Advance Planning Helps Travelers Weather a Trying Hurricane Season Says Online Aggregator InsureMyTrip.com.

EAST GREENWICH East Greenwich is the name of:

East Greenwich, the name by which the town of Greenwich in Greater London (formerly, Kent), England used to be known to distinguish it from West Greenwich or Deptford Strond, the part of Deptford adjacent to the Thames.

, R.I. -- With the wrath of Wilma threatening Florida's shores this weekend, there is no apparent end in sight to one of the busiest, most damaging hurricane seasons Hurricane season refers to a period in a year when hurricanes usually form. For more information see: Tropical cyclone#Times of formation.

For a lists of past seasons, see:

The Atlantic hurricane season (see also )

ever. But while nothing surmounts the devastating dev·as·tate
tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates
1. To lay waste; destroy.

2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. after-effects of these natural disasters, it is still important to think ahead. InsureMyTrip.com, the premier online travel insurance aggregator is urging travelers to protect against canceled and/or interrupted vacations and business trips with travel insurance coverage.

"Trip Cancellation insurance is the best way to protect your travel investment against unforeseen events," explains Peter Evans Peter Evans may refer to:

Peter B Evans, a sociologist and political scientist
Peter "The Bandit" Evans, an English poker player
Peter Evans an Australian swimmer, who won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics

, Executive Vice President of InsureMyTrip.com. "From total cessation of travel due to a hurricane, to travel delay due to airport closures, to your actual destination being made uninhabitable due to a flood or storm, the perils and consequences are all real and severe."

Advance planning is key as trip cancellation protection is based on the occurrence of unforeseen events. "That means, once a tropical storm tropical storm
n.
A cyclonic storm having winds ranging from approximately 48 to 121 kilometers (30 to 75 miles) per hour.

tropical storm or hurricane is identified in your destination area, you will not be able to secure coverage for trip cancellation and travel delay due to that particular storm."

"Another very important reason to plan ahead is to maximize the complete complement of benefits offered by trip cancellation policies," stated Evans. The majority of these policies provide a grace period from 7 to 21 days of your initial trip deposit, that when purchased in this time frame, include financial default protection and pre-existing medical conditions See carpal tunnel syndrome, computer vision syndrome, dry eyes and deep vein thrombosis. . "The onslaught of natural disasters has prompted a swift reaction from the travel insurance industry, providing new coverage enhancements and increased benefits to better protect the traveling consumer."

To learn more about the protection plans that best suit your travel needs, visit InsureMyTrip.com online or call (800) 487-4722 to speak with one of InsureMyTrip's expert travel insurance professionals. Customer service representatives are available seven days a week, M-F M-F Monday Through Friday 9 A.M.-9 P.M. & Sat.-Sun. 9 A.M.-5 P.M. ET.

About InsureMyTrip.com

Established in 1995, InsureMyTrip.com is the leading, consumer-oriented online travel insurance aggregator worldwide. Featuring insurance comparisons from the top 16 industry providers, InsureMyTrip.com is a unique, one-stop resource designed to meet consumers' comprehensive travel insurance needs all in a secure environment. InsureMyTrip.com also specializes in providing integrated technology solutions for the travel insurance industry, with over 2,000 private-labeled and co-branded travel related websites around the globe. InsureMyTrip.com is headquartered in East Greenwich, RI with additional offices and data centers in Connecticut, New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , and Pennsylvania.

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