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Virtuoso honors Travelex Insurance Services with prestigious supplier awards

OMAHA, Neb., April 8, 2026 — Travelex Insurance Services Inc., a leading supplier of travel insurance to the travel agency industry, has received two of Virtuoso’s 2026 U.S. awards: Top-Producing Specialty Partner Award and Highest Growth Specialty Partner. These prestigious recognitions highlight Travelex’s commitment to excellence in service and the company’s strong performance within the highly competitive travel insurance market. Read more about our award...

Product launch campaign earns Gold Magellan Award for Travelex Insurance Services

OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 17, 2025 — Travelex Insurance Services Inc. has announced the company has received a distinguished Gold Magellan Award from Travel Weekly in the category of Best Travel Insurance Advertising/Marketing Campaign. The campaign, “For every traveler and every trip,” was the launch campaign for Travelex’s new retail product suite, which launched in Dec. 2024. Read more about our award...

Virtuoso honors Travelex with top award during 2025 Travel Week 

OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 12, 2025 — Travelex Insurance Services Inc. is honored to announce it has received the 2025 Virtuoso Award for Best Specialty or Insurance Partner. This prestigious recognition was presented at the 37th annual Virtuoso Travel Week, held Aug. 9–15 in Las Vegas. Check it out...

Matthew Thiel joins Travelex Insurance Services as Director of Sales Development

March 26, 2025 
Travelex Insurance Services Inc., a pioneer in the travel insurance industry known for award-winning customer care, has named Matthew Thiel, a 17-year veteran of the travel industry, as the company’s new Director of Sales Development. Thiel’s experience spans sales and business development leadership roles in various aspects of the travel industry, including corporate travel management, cruise lines, and travel insurance. Get to know Matthew ...

Travelex Insurance Services Wins Virtuoso’s 2024 Top-Producing Specialty Partner Award

Feb. 4, 2025 
Travelex Insurance Services Inc., a leader in the travel insurance industry known for its award-winning customer care, has been honored with Virtuoso’s 2024 Top-Producing Specialty Partner Award (U.S.) for the second consecutive year. This prestigious recognition highlights Travelex’s commitment to excellence in service and its strong performance within the highly competitive travel insurance market. Discover our award ...

Gifted Travel Network names Travelex Insurance Services 2024 Insurance Partner of the Year

December 18, 2024 
On Dec. 13, Gifted Travel Network, a host agency for luxury travel advisors, honored Travelex Insurance Services Inc. with the GTN 2024 Spotlight Award for Insurance Partner of the year. The GTN Spotlight Awards recognize outstanding contributions within the GTN community. View our achievement ...

Travel insurance redefined: Travelex Insurance Services unveils market-leading coverage options for every traveler and every trip.

December 3, 2024 
Travelex Insurance Services, a leading travel insurance provider in North America, announces the launch of a new suite of retail travel insurance plans designed to meet the unique needs of today’s diverse travelers. See what's new ...

Travelex Insurance Services honored with Gold Magellan Award for travel insurance webinar series

November 12, 2024 
Travelex Insurance Services Inc. is proud to announce that it has been honored with a prestigious Gold Magellan Award by Travel Weekly in the Travel Insurance – Marketing – Webinar category. This award recognizes the success of Travelex’s “Itinerary for Success: Travel Insurance Essentials” webinar series, an educational initiative designed to simplify the complexities of travel insurance for travel professionals. Read our recognition ...

Gallup recognizes Travelex Insurance Services for strengths-based culture

June 28, 2024 
As researchers announced the link between workplace culture and employee engagement in 2016, Travelex Insurance Services, an industry-leading travel insurance provider, had a head start in building a positive workplace culture. After learning about the CliftonStrengths® model, Travelex’s leadership team recognized the transformative power of leveraging individuals’ strengths and piloted the model within the organization. Explore our culture ...

Virtuoso honors Travelex with inaugural top-producer award

Feb. 5, 2024 
In the highly regulated financial services industry, insurance products are often competitively similar in benefits, coverages and price. Travelex Insurance Services Inc. recognized early on that making customer experience and service a pillar of its business could differentiate the company in the travel insurance space. Since then, Travelex has won many awards for its customer care. Now, the company adds another prestigious award to its shelf: Virtuoso’s 2023 Top-producing Specialty Partner Award (U.S.). Uncover our award ...

Travel Edge recognizes Travelex for exceptional service

Dec. 21, 2023  
In an industry where customer care and service is often a leading differentiator, Travelex Insurance Services Inc. is proud to be the most recent recipient of Travel Edge’s prestigious award for “Best Overall Support by a Travel Supplier.” Travel Edge, North America's largest luxury-focused travel agency, with more than 750 independent travel advisors, planners, and experts, announced the award during its recent member networking event in Las Vegas. Get the highlights ...

Travelex announces VP of sales, Matt Seymour

Nov. 1, 2023  
As the U.S. travel industry continues to recover, Travelex Insurance Services Inc. has named Matt Seymour vice president of sales across the business. Previously the North American director of global supplier management at CWT, Seymour brings more than 25 years of experience in the areas of distribution, sales, supplier management, and strategic sales transformation. Meet Matt Seymour ...

Travelex launches enhanced travel insurance plans and CFAR upgrade, plus age-band pricing

June 1, 2023  
Travelex Insurance Services Inc., a leading travel insurance provider in North America, announced it is launching a program to support the company’s partners in their marketing efforts: integrated marketing campaign materials delivered quarterly, starting today. See our updates ...

New partner perk: Creative assets to support integrated marketing efforts

April 5, 2023  
Travelex Insurance Services Inc., a leading travel insurance provider in North America, announced it is launching a program to support the company’s partners in their marketing efforts: integrated marketing campaign materials delivered quarterly, starting today. Read the announcement ...

Travelex and Collette team up to offer travel insurance products and services

Jan. 13, 2023  
Travelex Insurance Services, an industry-leading U.S. travel insurance provider, and Collette Travel Service, Inc., an award-winning premium tour operator, have announced a partnership that enables Collette to offer Travelex travel insurance products and services, effective Jan. 3, 2023. Explore the partnership ...

Travelex’s responsible tourism survey seeks insight into the causes travelers support

12.20.2022  
Industry-leading travel protection provider Travelex Insurance Services has announced its Responsible Tourism Survey, and qualifying respondents who complete the survey will be entered in drawing for a chance to win a $500 Visa gift card. Check out the survey ...

Travelex Insurance Services wins Magellan Award for COVID-19 TravelCheck tool

11.22.2022  
Travelex Insurance Services was awarded a Silver Magellan Award in the category of Online Travel Services for its COVID TravelCheck web app. Explore our accolades ...

Travelex Insurance Services wins Travvy Award for customer service

11.22.2022  
Travelex Insurance Services has earned a prestigious Bronze Travvy Award in the category of Best Travel Insurance Provider–Customer Service. View our recognition ...

Travelex Insurance Services announces expansion into Canada

11.21.2022  
Travelex Insurance Services today announced its expansion into Canada, with full operations, including claims administration and travel assistance, based in Toronto. Discover the news ...

Travelex President and CEO Shannon Lofdahl featured in Business Traveler Magazine

11.14.2022

If the Worst Happens, Do You Have Insurance? Why travelers should always purchase extra protection for trips.

Travelex Insurance Services redefines workplace culture with strengths-based approach

11.1.2022

Leading the way in the marketplace, Travelex leverages CliftonStrengths® and partnership with Gallup to transform workplace culture.

Travelex Insurance Honored as Best in Industry with 2021 Awards

12.16.2021

Travelex Insurance Services has been recognized with several premier awards from leaders and professionals across the travel industry.

Travelex Insurance Launches Cancel for Any Reason to Aid Traveler Confidence

7.28.2021

Travelex Insurance Services announced the addition of Cancel for Any Reason coverage as an upgrade to the Travel Select plan, giving travelers the assurance to book travel as they return to vacationing in 2021.

Travelex Insurance Introduces New Travel Mobile App

4.20.2021

Travelex Insurance Services introduces Travel On, a new travel app designed to enhance customers’ demand for increased safety and peace of mind.

Travelex Insurance Introduces New Protection Plan for U.S. Travel

7.15.2020

Travelex Insurance Services released a new travel protection plan designed specifically for domestic travel within the USA.

Travelex Insurance Services recognized as ‘Best Travel Insurance Company'

3.14.2019

Travelex Insurance Services was honored with a TravelAge West 2019 Editor’s Pick ‘Best Travel Insurance Company’ Award.

Travelex Insurance Services’ first corporate mission trip a success

1.17.2019

Staff and partners of Travelex Insurance Services returned Sunday from the company’s first-ever corporate mission trip with smiles on their faces and dirt on their shoes.

Travelex Insurance Services recognized as ‘Best Service Partner’ at Virtuoso® Awards

8.20.2018

For the 11th consecutive year, Travelex Insurance Services graciously accepted Virtuoso’s ‘Best Service Partner’ award, an indicator of the luxury travel industry’s best travel insurance provider.

Travelex Insurance Services and Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection form Strategic Relationship

8.30.2017

Travelex Insurance Services (Travelex) and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company’s Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection (BHTP) have formed a strategic relationship to provide innovative travel protection plans under the name of Travelex with the underwriting and claims services of BHTP.

Travelex Insurance Services unveils new branding

8.15.2017

After 21 years in business, Travelex Insurance Services reveals a new logo and brand identity to better reflect its new ownership and evolution into a global travel protection specialist.

Travelex Insurance Services Celebrates 20 Years

8.15.2017

When Fortune 500 company Mutual of Omaha sold its travel insurance subsidiary Tele Trip Company in 1996, it probably didn’t realize how successful the business would be just 20 years later.