TORONTO — Zurich Insurance has launched Zurich Travel Insurance for Canadians travelling out-of-country.

Coverages are available for emergency medical and dental care, trip cancellation and interruption, baggage loss and damage, flight and travel accident and 24/7 travel assistance services, says Zurich.

“Our commitment to the travel sector has grown along with the rise in international travel for Canadians,” said Saad Mered, CEO of Zurich Canada. “We are excited to bring new capabilities to Zurich Canada, strengthening our core offerings to help meet the growing demand for convenient, customized and compliant travel protection plans.”

Zurich Canada’s Vice President of Travel, Accident & Sickness John Thain says: “Canadians’ health insurance does not follow them across the border, so they need travel protection plans with medical coverage they can count on.  Our new proposition was designed to help travellers close this coverage gap.”

In addition to the medical, trip cancelation, and baggage coverages, the new proposition includes access to Zurich Travel Assist, a 24/7 travel assistance service administered by Toronto-based Zurich subsidiary World Travel Protection. For more than 25 years, World Travel Protection has provided medical, travel and security assistance services, complete with a mobile app, to over 3.8 million travellers.

In Canada, Zurich Canada is underwritten by Zurich Insurance Company Ltd (Canadian Branch) and is part of Zurich Insurance Group, a Switzerland-based global insurance provider with subsidiaries licensed to provide travel protection in multiple geographies around the world.

In 2017, Zurich acquired Cover-More Group Limited, a specialist global travel insurance and medical assistance provider based in Australia. Other Zurich travel subsidiaries include U.S.-based Travelex, and Latin American brands Travel Ace and Universal Assistance.

More information is at https://www.zurichcanada.com/en-ca/industries/travel.