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TRAVEL INSURANCE

Here are the best travel insurance policies

January 8, 2018 by Christopher Elliott

What are the best travel insurance companies? That’s easy: I list them in my annual Readers’ Choice Awards.
The best policies? That’s not easy.

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Here are the best travel insurance companies

January 1, 2018January 1, 2018 by Christopher Elliott

Barbara Goldsmith and her husband are planning a trip of a lifetime to Alaska this year. The couple, both in their 70s, are “healthy and active” — but they’re also worried. What if something goes wrong while they’re away?

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How climate change is affecting travel — and what you can do about it

November 27, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

When Kimberly Button drove her RV to Glacier National Park in Montana this summer, she expected relief from her muggy home town of Orlando. “We assumed that we’d have mild temperatures,” she says. “We couldn’t have been more wrong.”

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Why won’t travel insurance cover my flight cancellation?

November 24, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

Michele Kemp and her family cancel a flight after her sister falls ill. Good thing she bought travel insurance, right? Wrong. But how can she get her money back?

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Categories The Travel Troubleshooter

Insider tips for avoiding a pre-existing insurance trap

November 6, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

Pamela O’Meara narrowly escaped the pre-existing conditions trap.

Oh, you know the trap. It’s the one where your insurance company tells you the policy is no good because your medical condition existed before you bought the policy. Yeah, that one.

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Insider tips on how to file a travel insurance claim

October 30, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

If you’re reading this, chances are something horrible has happened while you’re on vacation — a health scare, a disruption, even an unexpected death.

Maybe you’ve phoned your travel insurance company and the wheels are now in motion for a claim. And you’re wondering: What now?

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What to do when travel insurance doesn’t work

September 18, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

Travel insurance doesn’t always work.

There, I said it.

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Why won’t travel insurance cover my flight delay?

September 15, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

AXA Assistance USA promises John Schwegel that it will cover the cost of a ticket home after his flight is delayed. But then it doesn’t. How do you persuade AXA to change its mind?

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Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
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Does your credit card offer enough travel insurance?

September 4, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

Is Dan Kriser overdoing it?

“I know that as long as you have a major credit card you don’t need to buy additional insurance when you rent a car,” says Kriser, an investment manager from Highland Park, Ill.. “But how about trip insurance when you travel?”

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These travel insurance apps might rescue your summer vacation

August 14, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

If I’ve heard Linda Limberger’s question once, I’ve heard it a hundred times.

“I’m wondering if you could recommend trip insurance,” she asked. “Something that covers medical, cancellation and other things.”

Maybe there’s an app for that?

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