How to Compare & Buy Travel Insurance: Protecting Your Travel from the “What-Ifs”

Recent events in Haiti spotlight how suddenly travelers can meet disaster.  On our January 29 show we are joined by James N. “Jim” Grace III, President and CEO of InsureMyTrip.com, the largest and most popular travel insurance comparison site in the world.

InsureMyTrip.com has gathered praise across the travel industry, is endorsed by legions of satisfied customers, and has earned the BBB Accredited Business A+ rating.

Statistics show that even though travel insurance is important, only about 30 percent of travelers buy it. The problem is when it comes to purchasing travel insurance, even the savviest traveler can feel overwhelmed by choices. Jim solved the problem when he designed his site. Customers need only fill in a few crucial bits of information about their trip and the search engine compares policies and brings up a list of best options. In addition, InsureMyTrip.com offers customer support, and the site contains a wealth of useful information.

A veteran licensed insurance professional with over two decades of computer programming and development experience, Jim was intrigued with the notion of creating a unique consumer service that integrated his extensive knowledge and understanding of both fields. In 1995, he pioneered selling travel insurance on the internet, eventually conceiving and launching his “brainchild,” InsureMyTrip.com, the first online travel insurance aggregator, in 2000. Since then, Jim’s visionary talents have inspired the development of the first comparative Group Travel Insurance engine, and grown our company into the largest and most popular travel insurance site in the world. As CEO and President, Jim continues to chart the company’s progressive direction, forecast industry trends and challenges, and oversee corporate operations.

Jim is Vice President of the U.S. Travel Insurance Association (UStiA), a non-profit, national association of companies involved in the development, sales, marketing or implementation of travel insurance and related products.

Tune in. This is a golden opportunity to hear about travel insurance from a leader in the industry. If you have questions for Jim, or comments to share, please call in to our listener number, (917)889-3203.