Membership is open to any company that is actively involved in, or provides services to, the travel insurance business. We are particularly interested in people and companies who will actively participate on committees and in other UStiA activities.

UStiA Membership Qualifications
There are four membership levels: Full Member, Associate Member, Distributor, and Subscriber.

Full Member - $11,000 per year

Qualifications

• Insurance Carrier
• Reinsurance carriers
• Captive Insurance Entities
• Third Party Administrators (TPAs) that have claims-paying authority on behalf of an insurance carrier
• Managing General Agents (MGAs) and Managing General Underwriters (MGU) that have bending authority for an insurance carrier and that underwrite, distribute, and administer travel insurance programs
• Brokers and Administrators
• Must be in the insurance business and derive at least 50% of their annual revenue from travel insurance.

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Benefits

• Membership dues allows all company employees to participate in the Association
• All company employees can participate on UStiA committees (maximum of two employees on the same committee)
• Access to Web Site
• Attend Annual Conference at a discount
• Receive Newsletter

Associate Member - $2,750 per year

Qualifications

• Travel Assistance Companies
• Air Ambulance Companies
• Common Carriers
• Companies and Individuals that provide professional services (including legal, accounting, actuarial, medical and cost-containment services) to the travel industry
• Hospitals, healthcare facilities, PPOs, healthcare providers, nonprofit associates related to the travel or travel insurance industries
• Travel insurance aggregators that provide quotes for three or more travel insurance carriers

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Benefits

• Dues allow one employee to actively participate in the association.
• All employees can participate on UStiA committees
• Access to Web Site
• Attends Annual Conference at a discount
• Receive Newsletter

Distributor Member - $1,650 per year

Qualifications

• Retail Travel Agencies and Retail Travel Agents
• Tour Operator and Insurance Producers who distribute retail travel insurance plans, but who do not act as a TPA, MGA< MGU, or Insurance Aggregator as described for Associate Members

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Benefits

• Receive Newsletter
• Dues allow one employee to actively participate in the association.
• All employees can participate on UStiA committees
• Access to Web Site
• Attends Annual Conference at a discount

Subscriber Member - $275 per year

Qualifications

• Travel Media
• Software Companies
• Individuals who have expressed an interest in the travel insurance industry and do not otherwise qualify as a Member, Associate Member or Distribor

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Benefits

• Receive Newsletter

Benefits of Membership

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Member Type	Full	Associate	Distributor	Subscriber
Voting	1 vote per corporate entity/membership	1 vote per corporate entity/membership	1 vote per corporate entity/membership	None
Dues	$11,000 per year	$2,750 per year	$1,650 per year	$275 per year
Board Seats	9	2	0	0
Serve as Officers of Association	Yes	Yes	No	No
Discounts	Open to all in company	Open to all in company	Open to all in company	0
Employees to serve on Committees	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	0

UStiA Membership

UStiA is a nonprofit professional organization whose goals are to foster ethical conduct, ensure that the public has access to affordable travel insurance, educate the public, and promote a commitment to excellence in the travel insurance industry.

When selecting a travel insurance company you can trust, look for the UStiA logo: