It could be something as simple as an accommodating fact-checker. Or an easier-than-thought claims approval from an airline. Whatever it might be, when you are traveling, especially abroad, you need all the help you can get. Our travel insurance section samples such pieces, from experiences, prescriptions and proscriptions, and warnings and exhortations. Every bit could help you have a better feel about your needs during travel, be it for business or pleasure.

• August 26 2008:
  Travel Insurance - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly