After watching the devastating effects of 2012’s biggest storm – Hurricane Isaac – it became quite evident what impact a slow-moving tropical storm like this can have. First, the storm took much longer than anyone had anticipated to move through the Louisiana coast where it made landfall on August 28th.
Hurricane Isaac was the slowest moving hurricane in recent memory
Usually people can feel safe leaving the coast and heading inland for a day or so. With most hurricanes, after 24 hours, the vacationers would feel safe enough to return, losing only one day of their vacation. With Isaac, the storm didn’t appear to move, hammering the southern areas of Louisiana for days.
Technically, the storm hit at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday the 28th and then moved back out to the gulf. It hit land again early morning on the following day. It wasn’t until 4:00 p.m. on Thursday that Isaac degenerated into a tropical depression as it slowly moved up to northern Louisiana.
With a storm that unpredictable, how do you salvage a vacation? What if you had planned to go to Louisiana during that time period? Or worse yet, what if you lived in southern Louisiana and planned to go to Europe during that time? Sure, you wouldn’t have to worry about being there during the hurricane, but could you go on vacation and not worry about what had become of your home while you were gone?
“These are all things that could have been covered by the right kind of travel insurance,” says Zain Jeewanjee of G1G Travel Insurance. “If you purchased a policy with “Change of Mind” or “Cancel for any Reason” coverage, you could have chosen to cancel your vacation and been completely covered.” With Change of Mind coverage, you can make the decision to go or to stay and not have that concerned feeling in the pit of your stomach.
“Many underwriters carry this kind of policy and our experienced professionals can make sure you get the proper one,” said Jeewanjee. For questions, email info@g1g.com or call 800-257-7718 ext 100.