We are traveling to Italy, Germany, Switz...and have never purchased travel insurance; yet, times have changed. A. do people recommend doing this? B. What experience do people have in trying to extract refunds etc., through various insurance companies (for example, for covered items such as reimbursements for flight problems)?
Posted by
Honolulu/Seattle, HI/WA, USA
2787 posts
check out insuremytrip.com for additional information
Posted by
Gaston, Oregon, USA
931 posts
We always go to Squaremouth.com, the parameters of our trip ,and then pick from one of the policies that fits our needs.
Posted by
Kansas
1175 posts
We always purchase travel insurance and have never had to use it. We also purchase air ambulance coverage since we are in our late 60's, in good health but.... so we purchase it. It's a small part of the cost of travel and we go to Asia and Europe often.
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Seattle, WA
17439 posts
We bought insurance for the first time this year, for two separate trips. One of them we were not able to make as one of our travel companions had a medical emergency the morning we were supposed to depart. This was a ski trip to Canada, not a European trip, so our expenses were for condo and lift tickets,but almost $2000. We submitted the claim and received full reimbursement for our prepaid expenses with No trouble at all.