellers, it provides coverage for multiple trips of up to 14 days each over 12 months.

Alongside this, World Nomads has also introduced an optional cancel for any reason (CFAR) add-on to its Explorer and Epic plans, as well as new or upgraded benefits for its Explorer, Epic, and AMT plans.

Benefits include:

• Rental vehicle coverage for accidents or theft in a rental car
• Pet emergency medical expenses and boarding fees
• Travel inconvenience payments – such as runway delays or a lack of snow at a ski resort
• Trip exchange benefit if your cruise/tour provider changes dates on you.

“Travel today looks very different than it did even a few years ago,” said Christina Tunnah, Head of the Americas at World Nomads. “Canadian travellers are navigating more costly disruptions like airline bankruptcies, severe weather, and global wars. They need coverage that goes further. These updates are designed to deliver deeper protection tailored to those realities, so travellers can feel confident no matter what their trip throws at them.”

World Nomads was acquired by IMG earlier this year.