
Travel insurance solutions
Why choose Zurich for Travel insurance?
Zurich North America is part of Zurich Insurance Group, one of the world’s top travel insurance providers.1 Our internationally recognized travel brands include Zurich Travel Assist™, Cover-More, Travelex, World Travel Protection, Travel Ace and Universal Assistance.
Zurich has products, services and people in more than 210 countries and territories.
of Fortune 500 companies2 have insurance protection from Zurich.
Zurich offers renowned Zurich Travel AssistTM services for round-the-clock support during a trip.
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Business Travel Insurance
Fulfilling duty of care responsibilities is a vital objective for employers with traveling employees. Zurich’s solutions help you protect your people whether their journey takes them across the state or around the globe. Our Business Travel Accident Insurance helps companies prepare for the unexpected by providing coverage for a wide range of travel risks. We complement this with access to Zurich Travel Assist™, which provides robust support during medical, security and other travel emergencies more than 100 miles from home. This supports the development of a structured travel risk management program aligned with your duty of care objectives.
Student Travel Insurance
Educational institutions can enable safe and enriching global learning experiences with a strong risk management plan. Zurich’s Student Accident and Travel Insurance is designed to help universities and schools manage the risks of sponsored travel. Offered through the institutions, this coverage can be tailored to deliver a wide range of travel protections for students and staff. It provides access to essential support services like Zurich Travel Assist™ during medical, security or travel emergencies far from home. By preparing for defined travel risks, institutions can reinforce confidence in their global education initiatives while providing structured support for traveling students.
Vacation Travel Insurance
Coverages tailored to protect individuals’ financial investments in planned trips and a range of unexpected risks that may arise while traveling. Available coverage types can provide compensation for trip cancellation, interruption and delay, as well as overseas medical treatment, evacuation, repatriation and more.
Travel Assistance
Our renowned Zurich Travel Assist services provide all-hours support for medical, travel and security emergencies around the world. The mobile app offers real-time travel alerts, emergency support and security information on over 230 destinations worldwide. We can also coordinate with other travel assistance providers.

Business travel, student travel and more
Zurich can customize a range of travel protection solutions for travel suppliers, educational institutions, service organizations and employers. Our coverages include protection for out-of-country medical costs, travel assistance, trip cancellation or interruption, and baggage loss. Our travel solutions are a natural extension of Zurich’s global capabilities and over 100 years of experience.

Risk Engineering
Through Zurich Resilience Solutions, we provide specialized insights and tools to support our customers with solutions addressing traditional and evolving risks – above and beyond insurance.
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Claims Services
Zurich Claims specialists are strategically deployed in the U.S. and around the globe to help customers mitigate and respond to loss events, and to gain insights into becoming more resilient against future losses.
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Zurich Business Travel Accident Insurance helps organizations protect employees traveling for work by providing coverage for a wide range of travel-related risks. Companies use business travel insurance to support duty-of-care responsibilities, manage financial exposure and provide access to emergency assistance services during domestic and international business trips.
Business travel insurance supports employer duty of care by helping organizations prepare for medical, security and travel-related emergencies involving employees. Coverage and travel assistance services provide structured support before, during and after travel, helping employers fulfill their responsibility to safeguard traveling workers.
Travel insurance helps to provide financial protection for covered travel-related losses, while travel assistance services provide real-time support during emergencies. Zurich Travel Assist™ helps travelers access medical, security and logistical assistance, whereas insurance coverage will reimburse eligible expenses associated with covered events.
Travel risk management is the process of identifying, assessing and addressing risks associated with employee or student travel. Organizations use travel risk management programs to improve traveler safety, respond to emergencies and support compliance with their duty-of-care obligations.
International business travel exposes employees to medical, security, transportation and geopolitical risks that may be difficult to manage independently. Travel insurance helps organizations prepare for unexpected events while providing travelers with access to emergency support and financial protection when covered incidents occur.
Zurich Travel Assist™ provides travelers with around-the-clock support for medical, security and travel emergencies worldwide. Services may include emergency coordination, destination information, travel alerts and assistance during unexpected situations that arise while away from home.
Yes. Business travel insurance can help protect employees traveling within their home country as well as internationally. Coverage depends on the policy terms, but many organizations include domestic travel risks as part of broader travel protection programs.
Travel insurance can benefit business travelers, students studying abroad, faculty members, vacation travelers and individuals participating in sponsored travel programs. The right coverage depends on travel frequency, destination, duration and exposure to potential risks.
Student travel insurance helps educational institutions manage risks associated with study abroad, academic trips and other sponsored travel activities. Coverage can provide protection for students and staff while supporting institutional risk management and travel safety objectives.
Travel insurance can help travelers access covered medical care and receive assistance coordinating emergency services while abroad. Depending on the policy, benefits may include medical treatment, emergency transportation and support navigating unfamiliar healthcare systems.
Emergency medical evacuation coverage helps arrange and finance transportation when a traveler requires specialized care that may not be available locally. This type of protection is often considered an important component of international travel risk management.
1. Finnacord for Zurich Insurance Group. Travel Insurance and Assistance Global Market Share Estimates, 2017.
2. Based on companies with a Zurich policy in effect in 2020, cross-checked with companies on the current Fortune 500 list.




