AIG reaches pact with Expedia to provide travel insurance
AIG reaches pact with Expedia to provide travel insurance
AIG's agreement with Expedia marks its second travel insurance deal in five months. In October, the insurer said it had reached an agreement to sell travel insurance to United Airlines (UAL.N) customers. By Suzanne Barlyn
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March 2 (Reuters) - Insurer American International Group Inc (AIG.N) on Friday said that it has struck a deal with onlinetravel services provider Brand Expedia Group (EXPE.O) to sell travel insurance to the company's global customers.
3 月 2 日（路透社）— 保險公司美國國際集團股份有限公司（AIG.N）上週五表示，已經達成了與在線旅遊服務提供商品牌 Expedia Group（EXPE.O）達成協議，向公司的全球客戶銷售旅遊保險。
The move is part of a strategy by AIG Chief Executive Officer Brian Duperreault to grow the insurance giant and expand its global reach.
此舉是 AIG 首席執行官布萊恩·杜佩雷奧（Brian Duperreault）發展保險巨頭並擴大其全球影響力的戰略的一部分。
AIG's agreement with Expedia marks its second travel insurance deal in five months. In October, the insurer said it had reached an agreement to sell travel insurance to United Airlines (UAL.N) customers.
美亞保險與 Expedia 的協議標誌著其在五個月內第二次旅遊保險協議。十月份，保險公司表示已達成協議，將旅遊保險銷售給聯合航空公司（UAL.N）客戶。
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
交易條款未披露。
In January, AIG said it would buy reinsurer Validus Holdings Ltd (VR.N) for $5.56 billion in cash, ending a long period of retrenchment for the insurer, which had dramatically shrunk since its near-death experience during the 2008 financial crisis.
今年 1 月，AIG 表示，將以 55.6 億美元現金購買再保險公司 Validus Holdings Ltd（Validus Holdings Ltd）（VR.N），結束了保險公司的長期保險，自 2008 年金融危機期間的近死經驗以來已經大幅縮減。
Travel insurance is seen by industry sources as a low-risk business and steady revenue generator. But insurers need scale for it to significantly boost their bottom lines, said Sandler O'Neill analyst Paul Newsome.
旅遊保險被行業人士視為低風險業務和穩定的收入產生器。但是，保險公司需要規模為它顯著提高他們的底線, 桑德勒奧尼爾分析師保羅·紐瑟姆說.
"It's almost certainly not a material change, but it's a really nice feather in (AIG's) cap," Newsome said of the Expedia deal. "It's nice to have a high-profile transaction that maybe adds some confidence to people looking at AIG."
紐瑟姆談到 Expedia 交易時說：「幾乎可以肯定不是物質上的變化，但它是（AIG）帽子上非常漂亮的羽毛。」「很高興有一個備受矚目的交易，這可能會增加對 AIG 的人們的信心。」
The latest deal gives U.S. Expedia customers the option to buy AIG travel insurance when booking flights, hotels, travel packages and cruises on Expedia sites, including Expedia.com, CheapTickets, Orbitz and Travelocity.
最新交易為美國 Expedia 智遊網的客戶提供了在 Expedia 網站上預訂機票、酒店、旅遊套票和郵輪（包括 Expedia.com、便宜機票、奧比茲和旅行）時購買 AIG 旅遊保險的選擇。
The companies plan to expand the offering worldwide.
這些公司計劃在全球範圍內擴大產品。
A travel services business line of broker Aon Plc (AON.N) will continue to handle U.S. customer claims, the companies said.
該公司表示，經紀人 Aon Plc（AON.N）的旅行服務業務線將繼續處理美國客戶索賠。
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