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What You Need To Know about travel insurance post-COVID-19

An informative video from BuzzFeed several weeks ago covering five key points about travel insurance in light of the most significant event in 20 years to severely affect the travel industry - namely, of course, the global pandemic. Furthermore, for more detail they include a link to the Skyscanner article "Travel Insurance During COVID for US Travelers."

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Does Travel Insurance Cover Car Breakdown?

Hi Everyone!It sounds great that the world is normalizing again, and I am planning a trip with my family. I am thinking to visit Belfast, NI and a few camping sites in Scotland. Instead of public transport, I am thinking to use my own vehicle. Probably, my family can use 2 vehicles. In this regard, I am thinking to get a travel insurance plan for the entire family, but I am not sure either it would include a car breakdown or not. When I did an online search, then I found that I would have to…

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Is rental car insurance a scam?

You are at a car rental counter after a six-hour flight, talking to a guy at the counter who presents you a pile of paperwork and some "irresistible" pitches. Indeed, most of said pitches that we get from various sources every day are nothing but garbage, and some also happen to be straight-up scams. In the case of rental cars, this may include a pass for the toll-road service fee or a tank full of fuel pre-paid. Before or after you accept any of these pitches, the counter rep  will also…

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How to choose the right travel insurance for your next vacation

It's going to be a big year for travel insurance. Really big. A survey by the travel-insurance-comparison site Squaremouth predicts 24 percent more travelers will insure their international trips in 2019 than last year. Generali, the travel insurance company, says travelers spent an average of $139 per trip on insurance in 2018, unchanged from the previous year. So do you have your travel insurance picked out already? "The right insurance policy will protect you from unexpected issues that…

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  • MEDEX Global Solutions October 1, 2010 at 6:16pm
    Interesting article on Ocala.com - "Travel insurance: To buy or not to buy"
    http://www.ocala.com/article/20100930/ARTICLES/100939963/1027/living
  • David Paul Appell April 14, 2010 at 6:24pm
    URGENT: Tripatini Needs Your Travel Insurance Stories Within the Next 24 Hours

    Do you sell travel insurance to your customers? Are pre-existing conditions excluded? Is it difficult for someone with, say, cancer to buy travel insurance through your provider?

    Or, as an individual, have you been turned down when buying travel insurance because of pre-existing medical conditions? Have you been quoted astronomical rates because of your condition? Or maybe you've bought travel insurance, only to have your broken ankle claim denied because of (totally unrelated) pre-existing cancer?

    Tripatini editor-in-chief David Paul Appell needs to hear from you within 24 hours (no later than 12 noon US Eastern Time on Thursday, April 15, 2010) for a BBC World News story for which he is serving as a source. If your anecdote is selected, you may be quoted.

    Anyone in any country may reply.

    Please post your replies on the Bulletin Board.

    Your help is much appreciated!
  • José Balido December 4, 2009 at 8:54pm
    Useful tidbit: your travel insurance may not protect you abroad if you're traveling in a country that's on the State Department's Travel Warnings list... and that includes not just places like Syria and North Korea, but also Israel, the Philippines, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and more. The lesson: if you're traveling anywhere remotely dubious, check the fine print on your travel insurance policy. You may pay dearly otherwise. Read more about it here.
  • José Balido November 26, 2009 at 5:52pm
    Here's a useful link: Frommers.com's Top 8 Travel Insurance Providers.
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