Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection Underwrites Cover-More's Launch of Direct Travel Insurance in the U.S.
August 02 2016 - 6:22AM
Business Wire
Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection (BHTP) announces today the
agreement to underwrite Cover-More’s (ASX:CVO) direct travel
insurance product launch in the U.S. The business relationship
teams BHTP with Cover-More, an Australian-based provider of travel
insurance throughout multiple countries around the world. The
agreement allows Cover-More to sell travel insurance products and
services to U.S. travellers taking domestic and international
trips.
“This is a unique opportunity to align with an organisation that
shares our commitment to leveraging technology to provide the best
experience for travellers. This is the first step towards an
alliance that continues our promise to revolutionise the travel
insurance industry,” said Dean Sivley, president of Berkshire
Hathaway Travel Protection.
The strategic business relationship leverages BHTP’s claims
processing and real-time payment platform, BHTP Burst, with
Cover-More’s proprietary online optimisation platform, Impulse.
BHTP’s multi-payment platform can reimburse travellers for covered
claims in seconds. Cover-More’s Impulse technology integrates with
e-commerce websites and travel booking engines to offer insurance
options specifically tailored to individual travellers and their
specific trip.
“The two companies complement one another very well—BHTP’s
product, customer service excellence and claims innovation combined
with our predictive intelligence solutions are the perfect
combination to provide travellers with innovative, tailored
insurance products for their trip,” commented Carole Tokody, CEO of
Cover-More Group for North America and Canada.
Cover-More already provides travel insurance and medical
assistance in Australia, New Zealand, China, India, Malaysia,
Singapore and the U.K. The new alliance with BHTP extends their
global direct offering to the U.S., one of the largest markets for
travel insurance. In addition, Cover-More has relationships with
several international airline carriers who can extend these same
BHTP products to their U.S.-based travellers heading abroad.
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