Travel insurer battleface enters the Canadian market

Travel insurance provider battleface has announced that it is launching in the Canadian market with an all-new travel insurance product.

battleface’s standard cover includes protection against medical and emergency expenses up to $5,000,000, trip cancellation up to $20,000 per person, and personal liability up to $500,000. The insurer also plans to create bespoke programs for B2B2C and B2C travel distribution partners, and design group travel policies for corporate, education, and non-profit industry sectors.

According to a release, battleface’s Canada launch was made possible through a partnership with Hunter McCorquodale – a subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher Canada and an underwriter of special risk insurance products in Canada. The partnership will allow battleface to utilize Hunter McCorquodale’s network of brokers in Canada when designing products for B2B2C and B2B markets.

“We are excited to be partnering with Hunter McCorquodale, our exclusive insurance distribution partner for Canada, who have access to insurance brokers, groups, and associations across non-profit, corporate and, education industries,” said battleface CEO Sasha Gainullin. “Our combined global expertise and collaborative approach will provide us with the ideal environment to develop products and services relevant for today’s Canadian traveller.”

“We are pleased to partner with battleface to bring this leading-edge, tech-driven product to the Canadian traveller,” added Hunter McCorquodale president Sophie Strezos-Egnatis. “The battleface offering is in keeping with our own mandate of bringing relevant products to the Canadian insurance landscape.  We look forward to continuing our journey of innovation together with such a leading-edge travel insurance disruptor.”

battleface medical and travel insurance policies in Canada are underwritten by Northbridge General Insurance Corporation.

battleface’s launch in Canada comes at a time when people’s perspectives and opinions on travel insurance have changed over the past few years due to the pandemic. According to Travelex Insurance Services president and CEO Shannon Lofdahl in an interview with Insurance Business last December, travel insurers had to pivot into becoming service entities during the pandemic – they had to stop selling insurance and help customers with their travel concerns.