Chartis Insurance Launches New Brand

November 26 - Chartis Insurance, well known in the industry for its quality general insurance products, has announced that its travel businesses across the world will begin operating until one brand name - Travel Guard.

The Travel Guard brand will incorporate all travel sales and operations, including in South Africa.

A new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Travel Guard, Jeffrey C. Rutledge, has been named.

"Previously, Chartis used a number of different brands for its travel insurance products and services worldwide," said the Regional Travel Manager for Chartis Africa, Thamsanqa Ndebele.

"Over the coming months, Travel Guard will transition its brand, logo and marketing to reflect its relationship with Chartis," continued Ndebele. "This will create a more integrated global organization that will benefit all stakeholders."

Chartis is a group that was created as spin off from AIG Inc. earlier this yar.

The new Travel Guard brand offers South Africans a number of quality products, including those tailor made for different types of travellers such as students, business people and leisure travellers.

Travel Guard also offers credit cards top ups.

"Travel Guard helps millions of individual travellers and corporate clients solve problems and manage risks," said Ndebele.

"Our global reach and proven operational capabilities ensure that clients receive unparalleled service quality and best in class care," it was added.