• 10
  Feb
  2010

• International Travel Insurance Makes Delays a Concern of the Past

  
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Is there anything worse than travel delays? Finding yourself in a terminal awaiting a plane that is off-schedule is one of the most frustrating things that can happen on your trip. And when you’re traveling internationally, you can afford delays even less. Travel insurance protects your investment from delays and other inconveniences.

During international travel, deadlines are even more important, and one simple delay can cause a missed connection that literally ruins your entire itinerary. And with it being winter, we’re absolutely in the heart of travel delay season. Major airports are being snowed in and iced over in abundance, leaving tourists and business travelers alike stranded. What’s an international traveler to do?

International insurance is a great first start. While you may at first buy an international medical insurance plan to protect your health while traveling, you can also ad on valuable additional coverage plans that protect your interests while traveling.

A variety of missed connection and delay coverage options are available, offering you financial compensation on missed or delayed flights that affect subsequent travel plans. So you can travel confidently knowing that if a delay occurs, losing the money you’ve invested on the flight (no small cost) is not something you’ll need to worry about. You can’t make delays a thing of the past, but you can make worrying about how much they’ll cost you a distant memory.

• 08
  Feb
  2010

• Don’t Let Weather Leave Your International Travel Plans in the Cold

  
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The Mid-Atlantic United States was once again bombarded by snow over the weekend.wth blizzard conditions dumping as much as two feet of snow in Washington D.C. and other areas, it was impossible for people to get out of their own homes, much less to travel anywhere. Have you thought about what you would do if the weather or other circumstances prevented you from making your already-booked international travel? The answer to your problem comes in the form of international travel insurance.

Your international travel insurance policy will come with trip cancellation insurance, so that if you have to cancel your flight, you can do so with as little as 48 hours notice and still recoup a large portion of your expenses (as much as 70%). So even if the airline doesn’t cancel your flight, you can still have a backup plan in case you simply cannot make your travel.

There are different types of trip cancellation insurance, covering cancellations for business-specific reasons or cancelling for any reason at all. That way you can choose the kind which best suits your circumstances, and you’ll be protected whether traveling for business, pleasure, or both.

Between weather, security concerns, and business schedules, there are more obstacles than ever to prevent you from traveling internationally on schedule. International travel insurance will offer you monetary protection in the event that any of these factors cancels your flight, causes delays, or leads to missed connections.

• 05
  Feb
  2010

• Health Care Reform Won’t Cover International Insurance Needs

  
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You can’t turn on a computer, tv, or radio for very long these days without hearing debate about health care reform. No matter which side of the fence you fall on in the debate, one thing is for sure; any changes to your health care plans will not help you during international travel. For that reason, international health insurance is a must for travelers.

Even if the government were to introduce an aggressive new federally-run healthcare package, it would very likely still only apply to citizens when they are within U.S. borders. So if you’re traveling internationally for as little as a day and as much as a year, you’ll definitely want to look into international medical insurance.

International travel health insurance assures you of affordably-priced healthcare while you travel overseas. Without it, the simplest procedures could cost you hundreds of dollars. Difficult procedures such as surgeries may cost you thousands!

Quite often, people assume that the health insurance policy they have through their employer will cover them anywhere they travel. This is usually not true. And the odds are good that if and when the government rolls out a health care plan that offers coverage for all and sweeping reform, people will assume their new coverage follows them wherever they go. This will simply not be the case. It’s important to know that if you’re traveling abroad, international medical insurance is your only guarantee of obtaining the affordable medical coverage you need.

• 03
  Feb
  2010

• Haiti Tragedy Shows the Value of Travel Insurance

  
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The tragic earthquake in Haiti has touched all who have seen or read news stories about it. Hopefully by now you’ve found some way to donate to the relief effort, and you’ve no doubt watched the faces of the poor victims of the event and wondered what you would do in a similar situation. The reality is that tragedies can occur anywhere at any time, even when you’re traveling abroad.  And that is precisely why you need international travel health insurance.

International travel insurance is your best option for safeguarding your travel plans. If disaster struck when you were traveling, how would you seek help? How would you get medical attention? How would you arrange for travel back to your home country?

Having a good international insurance plan will help you in all of these areas. It will help you obtain affordable health care if you become sick or injured during a catastrophe. If you need to reach out and communicate with loved ones back home, your international insurance plan will likely have a provision that helps facilitate this.

And when disaster strikes, travel in and out of a country can be extremely difficult. Your international travel insurance policy will help in your repatriation efforts. The end result is that you can travel with peace of mind. You can’t control what may happen on your trip, but you can increase your odds of making it through a terrible event safely and without harm.