Travel Insurance Won’t Help Robert

August 24, 2009

Subscribe Steve, I want travel insurance, but I don’t want to pay for all the coverages. Here’s what I want: Trip Cancellation & Interruption coverage, but no medical Coverage for all variations of missed flights for any reason Full coverage for my $2300 laptop that I’ll buy on my trip Thanks in advance, Robert Hi […]

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One More Reason To Use Cement Trucks

August 18, 2009

Subscribe I sure am happy I refer to Cement Trucks and not other big things that can hit you. I’ve used the phrase “if you get hit by a Cement Truck” so many times in the past 20 years, 2 months and 8 days that I wonder when I’ll meet someone who did get hit […]

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5 Deadly Foods for Dogs

August 5, 2009

Subscribe We have a dog named Buddy. Buddy’s a Poodle – Bischon mix (I don’t know if Buddy’s a PooBee or a BeePoo). Buddy’s the furry one in the lower left of center in the picture. And, no, that’s not a tree growing out of my head. We don’t feed Buddy table scraps and partly […]

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Tricky Travel Agents

July 28, 2009

Subscribe I recently took a trip insurance application over the telephone from Brian O., one of our Wisconsin clients. In the course of our conversation, Brian said “my travel agent told me to tell you to be sure to use Location Number ___ when you order the Travelex policy”. I said, “I’m sorry Brian, but […]

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Apollo 11 Moon Landing 40th Anniversary

July 20, 2009

Subscribe Remembering the Apollo 11 Moon Landing I’m a space, sci-fi and science buff. I was born in 1957, so I grew up with space exploration in the news. Plus, I had an aunt & uncle who lived in Cocoa Beach, Florida. I remember the Apollo 11 moon mission today as if it happened yesterday. […]

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Don’t Insure A $0 Trip Cost To Save Money

July 15, 2009

Subscribe I’ve read that buying a trip cancellation travel insurance plan with a $0 trip cost is a good idea because I’ll still get all the medical, evacuation & other coverages without paying extra for the trip cancellation. It sounds too good to be true. What do you think? Don’t do it. But, you probably […]

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How Does A Rental Car Collision Damage Waiver Work?

July 6, 2009

Subscribe A Collision Damage Waiver covers damage to your rental car and “Loss of Use” coverage for cars (not trucks, not passenger vans, not exotic vehicles, not off road vehicles). You’re covered on a per calendar day, not per person basis. Most Rental Car Collision Damage Waiver plans cover repair of the rental car’s physical […]

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One Reason to Not Get Travel Insurance

July 1, 2009

Subscribe I’ll be studying abroad in Cape Town, South Africa and traveling for 5 months. I want to insure my laptop, digital camera and similar things. Which travel insurance plan do you think is my best option to insure these items? Thank you, Jesse Hi Jesse, My answer might surprise you since I sell travel […]

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Why You Should Care About Inflation and Deflation

June 26, 2009

Subscribe I used to be a Certified Financial Planner. I gave up all my Securities Licenses (Series 6, 7, 63 & 22) in September 2004 once TripInsuranceStore.com was well established. I still keep close tabs on what’s happening in the economy. I think everyone should be aware of what is happening in respect to the […]

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Easily Find Travel Insurance Information on TripInsuranceStore.com

June 23, 2009

Subscribe Now you can find Travel Insurance information more easily on TripInsuranceStore.com with Google Custom Search I put a lot of information on TripInsuranceStore.com. The reason for that is that I personally want to know everything I can learn, before I buy, if what I’m considering buying will do what I want it to do. […]

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Will Waiting Cause My Travel Insurance Cost to Increase?

June 17, 2009

Subscribe I see the deadline to get travel insurance is the day before my departure for the policy I’m considering. Will there be a difference in the price quote if I wait until I make my final payment or wait until the day before my trip vs buying my trip insurance today? Linda Hi Linda, […]

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Do Not Open Photos From Tagged

June 8, 2009

Subscribe Have you been getting emails that say ” ______ sent you photos on Tagged “ I have received more than 20 emails titled ” ______ sent you photos on Tagged ” since June 4th, 2009. I always delete them, but after seeing 12 more this morning in one of our email accounts, I decided […]

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What Is The Wolfram Alpha Computational Knowledge Engine?

June 5, 2009

Subscribe I love learning new skills and concepts, researching ideas, especially things I don’t know anything about. Thankfully, I have a good memory and can retain much of what I read. Just yesterday I came across a tool called the “Wolfram|Alpha Computational Knowledge Engine” that has already simplified my life and saved me time. Here’s […]

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Do Past Customers Get A Discount?

June 3, 2009

Subscribe Steve, I’m a satisfied past customer, but like many people, I’m trying to spend my money wisely. So, do past customers get a discount? I’m asking because my travel agent said her travel insurance plans are discounted for past customers. Margaret Hi Margaret, Thanks for writing. Unfortunately, travel insurance prices are regulated by each […]

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