Cutting-Edge Tool Offers Access to Travel Advisories
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
ACE Group today announced the launch of an exclusive mobile application
that provides travel assistance services for its international casualty
insureds doing business overseas. The ACE Travel AppSM
represents an innovative step forward in mobile technology for eligible
international travelers, including employees, volunteers, and students
covered through ACE International Advantage®.
Offered through ACE’s Executive Assistance® Services, the new mobile
application provides ACE International Advantage customers with
information essential to the planning of any international trip. Once
the application is downloaded, customers have the option to create a
travel itinerary prior to or during their trip. Based on the traveler’s
GPS location, as well as their stored itinerary, real-time alerts, risk
management mitigation tips, as well as tools to manage medical or other
travel related incidents will be pushed to the user’s mobile device.
“With the advent of smartphone technology and the ever-quickening pace
of global events, it became apparent that ACE needed to make an
investment in bringing mobile travel assistance services to the middle
market and small commercial space. The ACE Travel App was developed
specifically to fill this need by helping to keep travelers safe through
the delivery of critical information should an emergency arise while
clients conduct business overseas,” said Tim Benson, Senior Vice
President, ACE International Advantage. “The development and release of
this technology demonstrates ACE’s focus and commitment to providing
industry-leading coverages and insurance-related services in the small
commercial and middle market space.”
“Globalization is on the rise, and as a result companies have expanded
their international operations. Through this expansion, employees may be
faced with greater and more unique travel-related exposures based on
their destinations,” said Bryan Tedford, Executive Vice President ACE
Foreign Casualty. “Whether business travelers are negotiating a business
deal in Shanghai or making a sales presentation in Columbia, they can
have real-time online and mobile access to ACE Executive Assistance®
Services via their smartphone.”
The following are some of the services and information available* to ACE
International Advantage insureds through the ACE Travel App:
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Country Research
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Travel Alerts
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Security Services
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Emergency Assistance
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Concierge Services
The mobile app is available for download on iPhone, Android and certain
Blackberry models. Additional information and links to various app
stores are available at by clicking
here.
ACE’s international casualty product suite offers insurance solutions
for U.S.-based companies and organizations that travel or have
operations outside the U.S., from simple package policies to complex
multinational programs with sophisticated risk transfer options. For
more information, please visit our website or contact Tim Benson at Timothy.Benson@acegroup.com
or 215-640-4370. Insurance is provided by insurers within ACE Group. The
product information above is a summary only. The insurance policy issued
contains the actual terms, conditions and limits of the insurance.
ACE Group is one of the world’s largest multiline property and casualty
insurers. With operations in 54 countries, ACE provides commercial and
personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident supplemental
health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of
clients. ACE Limited, the parent company of ACE Group, is listed on the
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ACE) and is a component of the S&P 500
index. Additional information can be found at www.acegroup.com.
*When connected to a mobile network
Source: ACE Group