Travel Guard

Travel Guard
Industry	Travel insurance
Founded	1982
Founder	John M. Noel
Number of locations	Eight global service centers
Area served	80+ countries around the world
Key people	Jeff Rutledge, CEO (2006) Robert Gallagher, COO and Head of U.S. and Canada
Website	www.travelguard.com

Travel Guard is the product name for travel insurance and assistance services provided by AIG Travel and American International Group, Inc.

History[edit]

In 1982 John M. Noel developed the Travel Guard product while he was working at Sentry Insurance. Soon, John purchased the rights to Travel Guard,^[1] and by 1985, Travel Guard was operating out of the basement of its founder’s home. The company acquired Marathon Travel Shops in 1987.

In 1991, French-based GMF acquired Travel Guard. However, in 1993, the company's founder, Noel, reacquired the company.

In 2000, Noel, David LaFayette, and Nathan LaFayette created Travel Guard-Canada to offer travel insurance and travel services to Canadians. In May 2006, New York-based American International Companies, Inc. (AIG) acquired Travel Guard.

In July 2009, the company moved to its new home in a business park located off I-39 in Stevens Point. AIG subsidiary, National Union Fire Insurance Company, underwrites Travel Guard policies.

In 2012, Travel Guard became the product range name for all travel-related products and services of AIG.

Operating Territory[edit]

AIG Travel has Travel Guard service centers in Stevens Point, WI; Houston, Texas; Shoreham, United Kingdom; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Okinawa, Japan; Mexico City, Mexico; Sofia, Bulgaria; and Guangzhou, China.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Grimes, Paul. (1985, June 9). Practical Traveler: Shopping Around For Trip Insurance. The New York Times.
^ "Services - AIG Travel". www.travelguardworldwide.com. Retrieved 2021-08-18.

External links[edit]

[1] Grimes, Paul. (1985, June 9). Practical Traveler: Shopping Around For Trip Insurance. The New York Times.

[2] "Services - AIG Travel". www.travelguardworldwide.com. Retrieved 2021-08-18.

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v t e American International Group
Key people	Cornelius Vander Starr (founder) Maurice R. Greenberg Martin J. Sullivan Ed Liddy Robert H. Benmosche Brian Duperreault (current president and CEO) Douglas Steenland (current non-executive chairman)
Board of directors	Brian Duperreault W. Don Cornwell John H. Fitzpatrick Robert S. Miller Suzanne Nora Johnson Douglas Steenland Ronald A. Rittenmeyer
Current subsidiaries	American General Life Insurance Company American Home Assurance Company Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance Company Lexington Insurance Company National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA The United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (VALIC)
Former subsidiaries	Chartis Insurance ALICO American General Finance (AGF) Philam Life (now AIA Philippines) PineBridge Investments
Related	Corebridge Financial (spinoff)