My parents purchased my first travel insurance policy. At age 22, I was barely able to keep track of my passport, let alone organize my life after graduation. Nervous for their daughter’s apparent immaturity, Mom and Dad arranged for an international plan that would cover a month of health risks while backpacking through Europe. Mom […]
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8 Moments When You’ll Be Glad To Have International Travel Insurance
“Do I actually need international travel insurance?” is a question everyone asks at some point. Maybe you’ve got an iron stomach or a super-human immune system; maybe you’ve never broken a bone or lost a suitcase in transit; maybe you simply feel invincible when you’re on the road. But anything can happen out there, usually […]
Lost, Sick and Broke (The Ins and Outs of International Travel Insurance)
Ever come down with diarrhea in a remote South Pacific island, only to be told by the friendly hostel owner that the supply of hydration tablets is two years out-of-date, and the nearest hospital is a five hour ferry ride away? Or missed a trans-Atlantic flight, merely because an elderly attendant pulled the wrong ticket […]