Insured for that day trip

The Affinion Group in Norwalk has developed a new model for travel insurance, allowing greater flexibility.

“Whether it’s a weekend visit to the beach or an amusement park, driving the children to college, or visiting relatives over the holidays, we’re aiming to provide a travel plan to individuals and families to cover all of their travel routines,” said Tom Rusin, CEO of Affinion North America.

Affinion, a travel and leisure agency, has launched an ongoing subscription-based model for the purchase of travel insurance plans, dubbed Everyday Travel Insurance.

According to the United States Travel Insurance Association’s travel insurance market survey from 2006-2008, Americans spent more than $1.58 billion in 2008 on all types of travel insurance. The U.S. Travel Association found that nearly one-third of adults have taken at least five weekend trips in the past year, most without travel insurance.

“We’re challenging the notion that travel insurance should only cover the stand-alone, more expensive trips, and providing an affordable option so that anyone who even occasionally travels more than 100 miles from home can have consistent coverage.”

Rusin said the perpetual travel insurance plan that can automatically cover the insured and their families any time they travel more than 100 miles away from home.

“Our newly offered insurance plan covers all forms of travel, whether by car, air, train or boat, and can be purchased for either individual or family coverage,” said Rusin.