What Travel Insurance Company Would be the Best for You?
Posted on | December 2, 2009 | 9 Comments
Whenever you plan to travel abroad, travel insurance, from one of the reputed travel insurance companies, needs to be considered for the trip. Traveling anywhere outside your country of citizenship is not without risks. An easy way to offset some of this risk is through travel insurance.
Travel insurance may include an accidental death and dismemberment policy, a policy for repatriation of the remains, or medical emergency and emergency medical evacuation while you are on a trip outside the United States.
Depending on where you are going for your trip, and why, additional coverage like foreign commercial liability, foreign automobile liability or foreign workers compensation and sickness policies might become necessary.
Make sure that you check with your doctor or contact your insurance professional in order to discuss the details of your trip, and figure out your insurance needs.
Travel insurance from most travel insurance companies can be arranged a long time, even months, before the actual trip, and consists of a range of insurance coverage services safeguarding you throughout your trip, before, during, and after. In truth, accidents, emergencies, and unforeseen events can happen anywhere, and to anyone. Travel insurance companies, and their policies give you the peace of mind of having protected your investment and your health, as well as your belongings. It
> Protects your investment if you have to cancel
> Provides emergency medical referral and assistance
> Reimburses unexpected expenses due to emergencies
> Protects you during the medical emergency
> Provides medical assistance abroad
> Provides emergency evacuation if necessary
The AAA Insurance Company, for example, provides insurance for the basic travel needs, along with many other services. While many other companies like Travel Guard, have plans that provide Primary Emergency Medical coverage, and Trip Interruption plans that refund the a large part of the cost of a one-way ticket or the non-refundable trip cost.
Travel Guard guarantees payment to the relevant medical facility and makes your admission easy, and also continues to cover your medical expenses for as long as one year after you return home.
If you have to seek medical treatment while you are on your trip, companies like Travelex will cover Emergency Medical & Emergency Medical Evacuation / Repatriation. Advance payment is generally made to the Hospital if it is needed to secure admission.
In addition, some policies may cover the cost of delayed flights and lost luggage, and evacuating the person to the nearest adequate medical facility, or a hospital of choice, if necessary.
The Emergency Medical coverage usually ends, however, as soon as you reach your home, especially if you have been returned under the Emergency Medical Transportation/Evacuation coverage
The plans from travel insurance companies like Travel Safe cover the losses incurred due to family members not scheduled to travel with you, up to a maximum of six people per cancellation / interruption claim due to an accident or sickness of just one person in the party.
Several insurance companies offer stand-alone medical evacuation insurance. The costs range from $69 to $109 a trip at Travel Guard to Access America’s annual policies beginning at $190 per person.
Travel insurance companies like Medjet Assist specialize in medical evacuations and offer a range of membership options. These may vary from seven-day coverage, at $85 a person, to a year’s coverage at $225 a person. Most also have slightly cheaper package options for families.
Travel insurance companies, like Travel Guard, may also cover some pre-existing conditions as long as the policy is bought within 15 days of the trip booking.
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December 2nd, 2009 @ 10:03 am
December 2nd, 2009 @ 10:06 am
Tourists go through Travel Guard and similar companies (check http://www.insuremytrip.com to compare plans) but as a student I don't think you are responsible for getting your own insurance. The study abroad program should have you covered through their insurance. Have you asked them?
Otherwise it doesn't take long for your insurance company to confirm that you are covered abroad if that is the case, they can fax you the letter. Just call them and ask them to.
December 2nd, 2009 @ 2:05 pm
Check out the ratings on this website.
http://www.thestreetratings.com/HL_home.asp
These are the companies that would be most likely able to handle a catastrophic loss like a tornado. Might not be the cheapest, but good coverage. Then find a local agent to help you decide the best coverage for you.
December 2nd, 2009 @ 2:45 pm
Get as much resource as you can maybe is one option,however it could be quite time consuming,here
http://www.HealthInsuranceFree.info
is one resource i have had good experience.
December 3rd, 2009 @ 6:49 am
Well this are personal belongings you should take care of, several insurance companies don't acknowledge this coverage, for it is your responsibility to look out for them this the policies of health insurance coverage.
December 4th, 2009 @ 4:25 am
Hi long time no see
i will have to look into it for you .
have no answer at moment but are you still british or greek
December 5th, 2009 @ 3:09 pm
You have to buy insurance before the cancellation. No one will cover that loss now after the fact.
December 5th, 2009 @ 4:02 pm
Mbrcatz's answer is irrelevant and incorrect for the UK (or most of the world for that matter) ….. you've hit the nail on the head, it's all about capital and you need tens of millions to do what you are talking about and the start up costs are HUGE… don't forget you'll need accountants, claims professionals, compliance and complaints officers etc etc BEFORE you can sell a single policy. I reckon you'd do better than a million in staff costs before you collected a penny in premium. (60 staff avg £50k a year..which is laughably cheap staff costing in the UK ins market… for 4 months = £1m)
You also need to be able to cope with a catastrophe from day 1… an insurer has to be able to survive a 1 in 200 year event. That is…. what is the WORST thing that could happen (even if it happens only once every 200 years). In the case of travel it's usually a epidemic which traps a lot of sick people abroad.
How did the big guys start ? Good question….. most of them can trace their history back donkeys years and raised the capital by issuing shares (and increasing that capital over the years) or in the case of Lloyds forming a syndicate of indivduals willing to risk their personal wealth.
Remember you can't 'borrow' money to do this as a loan or loan stock doesn't count as capital (I won't get into Tier1 Tier 2 technicalities).
So forget all that nonsense about hiring actuaries and lawyers… your best bet would be to approach existing companies (or a Lloyds syndicate) with your idea and say ….. "how much do you want to carry this niche market risk". They have their own actuaries etc and as long as you presesnt a serious proposition in a professional manner they WILL listen to you and it won't cost you a bean. You may get a 'binder' type policy (i.e. a special one written just for you) which allows you to underwite risks (within certain parameters obviously) on their behalf. That way they take an awful lot (though not all of the start up costs away) if your business is successful then in 10 years you'll have enough of a track record to go to market and raise the capital to underwrite the business yourself.
I admire your ambition…. but trust me starting an insurance company from scratch is a non starter… not even banks do it, they buy existing insurers (RBS – Directline etc).
If you are really serious and you want to discuss further, drop me a line I'd be glad to point you in the right direction.
December 5th, 2009 @ 8:36 pm