New York, NY (July 17, 2024) \u2013 Priceline, the iconic innovator of online travel, and Cover Genius, the insurtech for embedded protection, are pleased to announce a new North American partnership to introduce enhanced travel protection for flights, hotels, rental cars and packages booked with Priceline.<\/p>\n
By integrating with Cover Genius\u2019 award-winning global distribution platform, XCover, Priceline\u2019s customers enjoy several customer-centric features that elevate the travel protection experience. After purchasing protection, users can easily review policy details, access support, file claims and receive instant payments for approved claims through their XCover Account. Cover Genius\u2019 hassle-free digital claims are backed by policies in 40+ languages, instant payments for approved claims in 90+ currencies and an industry-leading post-claims Net Promoter Score.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re excited to collaborate with Priceline to bring our customer-centric protection to their travelers,\u201d said Angus McDonald, CEO and Co-founder of Cover Genius. \u201cWe avoid \u2018off-the-shelf\u2019 offerings and build technology-driven solutions that we constantly test and iterate for the best possible insurance experience. This helps develop meaningful touchpoints with customers and drives additional revenue for our partners \u2013 in fact, after launching with us, Priceline saw an increase in insurance attach rates.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the US travel and tourism market expected to generate $198.70bn in 2024, robust travel protection offerings are crucial for brands looking to drive loyalty and help customers safeguard their investments. As the chosen insurtech for some of the world\u2019s largest travel brands, Cover Genius\u2019 innovative approach to travel protection includes a single API for multiple lines of insurance, AI-backed recommendations that match the right policy to the right customers, UI testing capabilities that optimize for growth, and access to a range of products, such as CFAR, that are quick to stand up in all 50 US states and over 60 countries.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur partnership with Cover Genius reinforces our commitment to revolutionize travel through pioneering technology,\u201d said Lucy Bueti, Vice President, Rental Car and Ancillary Products at Priceline. \u201cThrough Cover Genius\u2019 flexible platform and range of technology features, we\u2019re able to launch and continuously improve our travel protection products to ensure they cater to the evolving needs of our customers. With the peace of mind their trip is protected, our customers can focus on the moments that matter most during their travels.\u201d<\/p>\n
XCover Protection is available to millions of Priceline customers in the United States and Canada with additional products and markets to follow.<\/p>\n
Cover Genius is the global insurtech for embedded protection. Through XCover, its award-winning global distribution platform, it protects the customers of the world\u2019s largest digital companies with seamless, end-to-end experiences. Licensed or authorized in over 60 countries and all 50 US States, the insurtech enables partners to embed and sell multiple lines of insurance and other types of protection, resulting in an industry-leading post-claims Net Promoter Score (NPS) and more than 30 million happy customers. For more information, visit www.covergenius.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Priceline, part of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG)<\/em>, has been a leader in online travel for twenty-five years. Priceline\u2019s proprietary deals technology pairs negotiation with innovation to analyze billions of data points to generate deep discounts for customers they can\u2019t find anywhere else. Travelers have access to millions of hotels, flights, alternative accommodations, rental cars, cruises, vacation packages and experiences from trusted brands in over 116 countries around the world, 24\/7 customer service and incremental savings when becoming a Priceline VIP. By making affordable travel within reach for all, Priceline helps millions of customers each year be there for the moments that matter to them. Because where your happy place meets your happy price, that place is Priceline.<\/p>\n SOURCE: Cover Genius<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Tags: Cover Genius<\/a>, embedded insurance<\/a>, launch<\/a>, partnership<\/a>, travel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Millions of customers to benefit from tailored travel protection powered by award-winning XCover global distribution platform New York, NY (July 17, 2024) \u2013 Priceline, the iconic innovator of online travel, and Cover Genius, the...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[1],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22204"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22204\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About Priceline<\/b><\/h4>\n