Travel Insurance
Top stories from the world of travel and international health insurance – from global trends in purchasing, distribution and claims, to underwriting and reinsurance challenges and opportunities
Why overseas assignments fail: settling in and isolation top employer concerns
Research from Everywhen highlights the employee settlement, isolation, and support challenges putting international assignments at risk, particularly as businesses expand into less familiar overseas markets
7 Oct 2026
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Chloe Fox
Canadian snowbird season puts travel insurance exclusions in focus
Government advice for US-bound Canadians highlights the importance of policy wording, medical cover, and pre-existing conditions requirements for winter travellers
5 Oct 2026
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Siân Yates
Manulife brings travel insurance quotes to ChatGPT
As AI becomes part of the travel-planning journey, the new service brings insurance into the conversation earlier, helping Canadian travellers assess their protection needs before they book
2 Oct 2026
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Chloe Fox
Healix challenges ‘person in seat’ approach to embedded expertise
The move reflects growing demand for embedded travel insurance specialists who work as part of an organisation’s team, providing ongoing expertise and support rather than simply filling a role
2 Oct 2026
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Chloe Fox
AP Companies approved as Lloyd’s DCA, broadening claims capabilities
Lloyd’s DCA approval brings delegated claims handling together with medical management and cost containment for complex international travel and health insurance programmes
1 Oct 2026
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Chloe Fox
Allianz launches digital platform for tailored travel cover
The insurer has launched a digital travel insurance platform that allows partners to provide different levels of cover to customer segments
1 Oct 2026
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Mandy Langfield
Bahrain introduces health insurance requirement for family residency
Bahrain’s new insurance requirement adds a compliance step for family visa applications and corporate relocations
30 Sep 2026
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Editorial Team
Prudential launches PRUChoice Travel Lite for Greater Bay Area trips
Rising cross-border travel between Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area is driving demand for flexible one- to three-day protection tailored to short-haul trips
30 Sep 2026
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Chloe Fox
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TPA: The ultimate enabler of peace of mind
Sandra Llamas, Service Alliances Director at Iris Global, tells us why TPAs are essential for managing smooth and integrated assistance experiences
Sponsored by IRIS Global
1 Oct 2026
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Editorial Team
A market in motion
Life and Disability protection is being asked to do more. Trawick International tells ITIJ how their policies have evolved
Sponsored by Trawick International
1 Oct 2026
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Editorial Team
From friction to flow: why the IPMI back-office is ready for a technology reset
Manny Lopez, VP Sales & Partnerships at Flywire, tells us how modern receivables technology is helping IPMI providers
Sponsored by Flywire
1 Oct 2026
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Editorial Team
Medical inflation, connected operations and what travel insurers need next
ITIJ speaks to Elliott Draga, Head of Growth at ICE-Tech and President of the Travel Health Insurance Association of Canada, about rising healthcare costs, connected operations and where AI can...
Sponsored by ICE-Tech
1 Oct 2026
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Editorial Team
Global savings and quality care: the five-company ecosystem
Agathi Kanellou, Global COO of MCI Group, tells ITIJ about effective financial control, the scale of the group’s work, and how its organisations all work together
Sponsored by MCI Group
1 Oct 2026
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Editorial Team
Pre-existing conditions: a hurdle, not a barrier, to international travel
Oliver Cuenca speaks to experts from around the world to discuss how travel insurers support customers with pre-existing medical conditions
1 Sep 2026
Reimagining claims payments in a global economy
Alfie Jake Thomson examines the future of claims payments: tradition, technology, and the rise of hybrid models
1 Sep 2026
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Alfie Jake Thomson
News Analysis: North America’s travel youth insurance markets strengthen, despite global ‘quakes’
Gen Z and millennial travellers are still packing their bags despite geopolitical uncertainty and rising costs, prompting insurers to rethink how they communicate the value of protection to a digital-first...
1 Sep 2026
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Milan Korcok
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