Travel Guard

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Travel Guard

Industry	Travel insurance
Founded	1982; 43 years ago (1982)
Founder	John M. Noel
Number of locations	Eight global service centers
Area served	80+ countries around the world
Key people	Jeff Rutledge, CEO (2006) Robert Gallagher, COO and Head of U.S. and Canada
Owner	Independent (1982–91, 1993-2006) AIG (2006-24) Zurich Insurance Group (2024–present)
Website	www.travelguard.com

Travel Guard is the product name for travel insurance and assistance services provided by Zurich Insurance Group.

In 1982 John M. Noel developed the Travel Guard product while he was working at Sentry Insurance. Soon, John purchased the rights to Travel Guard,^[1] and by 1985, Travel Guard was operating out of the basement of its founder’s home.

In 1987, it acquired Marathon Travel Shops. In 1993, two years after selling it to GMF, its founder reacquires Travel Guard from the French firm.

In 2000, Noel, David LaFayette, and Nathan LaFayette created Travel Guard-Canada to offer travel insurance and travel services to Canadians. In May 2006, New York-based AIG acquired Travel Guard.

In July 2009, the company moved to its new home in a business park located off I-39 in Stevens Point. AIG subsidiary, National Union Fire Insurance Company, underwrites Travel Guard policies. In 2012, it became the product range name for all travel-related products and services of AIG.

On December 2, 2024, Zurich Insurance Group completed the purchase of Travel Guard.^[2]

AIG Travel has Travel Guard service centers in Stevens Point, WI; Houston, Texas; Brighton, United Kingdom; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Okinawa, Japan; Mexico City, Mexico; Sofia, Bulgaria; and Guangzhou, China.^[3]

• Travel Guard US Website
• Travel Guard International Website