Evening star., 1950-04-23
Insurance Has
Calming Role
InAII T ruveI
By TinsIey Adams

Three Americans were enjoy
ing a holiday in Mexico. Up to
the time they entered taxi to go
to their Mexico City hotel, the
trip had been interesting. pleasant
and carefree. But the man and
his wife remember that ride as
bordering on something out of
this world.
The driver plunged boldly into
stream of haphazard traffic and
brought the man and his wife.
fearful and taut, to the edge of
the cab seat. Their friend. man
who had done a great deal of
travelling, lolled back easily, ap-
parently uneoncerned. The woman
turned to him. This is agoniz-
Ing" she moaned. yet you
you seem to be enjoying il"
He shrugged and made wry
smile, "No-o-o-o-o. But I am in
sured." Then he cautioned the
driver. "Vaya mas despacio, por
favor"
Perhaps you are planning
pleasure trip-by auto Careful,
now, plane, ship, train or bus.
You are going to Canada. South
America, Europe, charming
beach in Maine or some other de-
lightful and interesting place
Then you have a million and one
arrangements to make.
Priority for Trip.
We suggest that you give high
priority on your list to checking
your present insurance policies
before you leave. Did you know
that your life and accident insur-
ance policies. if they have been in
force for any length of time. may
not be geared to all of the cir
cumstances surrounding modern
travel?
The very old policies either ex-
clude or severely limit many
modes of modern travel Even
reasonably recent issues have
limitations. The average life and
accident insurance policies in
force today were designed to
cover the hazards of everyday
life. But the highly intensified
business and pleasure travel in
the many transportation facili-
ties available today have posed a
new problem. When your policies
were issued these facilities might
have been considered extra-haz-
ardous and therefore excluded or
limited in scope.
Heavy Auto Toll.
Automobile accidents will ac-
count for about 35 per cent of the
accident toll. Policies have been
designed to cover an entire family
against this special risk for a very
modest deposit.
1t has become almost automatic |.
for the travelling public to pur-
chase ticket policies at the train
and plane depots. This simple,
low-cost insurance covers you
against the hazards of the point
to-point travel in the particular
vehicle you are about to board.
You are undoubtedly covered for
this regular, commercial means of
travel under your present policies
But it does give you an extra peace
Of mind to have the extra pro-
lection. And yet, how many of us
realize that about % per cent of
the accidents will result from
falls, about 8 per cent from burns,
about 7 per cent from drowning?
All are everyday, nom travel
accidents.
1t is when we contemplate a
trip which will involve other than
the regular, scheduled means of
travel that we should devote spe-
cial study to our present protec-
tion. 1t is at this point that we
probably are stepping beyond the
bounds of the routine insurance
policy. This is where the travel
accident insurance field can really |
function to the travellers ad-
vantage.
Policies are readily available
that cover all the risks of travel,
"a hours a day, both ground and
air. for the duration of your trip
These short-term trip policies
meet the needs of most travellers.
and literally thousands of them
are issued daily throughout the
country.
Increased safety in travel and
adequate insurance protection are
an unbeatable combination which |
assure the vacationer of pleasant |
and worry-free trips. So 60 ahead
with your plans and have a good
time. Sure, accidents do happen.
We all know that. There will be
one accidental death about every
five minutes. But while you are on
that trip, remember. about "a per
cent of the accidents will occur
in the home and about IT per cent
at work.