Is your company ready for
a serious
overseas
medical emergency?
World Wide Emergency Resources
| "With many traveler emergencies representing life threatening medical or safety situations, the personnel management and liability issues facing corporations can be extremely serious," says Leslie Saunders, President of LSIMI, a Tampa, Fl-based company specializing in travel insurance, employee benefits, and marketing to women. | ||
| The survey results also point out another challenge for companies: 46% of surveyed corporations have no specific program in place for female travelers. "The need for information and special procedures for women travelers becomes even more important during overseas travel," says Saunders, who has specialized in safety issues relating to women travelers for several years. | ||
| Still another issue is employee travelers facing emergency situations during personal vacations. "It's obvious from the survey data that even for companies that have traveler emergency programs, most of these companies have no coverage for dependents or for leisure travel," Saunders says. |
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