ITIC Global 2025 | Travel and medical assistance – looking to the future

In the first session of the day, Alastair Crossley, José Castellanos, and Guillaume Debaene discussed current and upcoming trends in travel and medical assistance services, including changing travel...

ITIC Global 2025 | Reinsurance rates – global trends, the impact of data, changing risks, and regional differences

Patrick Charbonneau, Assistant Vice President, Business Development, Travel Insurance, at Optimum Life Reinsurance, looked at changing traveller profiles and risks from the reinsurer’s perspective. Mandy Langfield, Director of Publishing at Voyageur...

Avalanche kills seven climbers in Nepal

A deadly avalanche on Yalung Ri has devastated a multinational climbing team, underscoring the growing dangers of mountaineering in Nepal’s Himalayas

ITIC Global 2025 | The dangers of breaking unknown local laws and violating cultural norms

The increasing need for legal assistance in travel insurance policies is becoming clear, with a growing number of travellers and expatriates falling foul of local laws and restrictions. Dick Atkins...

ITIC Global 2025 | Air Ambulance Forum: Uncertainties facing air ambulances – operating safely in a volatile world

In the second session of ITIC Global, Daniela Wilson, Tom Hienckes, and Tyson Smith discussed the factors and influences that are shaping and adding uncertainty to the global air ambulance...

ITIC Global 2025 | Keynote speaker: Jeremy Bowen

Jeremy Bowen shared with the ITIC audience his years of experience in reporting on geopolitical influences and impacts, highlighting how regional events can have global repercussions. The session was moderated...