Statement from CSA on the Latest Ash Cloud as of 5/16/10
Travel insurance carriers release position statements when current events affect coverage. On 5/16/10, travel in the UK was again impacted by a volcanic ash cloud. The following is a position statement from CSA addressing what coverage is available and when a policy must have been purchased.
5/17/2010
A cloud of volcanic ash again interfered with regular flight patterns beginning Sunday May 16, 2010, in Northern Ireland, Scotland and England. A flight ban was imposed in the area on Sunday, and restrictions, delays and cancellations are still lingering.
For those plans that do offer coverage for adverse or inclement weather, there is no coverage for this specific event under any plans purchased on or after May 16, 2010.
There’s a lot of disinformation about credit reports and credit scores out there. So much disinformation that a new Federal Trade Commission rule forces companies offering “free” credit reports to disclose that the reports are not truly free but require a subscription to paid credit monitoring services. Further, these companies must point consumers to the only web site that truly offers free credit reports: AnnualCreditReport.com.
Let’s start by facing the universal truth: There are just some things insurance companies don’t take pains to tell you, even if it’s written in your policy. The worst way to find out what’s not covered is to experience an unfortunate, uncovered catastrophe.
It’s nice to get to the place in life where you don’t have to live from paycheck to paycheck. You don’t have to worry about scraping together enough money to pay your rent. You don’t have to worry about the lights being shut off because you couldn’t pay the bill. You can walk into the grocery store – the good one, with all of the interesting foods imported from around the world – and not have to bring a coupon. You can also pay too much for term life insurance.