Traveling Safely


The best way to make sure you have a great trip is to plan ahead for the unexpected. This week Susi talks with two experts who help travelers do just that: Roy Berger, President/CEO, MedjetAssist, an emergency medical evacuation membership program for travelers and Peter J. Evans, EVP, InsureMyTrip.com which offers both consumer and business travel insurance.







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Roy Berger, President and CEO
MedjetAssist


A born and bred New Yorker, Roy Berger – President and CEO of MedjetAssist, a Birmingham, Alabama-based emergency medical evacuation membership program - has spent over 30 years in executive management and operations positions.

A communications graduate of the University of Miami, Mr. Berger started his career in the pari-mutuel racing industry. He directed the day-to-day business for dozens of tracks, served as president of a national racetrack operators association, and became a spokesperson for the industry at national conferences, in the press, and has testified before Congressional subcommittees.

In 1998, he became president of MedjetAssist. The company has since witnessed a massive growth averaging 23% growth a year since 1998. MedjetAssist is not just another job for Mr. Berger, but a true labor of love.

"People subscribe to our product with the hopes of never needing us, but when they do, we have an obligation to perform. My satisfaction is gained from getting our members to a place where they can recover," Berger states.

Mr. Berger and his wife live in Birmingham, where they enjoy great golfing at least eleven months of the year.


About Medjet

MedjetAssist is the premier emergency medical evacuation membership program for travelers. If a member is hospitalized more than 150 miles from home—virtually anywhere in the world—MedjetAssist reviews his or her condition both with the attending medical staff and the member’s own physicians, and will arrange for a medically equipped and staffed aircraft to fly them free of charge to the hospital of their choice. MedjetAssist has its corporate headquarters in Birmingham, AL, and is the recognized provider of air-medical evacuation and repatriation services for AARP.

• MedjetAssist staff is on hand, in consultation with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, to communicate with attending physicians caring for members anywhere in the world (through translators, if necessary).
• MedjetAssist works with more than 80 airline affiliates and has access to more than 100 aircraft worldwide to provide emergency evacuation services for its members.
• If physically able to fly commercial, members always fly first class, accompanied by medical personnel; if commercial air travel is not medically tenable, members are evacuated by fully medically equipped private jet.
• Members hospitalized more than 150 miles from home choose the medical facility to which they wish to be airlifted.
• Annual membership fees start at $250 per individual, and $385 per family (up to 7 members, including spouse, domestic partner and/or dependent children).

Peter Evans, Executive Vice President
InsureMyTrip.com


Peter's twenty-year career as a licensed and accredited specialty insurance agent is both the foundation for all of the company's sales and marketing initiatives and the inspiration for our new product development. His innate understanding of consumer needs and indepth knowledge of provider capabilities makes him a master craftsman of programs and services that benefit our customers and insurance partners alike. Peter's boundless ingenuity effectively enhances and strengthens InsureMyTrip's offerings, solidifies and maintains working relationships with our insurance companies, and establishes new ones.



About InsureMyTrip

InsureMyTrip.com is a one-stop resource designed to meet our customers' comprehensive travel insurance needs in a private and secure environment. At InsureMyTrip.com you can compare a wide range of premier travel products—from multi-coverage package policies to specialized medical emergency and evacuation plans—all from the top U.S. insurance providers. Our user-friendly site makes it easy to find the best rates, benefits, and coverage options, allowing you to protect your trip investment and personal well-being.

InsureMyTrip.com also offers personal customer care assistance seven days a week. Just call 800-487-4722 to speak with one of our expert travel insurance professionals. Representatives are available to help you Monday-Friday 7:00am-Midnight, Saturday 9:00am-6:00pm and Sunday 11:00am-6:00pm Eastern Time.

InsureMyTrip.com specializes also 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 part of IMT Services Corporation headquartered in Warwick, Rhode Island, with additional offices and data centers in Connecticut and Oregon. InsureMyTrip.com is an operating entity of IMT Services Corporation, a privately held company launched in 2000. The principals of the management team have been selling travel insurance online since 1995.