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Questions tagged [insurance]

Buying financial protection to protect against problems which may arise on a trip, including but not limited to theft or injury.

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Do you need to add a day to travel insurance if your plane arrives a day later than departure?

Let's say you have a flight departing from the foreign country (for which you want to hold travel insurance) on day N, flight which arrive in your home country on day N+1. Do you specify the return date for the policy as day N (local time, when you…
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How to insure professional equipment while traveling

What are my options, as a U.S. citizen, for insuring professional equipment (camera and laptop, specifically) while traveling outside of the U.S.? Most of the traveler's insurance policies I've found have a very low coverage for personal items…
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Travel Insurance for when you are not returning to your country of departure

I'm seeking some advice on travel insurance. I'm a South African citizen currently residing in Thailand. I'm leaving Thailand to go back to South Africa but will visit some countries in Europe on my way back. In order to get a Schengen visa I need…
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Travel insurance and no regular insurance?

I am currently insured by my employer but I'm planning to quit and backpack for three months through Asia and Europe. I am relocating from Asia to the UK. At the end of my trip, I will be insured again under the NHS. I'd like to purchase travel…
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Insure and Go vs. Virgin travel insurance

I am looking for a travel insurance (I am resident of the UK). I looked at both Virgin Money travel insurance and InsureAndGo insurance - and it seems that the Virgin one is actually underwritten by InsureAndGo. Does anyone know if these two are…
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Travel insurance for jewellery and electronics

I want to do some long-term digital-nomad traveling, and one thing I don't know what to do about is how to insure my wife's engagement ring, or our laptop computers, phones, and cameras. I'm specifically concerned with theft from the AirBnB or…
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Expedia Travel Insurance in Stereo

I cancelled flights on Spirit booked through Expedia with travel insurance. I find myself with two different policies; one with Aon visible on the Expedia site, and one with AIG that showed up with the Spirit booking. I don't understand this; I only…
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How can I decide if should I get travel insurance on my trip to Osaka?

I have a 2.5 week Osaka vacation soon (May 30 - June 16), and I was wondering if I need travel insurance. I won't be doing any hiking or any physically demanding activities, so I was wondering if it's worth the cost of the insurance: $150. I'm 20,…
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Unable to buy travel insurance for Kosovo in New Zealand

A friend of mine wants to travel to Kosovo but she is unable to buy travel insurance in New Zealand because none of the insurance companies will sell a policy which covers "high-risk" countries, even though most of Kosovo is classified as "some…
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Travel insurance for second leg of flight on account of missing the first leg of the flight

My friend is traveling from Guwahati in India to Mumbai in India and thence to Paris. The current situation in Guwahati is a bit volatile in that there is a curfew. I was wondering if there are any travel insurance that will insure the already…
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"Permanent resident of UK” for a British travel insurance in the US

I’m an EU national living in UK since 2017. However, I do not work - I am a student. I have a National Insurance Number and have been registered with a GP since 2017. I am going to the US soon and wanted to purchase a travel insurance. All British…
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Partial travel insurance

Are there insurances available that can be tailored to cover specific needs. E.g. my luggage is already insured through my credit card provider, health insurance is provided through my employment insurance, but my electronics are not covered (also…
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Travel insurance - need receipts for lost goods?

I signed up for World Nomads, a popular travel insurance. I noticed the fine print regarding lost goods states that "Items over $150 must be accompanied by original receipts.". But I've also heard elsewhere that you might be able to get by other…
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Fully refundable travel medical insurance

I want to be able to cancel the insurance and get a full refund. Preferably until 1 day before it starts. Are there any insurance providers who offer such service? I'm not familiar with how this works
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Travel worldwide with car, car insurance?

How do worldwide travelers with own car go around insurance policies of their domicile country where car is registered? In my country, in order to renew your car registration I need to show up for technical check, pay insurance etc. How the people…
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