Comments on: 5 Things You Should Know About Travel Insurance

By: Will - My Spanish Adventure

Will - My Spanish Adventure — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:58:20 +0000

I’m not sure you should be encouraging people to go and break their travelling legs! Agree with you to some extent though – especially the point about sometimes not needing it.

I also think you should include the fact that’s it’s not even compulsory. A lot of young independent travellers (read: naive little fools) think it’s something they ABSOLUTELY have to do.

Alas, cherubs, it isn’t.

Now go break a leg!

By: Amrish

Amrish — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:01:10 +0000

I have bought a travel insurance in dubai, and paid yearly premium 230 AED

My question is that now when i am going to book an airline ticket, do i need to inform about my travel in advance to anybody
– like, do i have to tell the airline about my travel insurance policy
– or do i have to inform the insurance company about my travel??

By: Nathan Shipley

Nathan Shipley — Thu, 29 May 2008 00:33:13 +0000

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

Amanda Kendle — Thu, 29 May 2008 00:04:34 +0000

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

Nora Dunn — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:48:42 +0000

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!