We caught this Youtube interview from the Today Show through the Consumerist. Nine Times Travel Insurance isn’t a ripoff.
- Your flight is cancelled.
- Your bags are lost and your medication is in it. You need to have an emergency prescription filled.
- Your passport and wallet are stolen, and you need emergency cash and a replacement passport.
- You’re involved in an accident and adequate medical treatment is not available. You need medical evacuation.
- You need to cancel your trip due to illness.
- Your cruise line, airline or tour operator goes bankrupt. You need your non-refundable expenses covered and to get to your destination.
- You have a medical emergency in a foreign country.
- A terrorist incident occurs in the city where you’re planning to visit and you want to cancel your trip.
- A hurricane forces you to evacuate your resort, hotel or cruise.
We have always believed travel insurance is never a ripoff if you’ve invested in your trip. Ask yourself these questions to help you decide.
- If you are heading abroad, does your medical insurance cover you?
- What are the rules of your fare? Will your airline allow you to cancel if you become sick?
- What about any tours, hotels, or other arrangements? Can you get your money back?
- If you are going to a particularly dangerous or remote area, does the policy you are considering provide coverage for emergency evacuation should you be injured far from a hospital?
- Does the insurance you purchase provide assistance if you have a problem in making arrangements?
- If things go wrong, do you stand to lose enough to take out insurance?