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AIG Travel Guard has its strengths & quibbles:

Why Buy It?

Quibbles

The Cruise, Tour & Travel (Platinum) plan has $50,000 Primary Emergency Medical coverage

The Protect Assist (Gold) plan has $25,000 Secondary Emergency Medical coverage

Travel Guard can guarantee payment to a medical facility to secure your admission while you're on your trip

You can't get any pre-existing conditions & supplier financial default coverage when your trip's over $15,000 per person

Children under 18 are covered at no additional cost (except for optional upgrades) on the Protect Assist plan when accompanied by a covered adult. The children must be a Family Member of the primary insured.

These Travel Guard plans are not available to NY, OR & WA State residents

These AIG Travel Guard plans are available to US & Canadian residents, except NY, OR & WA State residents

 

You have 14 calendar days after your initial trip deposit date (they say 15 days) to cover pre-existing conditions & supplier financial default, and the optional Cancel For Any Reason or Work upgrades

 

The "My Travel Guard" plan lets you customize your coverages

 

You can get "Cancel For Any Reason" coverage for up to 75% of non-refundable trip costs. See the details.

 

The lowest trip cost you can cover is $0. This means you won't have any trip cancellation, trip interruption, nor pre-existing conditions coverage

 

The Cruise, Tour and Travel plan has just a 60 day Lookback period

 

You have a 14 day Free Look Period

 

The Cruise, Tour & Travel and Protect Assist plans have a 150% trip interruption benefit

 

Travel Guard's maximum trip length is 365 days

 

You can upgrade Cruise, Tour & Travel's Medical coverage to $100,000 (from $50,000)

 

Travel Guard is 1 of the 6 companies we trust

If you already know which AIG Travel Guard plan you want, click here to go to Travel Guard's secure online order form. Or call us toll free at 1-888-407-3854 (US & Canada) to place your order over the telephone.


Travel GuardAIG Travel Guard's plans cover you for up to $100,000 Primary Emergency Medical and up to $1,000,000 Emergency Medical Evacuation and 150% Trip Interruption. 14 day money back satisfaction guarantee. Available to both US and Canadian residents. All benefits are expressed in U.S. dollars.

Travel Guard's Protect Assist (Gold) plan is family-friendly:

Children under 18 (the age when you order the insurance) are covered at no additional cost (except for optional plan add-ons) when accompanied by a covered adult. The children must be a Family Member of the primary insured. Your children get a break on their travel costs, so why pay extra for their travel insurance, too?

Travel Guard Also Has A Collision Damage Waiver Plan: This Collision Damage Waiver covers damage to your Rental Car for only $9 a day. Get more information here.

Travel Guard's Certificates of Coverage: (DOC)

Please select the appropriate Certificate: (you can view them with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader). You may find this helpful: Printing With Adobe Reader

Cruise, Tour & Travel's (same as Platinum plan) DOC

Protect Assist's (same as Gold plan) DOC

A brief description is below. For complete coverage, terms, conditions and exclusions, select the desired Cruise, Tour & Travel (Platinum) or Protect Assist (Gold) DOC. You may click on the link to view or download it

The AIG Travel Guard Protect Assist and Cruise, Tour & Travel Plans Cover:

Plan Name

Protect Assist (Gold)

Cruise, Tour & Travel (Platinum)

Secure online order form link (you don't pay extra fees using us)

AIG Protect Assist's (Gold) secure online purchase page

AIG Cruise, Tour & Travel's (Platinum) secure online purchase page

Money Back Guarantee

15 days

Trip Cancellation (per person)

Up to the insured amount

Trip Interruption (per person)

Up to 150% of the insured amount

Up to 150% of the insured amount

Emergency Medical (per person)

$25,000

Travel Guard can guarantee the hospital payment

$50,000

Travel Guard can guarantee the hospital payment

Emergency Medical Evacuation / Repatriation (per person)

$500,000

$1,000,000

Emergency Dental Treatment for Accidental Injury (per person)

$500

Your deadline to waive the Pre-Existing Condition exclusion

Your Initial Trip Deposit Date plus 14 calendar days

Pre-Existing Condition Lookback Period

180 Days

60 Days

Travel Baggage (per person)

$1,000

$2,500

Travel Baggage Delay (per person)

$300

$500

Travel Delay (per person)

$750 (after 5 hours)

$1,000 (after 5 hours)

Missed Connection (per person)

$250 (after 3-5 hours)

$500 (after 3-5 hours)

24 Hour AD&D (per person)

No Coverage

$50,000

Rental Car Collision / Loss Damage Waiver

Yes, as a separate plan

24-hour Assistance Services

Included

Flight Accident Insurance (per person)

Yes, US residents click here
Yes, Canadian residents click here

Travel Supplier Financial Default

14 Day Wait if purchased by your Initial Trip Deposit Date plus 14 calendar days

Terrorist Incident coverage in Itinerary City

"...in a city to which you were scheduled to arrive within 30 days"

Some More Details:

Secondary medical coverage
• US or Canadian residents only

• Optional upgrade to $100,000 medical is available
Primary medical coverage
• US or Canadian residents only

Insurance Underwriter

American Home Assurance Company (2008 AM Best Rating A+)

Secure online order form link (you don't pay extra fees using us)

Go to the AIG Protect Assist (Gold) secure online order form

Go to the AIG Cruise, Tour & Travel (Platinum) secure online order form

Ready to Order? It's easy (and safe) to order online or over the telephone - just call Steve, Deanna, Becky, Teresa or Mary toll free at 1-888-407-3854 (US & Canada) or 507-214-3854.

Here's How AIG Travel Guard's Cancel For Any Reason Benefit Works:

You can cancel your Trip for any reason not otherwise covered by the policy and be reimbursed for up to 75% of the prepaid, forfeited, nonrefundable Payments or Deposits you paid for your Trip. You must cancel Your Trip more than two (2) days prior to Your Scheduled Departure Date.

Scheduled Penalty Amount

Travel Guard Protect Assist (Gold) plan

Travel Guard Cruise, Tour & Travel (Platinum) plan

Any Penalty Amount

pays 50% of the scheduled penalty at the time of trip cancellation

pays 75% of the scheduled penalty at the time of trip cancellation

The Deadline to Get the CFAR Benefit

No later than 14 days after your initial trip payment

 The Cancel For Any Reason benefit's cost is 40% extra for the Travel Guard Protect Assist (Gold) plan and 50% extra for the Travel Guard Cruise, Tour & Travel (Platinum) plan

 You must fulfill these requirements to have the Cancel For Any Reason Benefit:

 1) Your enrollment form and premium payment is received (or, if mailed, is post-marked) within 14 days of the date your initial deposit/payment for your Trip is received; and
 2) You insure all prepaid Trip costs that are subject to cancellation penalties or restrictions and also insure within 7 days of the payment for those arrangements the cost of any subsequent arrangements (or any other subsequent arrangements not made through your travel agent) added to your Trip; and
 3) You are not disabled from travel at the time you pay your premium; and
 4) You cancel your Trip more than two (2) days prior to Your Scheduled Departure Date.

Important: If you insure an amount less than your total prepaid trip costs that are subject to cancellation penalties or restriction there will be no coverage available under the Optional Cancel For Any Reason Benefit, if purchased.

Here are the AIG Cruise, Tour & Travel (Platinum) Plan prices:

Take note of this important AIG Cruise, Tour & Travel (Platinum) Plan pricing information:

  • The table contains rates for Trip costs up to $15,000 per person. Call us at 1-888-407-3854 for prices on trips over $15,000 per person.

  • $0 Trip Cost band does not include Trip Cancellation and Trip Interruption

  • It's the same price for a trip of up to 30 days

  • You have to add 50% (or multiply it by 1.5) to the Cruise, Tour & Travel (Platinum) rates plus a $3 service fee to get the cost including the optional Cancel For Any Reason Benefit

  • You can double the Emergency Medical to $100,000 for $13 - $43 per person, depending on their age

  • Travel Guard has a $6 non-refundable policy fee

  • The $100,000 optional upgrade medical prices are on the last row

  • The daily per person rates for a 31 - 365 days' trip is $5

  • Here's the Travel Guard Cruise, Tour & Travel secure online order form

Per Person Trip Cost
(US dollars)

Ages 0 - 34

35 - 59

60 - 69

70 - 74

75 - 79

80 - 84

85+

$0

$26

30

44

50

66

99

114

$1 - 250

$31

36

53

59

77

114

131

$251 - 500

$36

42

62

68

87

128

148

$501 - 1,000

$62

75

104

122

152

220

240

$1,001 - 1,500

$90

103

146

172

222

321

341

$1,501 - 2,000

$116

143

187

220

297

435

448

$2,001 - 2,500

$145

178

229

284

373

545

555

$2,501 - 3,000

$170

214

272

342

448

662

673

$3,001 - 3,500

$195

258

314

400

539

773

789

$3,501 - 4,000

$219

293

356

458

617

884

903

$4,001 - 4,500

$245

328

397

530

714

994

1,015

$4,501 - 5,000

$270

375

440

590

799

1,090

1,129

$5,001 - 5,500

$311

413

483

649

850

1,121

1,201

$5,501 - 6,000

$333

461

541

708

929

1,136

1,272

$6,001 - 6,500

$362

500

588

791

1,001

1,242

1,391

$6,501 - 7,000

$394

554

633

852

1,083

1,348

1,510

$7,001 - 8,000

$451

613

721

945

1,201

1,491

1,671

$8,001 - 9,000

$521

714

814

1,067

1,358

1,690

1,893

$9,001 - 10,000

$600

795

907

1,190

1,512

1,884

2,109

$10,001 - 11,000

$675

910

1,049

1,375

1,747

2,174

2,435

$11,001 - 12,000

$750

1,012

1,164

1,526

1,940

2,414

2,704

$12,001 - 13,000

$824

1,112

1,280

1,678

2,133

2,655

2,973

$13,001 - 14,000

$899

1,213

1,396

1,830

2,326

2,894

3,242

$14,001 - 15,000

$973

1,313

1,512

1,982

2,519

3,134

3,511

Umbrella Plan: $100,000
Total Medical Coverage

$13

17

22

27

32

37

43

Add an additional $5 per person per day for trips in excess of 30 days. For rates of trip costs over $15,000, please call Steve, Teresa, Mary, Deanna or Becky toll free at 1-888-407-3854. Note: Rates subject to change.

Ready to Order? It's easy (and safe) to order online or over the telephone - just call Steve, Deanna, Becky, Teresa or Mary toll free at 1-888-407-3854 (US & Canada) or 507-214-3854.

Click here to go directly to AIG Travel Guard's Cruise, Tour & Travel online quote and purchase page

Here are the Protect Assist (Gold) Plan prices:

Take note of this important AIG Travel Guard Protect Assist (Gold) Plan pricing information:

  • The table contains rates for Trip costs up to $15,000 per person. Call us at 1-888-407-3854 for prices on trips over $15,000 per person.

  • $0 Trip Cost band does not include Trip Cancellation and Trip Interruption

  • You have to add 40% (or multiply it by 1.4) to the Protect Assist (Gold) rates plus a $3 service fee to get the cost including the optional Cancel For Any Reason Benefit

  • You can double the Emergency Medical to $50,000, the Emergency Medical Transportation to $1,000,000 plus upgrade the medical to Primary for $15 - $63 per person, depending on their age

  • It's the same price for a trip of up to 30 days

  • Travel Guard has a $6 non-refundable policy fee

  • The daily per person rates for a 31 - 365 days' trip is $5

  • Here's the Travel Guard Protect Assist secure online order form

Per Person Trip Cost
(US dollars)

Ages 0 - 34

35 - 59

60 - 69

70 - 74

75 - 79

80 - 84

85+

$0

$18

28

34

46

53

89

96

$1 - 250

$22

32

37

49

58

93

101

$251 - 500

$24

36

40

51

60

95

105

$501 - 1,000

$41

52

65

89

108

144

172

$1,001 - 1,500

$53

71

89

117

154

202

242

$1,501 - 2,000

$72

94

123

166

201

261

311

$2,001 - 2,500

$92

118

152

205

248

320

381

$2,501 - 3,000

$111

139

181

245

295

379

453

$3,001 - 3,500

$130

148

211

284

340

439

522

$3,501 - 4,000

$148

162

240

323

388

519

592

$4,001 - 4,500

$165

185

303

362

434

577

662

$4,501 - 5,000

$184

206

340

401

481

652

731

$5,001 - 5,500

$211

244

374

472

528

682

802

$5,501 - 6,000

$237

281

407

516

575

733

873

$6,001 - 6,500

$258

307

444

561

621

801

943

$6,501 - 7,000

$279

333

481

605

667

869

1,012

$7,001 - 8,000

$307

362

540

684

762

977

1,155

$8,001 - 9,000

$345

392

598

764

856

1,084

1,295

$9,001 - 10,000

$382

422

659

842

953

1,192

1,439

$10,001 - 11,000

$438

491

752

958

1,118

1,391

1,680

$11,001 - 12,000

$495

556

827

1,068

1,261

1,569

1,893

$12,001 - 13,000

$552

623

896

1,175

1,408

1,752

2,081

$13,001 - 14,000

$611

691

977

1,281

1,558

1,940

2,269

$14,001 - 15,000

$672

761

1,058

1,387

1,713

2,132

2,457

Umbrella Plan: $50,000
Total Medical Coverage

$15

20

25

33

42

53

63

Add an additional $5 per person per day for trips in excess of 30 days. For rates of trip costs over $15,000, please call Steve, Deanna, Becky, Teresa or Mary toll free at 1-888-407-3854. Note: Rates subject to change.

Click here to go directly to AIG Protect Assist's secure online quote and purchase page

Ready to Order? It's easy (and safe) to order online or over the telephone - just call Steve, Deanna, Becky, Teresa or Mary toll free at 1-888-407-3854 (US & Canada) or 507-214-3854.

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