Cover-More announces partnership with Express Travel Group

Sydney, Australia, 8 October 2018: Leading travel insurance provider, Cover-More, and Express Travel Group(ETG), the largest independent travel agency network in Australia, today announced a new five-year partnership agreement. The partnership will see Cover-More provide travel insurance policies that include cover for cancel-for-any-reason (CFAR), terrorism, and mental illness, as well as other unique benefits, to more travelling Australians.

The partnership launched on 1 October 2018 and positions Cover-More as one of ETG’s preferred travel insurance providers. Cover-More policies will be sold across ETG’s 700-plusagencies nationally.

Cover-More’s Executive General Manager, Sales & Distribution (APAC), Michael Stein said: “Our team is thrilled to announce our partnership with the ETG network nationally. It’s recognition of our ongoing commitment to providing an outstanding travel insurance and medical assistance product for travel agents to offer to their customers.”

“Our growing team of more than 30 people who are wholly dedicated to servicing our retail partners also reflects our commitment to the industry. We look forward to working with agents across the ETG network.”

Ari Magoutis, Executive General Manager, Express Travel Group said: “As ETG has grown and evolved so has the demand for innovative product and technology. The team at Cover-More have certainly met this brief, as well as their commitment to servicing our members’ requirements and expectations. We welcome Cover-More as one of our preferred travel insurance partners within ETG.”

Michael Stein continued: “We recently launched new agency travel insurance policies which feature many industry-first benefits, including CFAR cover. Our policies also offer cover for new and existing mental illnesses, cancelled tours due to numbers, travel delay due to terrorism, new for old luggage, heli- and off-piste skiing and new adventure sports. We’re committed to providing agents with a product that travellers can’t find without planning their holidays through their travel agent.”

In an Australian-first, Cover-More launched CFAR cover with their new agency policies, Comprehensive Careand Essentials Care, in April this year. The new policies allow travellers to tailor their cover to their individual circumstances, their destination, and how they like to travel. The policies were developed in response to Australian travellers looking for ways to personalise their cover.

Cover-More will be attending ETG’s annual conference in Shanghai in November 2018 to celebrate the partnership and engage agents about their policy benefits.

ENDS

For further information, please contact: Angela Cross, Pilot PR +61 412 929 397 or angela@pilotpr.com.au

About Cover-More Group
Cover-More Group is a global specialist and integrated travel insurance, medical assistance and employee assistance provider. Cover-More is the leading travel insurance provider in Australia and has longstanding partnerships with major travel agency networks including Flight Centre Travel Group, Helloworld Travel, Travellers Choice and Phil Hoffmann Travel. Cover-More has operations in 22 countries across five continents with leading market positions also in Ireland, India, in the USA where the group owns Travelex Insurance Services, and in Latin America with Travel Ace Assistance and Universal Assistance. Cover-More Group was acquired by Zurich Insurance Group in 2017. 

About Express Travel Group

Express Travel Group is based in Australia and provides retail, consolidation and franchise services to over 700 independently owned travel agencies across the Select Travel Group, Independent Travel Group and italktravel brands.