Travel insurance emerges as new voluntary benefit add-on

Published January 28, 2026 2:30 PM EST Updated January 29, 2026 4:35 PM EST 4 Min Read

Key Insight: Discover how employer-offered travel insurance is becoming a strategic voluntary benefit.
Expert Quote: Workforce mobility pushes travel insurance forward, says Marc Flood, SVP, Crum & Foster.
Supporting Data: Travel insurance spending hit $5.56B in 2024, up 46% since 2019.
Source: Bullets generated by AI with editorial review

With travel delays and uncertainty dogging employees in both their work and leisure time, travel insurance could be a worthy consideration as part of a voluntary benefit plan.

Paola Peralta

Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio

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