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Berkshire
Hathaway Travel Protection
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Launches
New Cruise Product
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New WaveCare™ Offers Comprehensive
Travel Insurance
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Coverage for Cruise Travelers
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Stevens
Point, WI – January 2019 / Newsmaker Alert / Berkshire
Hathaway Travel Protection (BHTP), a leading provider of travel insurance,
announces the launch of a new product, WaveCare™, which provides travel
insurance specifically tailored for the needs of cruise travelers.
“WaveCare
is expressly designed for the fastest growing sector of the industry, cruising,”
said Dean Sivley,
president of Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection. “Our comprehensive solution
provides cruisers with higher medical and evacuation coverage limits for
their trip and introduces BHTP’s innovative fixed benefit in the event
the cruise is disabled along the way.”
Specifically,
WaveCare provides:
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Up to
$750,000 in medical evacuation coverage, BHTP’s highest limit
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Up to
$75,000 in emergency travel medical insurance
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A fixed
benefit of $500 when the traveler is confined on board for more than five
hours because the cruise ship is disabled Comprehensive trip cancellation,
interruption, delay, missed connection, and baggage protection
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A pre-existing
condition waiver when insurance is purchased within 15 days of the initial
trip deposit date
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24/7 global
travel assistance
BHTP has
also announced enhancements to its industry-first fixed benefit insurance
product for air travelers, AirCare®. Starting at only $26 for domestic
and international round-trip flights, AirCare now covers late night delays
and flight diversions as well as flight cancellations, flight departure
delays, tarmac delays, missed connections, lost baggage, and baggage delays.
Travel insurance fixed benefits ensure faster claims payment – no receipts
necessary.
BHTP,
well known for its revolutionary travel insurance products and services,
also provides travelers with an easy “pic-and-a-click” claims process,
flight tracking and expedited payments for travel disruptions via BHTP
Burst.
For
additional information on BHTP’s products and services, please visit BHTP.com.
About
Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection
Berkshire
Hathaway Travel Protection is the trade name for the travel protection
products and services of Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company,
part of the National Indemnity group of insurance companies. Berkshire
Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company provides underwriting and claims administration
services for some of the largest distributors of travel insurance in the
United States. Created under the Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection trade
name is the ExactCare line of travel insurance, AirCare flight and other
travel-related protections such as WaveCare. These products are provided
by Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company or National Liability
& Fire Insurance Company. The product descriptions provided here are
only brief summaries and may be changed without notice. Full coverage terms
and details, including limitations and exclusions, are contained in the
insurance policy. Visit BHTP.com for
more information.
Media
Contact:
Carol
Mueller, Vice President
Berkshire
Hathaway Travel Protection |
