Comments on: 5 Things You Should Know About Travel Insurance http://www.vagabondish.com/things-to-know-travel-insurance/ The Travelzine for Today's Vagabond Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:02:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Nathan Shipley http://www.vagabondish.com/things-to-know-travel-insurance/comment-page-1/#comment-7134 Nathan Shipley Thu, 29 May 2008 00:33:13 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=2062#comment-7134 Good article, Amanda. Thanks! I actually just purchased traveler's insurance for my (roughly) year long RTW trip I'm starting in June. It's mostly just for medical emergencies. After an afternoon of research and about all the fine print reading I could stand, I chose World Nomads. I'm not sure if you're able to endorse for or against any specific companies, but I know I (and probably others) would find it VERY useful to hear some specific recommendations. It's pretty difficult to find useful, objective information online from people that have actually had to make claims. (Or people that know people who had to make a claim.) I didn't read anything overly negative about World Nomads and read numerous positive things, so I went with it, but it feels a bit like a crap shoot. If you don't mind saying, what company do you actually use? What about you, Nora? Would you mind letting us know which company is working for you and which is working against you? Anyone else with some experience in the matter care to chime in? Thanks again! - Nathan Good article, Amanda. Thanks! I actually just purchased traveler’s insurance for my (roughly) year long RTW trip I’m starting in June. It’s mostly just for medical emergencies. After an afternoon of research and about all the fine print reading I could stand, I chose World Nomads.

I’m not sure if you’re able to endorse for or against any specific companies, but I know I (and probably others) would find it VERY useful to hear some specific recommendations. It’s pretty difficult to find useful, objective information online from people that have actually had to make claims. (Or people that know people who had to make a claim.) I didn’t read anything overly negative about World Nomads and read numerous positive things, so I went with it, but it feels a bit like a crap shoot.

If you don’t mind saying, what company do you actually use?

What about you, Nora? Would you mind letting us know which company is working for you and which is working against you?

Anyone else with some experience in the matter care to chime in?

Thanks again!
– Nathan

]]> By: Amanda Kendle http://www.vagabondish.com/things-to-know-travel-insurance/comment-page-1/#comment-7133 Amanda Kendle Thu, 29 May 2008 00:04:34 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=2062#comment-7133 Nora, I was thinking of you guys when I wrote this, as young, healthy people who have definitely needed travel insurance. A living example! I hope all the claims work out (or more importantly that your boyfriend gets healthy enough soon for you to continue on your way!). Nora, I was thinking of you guys when I wrote this, as young, healthy people who have definitely needed travel insurance. A living example! I hope all the claims work out (or more importantly that your boyfriend gets healthy enough soon for you to continue on your way!).

]]> By: Nora Dunn http://www.vagabondish.com/things-to-know-travel-insurance/comment-page-1/#comment-7127 Nora Dunn Wed, 28 May 2008 16:48:42 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=2062#comment-7127 Yup. As somebody who has spent the last 5 days and counting in the hospital (my boyfriend has Dengue Fever), I'm pleased that we have travel insurance. However - be prepared to do a lot of hand-holding with the insurance company, and get everything in writing. I'm still fighting another company on a claim for a smashed toe from months ago. The hospital hasn't been paid and is sending nasty letters to us, meanwhile - the insurance company has everything they need and should have paid it ages ago. Sigh! Great article, Amanda! Yup.
As somebody who has spent the last 5 days and counting in the hospital (my boyfriend has Dengue Fever), I’m pleased that we have travel insurance.
However – be prepared to do a lot of hand-holding with the insurance company, and get everything in writing.
I’m still fighting another company on a claim for a smashed toe from months ago. The hospital hasn’t been paid and is sending nasty letters to us, meanwhile – the insurance company has everything they need and should have paid it ages ago.
Sigh!
Great article, Amanda!

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