Trip Insurance
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 25
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Trip Insurance
I'm planning a trip to Bhutan and Nepal in the fall. The trip is pretty expensive (compared to others I've done) and I want insurance in case I have to cancel or change for any reason.
Who can advise me on a good company to use?
Who can advise me on a good company to use?
#2
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 200
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
This site does a comparison of various insurnace options
http://www.squaremouth.com/
it's been written up in quite a few publications which are linked on their website.
http://www.squaremouth.com/
it's been written up in quite a few publications which are linked on their website.
#3
A lot of people recommend insuremytrip.com for comparisons. Make sure your policy includes medical (if you don't have cover abroad) and medical evacuation and repatriation. There's a discussion of medevac insurance on the Asia board right now.
#4
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 521
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I concur with insuremytrip.com. It's a great site to compare multiple policies!
Also, be forewarned that you will be a significant premium to obtain the "cancel for any reason" benefit and often you will only get 50-75% of amount back.
Also, you need to purchase insurance quickly after paying for your trip in order to get the pre-existing conditions waiver.
Also, be forewarned that you will be a significant premium to obtain the "cancel for any reason" benefit and often you will only get 50-75% of amount back.
Also, you need to purchase insurance quickly after paying for your trip in order to get the pre-existing conditions waiver.
#5
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 8,421
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
If you study "cancel for any reason" policies, the amount you're ultimately reimbursed, provided you are within all requirements and restrictions, is about equal to the premium.
Otherwise, cancellations and/or changes are covered only for "covered reasons" and you must understand the terms and conditions, and, especially, the exclusions and requirements.
It's critical to study the actual policy/certificate and not rely on any overview or "examples". Weather, for example, is often excluded as a covered reason if your flight is cancelled, unless the entire airport is closed for a certain number of hours.
Otherwise, cancellations and/or changes are covered only for "covered reasons" and you must understand the terms and conditions, and, especially, the exclusions and requirements.
It's critical to study the actual policy/certificate and not rely on any overview or "examples". Weather, for example, is often excluded as a covered reason if your flight is cancelled, unless the entire airport is closed for a certain number of hours.
#6
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 2
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
One kind of insurance that I would have to recommend would be backing up any travel documents. It's something I've been doing for the last couple of months and it's proven quite effective so far. All you do is go to accessmyid.com and they will take the load off your mind in case you come into any trouble re: passports or medical documents being lost, stolen or copied.
It's a kind of insurance I like to have. As for insuremytrip.com I've had no problems with them in the past, but you have to study all "cancel" policies like djkbooks said. That's where these guys really make there money.
It's a kind of insurance I like to have. As for insuremytrip.com I've had no problems with them in the past, but you have to study all "cancel" policies like djkbooks said. That's where these guys really make there money.
#7
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 4,859
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
We used Cambell Irvine in the UK to insure our trip to Tanzania. They were quite a bit cheaper -- offered more coverage with fewer exclusions than any US company I found.
http://www.campbellirvine.com/
http://www.campbellirvine.com/
Thread
Original Poster
Forum
Replies
Last Post
britomart
Travel Tips & Trip Ideas
13
Apr 17th, 2012 09:51 AM