It’s Good Dolores Took My Advice

April 14, 2016

Subscribe As you may recall when we spoke on Friday. I indicated that our children’s travel agent in South Africa was going to book our tickets. You told me that we would need to have proof of purchase that we ourselves bought the tickets for our May 3 – June 1, 2016 trip. My question […]

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Renee Should Not Get Trip Cancellation Insurance

March 16, 2016

Subscribe Hi Steve, My husband and I are leaving on a nearly $29,000 tour in 9 days. I’ve heard good things about you and I want some brutally honest advice. My sister-in-law is currently in the hospital with pnemonia on life support in the intensive care unit. I am trying to find cancellation and interruption […]

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Travel Insurance and Terrorism

November 19, 2015

How Does Trip Cancellation Travel Insurance Cover Terrorist Incidents? Like much of the world, I am angry at the recent terrorist attacks in Beirut, the downing of the Russian airplane over Sinai and the Paris attacks. And, as you can imagine, we are getting calls from our clients who want to know how their Trip […]

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Don’t Round Your Insured Trip Cost Down

November 12, 2015

Subscribe I took a call a few weeks ago on one of the Saturday mornings I was working (yes, I work on weekends, too) from someone who wanted to be sure they had Pre-existing Conditions coverage. I asked, “What is your per person prepaid, non-refundable trip cost?” She said “It’s $4,000 each”. I asked “Really, […]

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I’m Glad I Don’t Have an Idiot Son

October 8, 2015

Subscribe My husband and I are 62. We have not purchased tickets yet. We wanted more information on travel insurance. The tickets will probably run around $400 each. We live in Kentucky. The travel dates will be November 4 – 6. Our destination is Seattle, WA. Our idiot son is planning to be married on […]

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This Foot Problem’s Treatment is Covered

August 6, 2015

Subscribe Hi Steve: Ken and I have been enjoying our Turkey and Greece cruise and unfortunately there’s only a few more days before we have to head home to reality. We’ve seen some interesting places and met very nice people. I’m not sure I’m going to see the ship’s doctor, but wanted to know if […]

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Insurance Does Not Bail Out Your Mistakes

May 13, 2015

Subscribe Here’s a typical request we get more times than we prefer: “How much would it cost to insure our airplane tickets with the Cancel For Any Reason coverage? We paid $1,137 each and our ages are 42 and 45 (or you can insert any price and age because the answer is the same). We […]

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What Does Prepaid Mean?

February 4, 2015

Subscribe What Does Prepaid Mean? On April 18, 2012 I wrote a blog called “Don’t Waste $429 on Un-Needed Trip Cancellation Insurance“. I got so many questions about that one, on September 26, 2012 I wrote a blog called “You Cannot Get a Refund on Non Prepaid Trip Costs“. In both blogs I referred to […]

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Protect Yourself When You Are Online

December 2, 2014

Subscribe I’m sure you are well aware of all the data breaches that have taken place over the past few years. It seems like there’s a new one every few days. In fact, just today, a client told me that his Chase credit card was being re-issued because of the recent Home Depot data breach. […]

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What is a Trip Itinerary?

October 9, 2014

Subscribe I’m helping someone with their claim. In order for the travel insurance company to know someone took the trip they insured, they need a copy of the trip itinerary. Makes sense, right? Thanks to this person’s email to me, it just dawned on me that many people probably don’t know what a trip itinerary […]

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What is the Difference Between Trip Cancellation and Trip Cancellation for Any Reason?

August 16, 2014

The Trip cancellation coverage means some covered reason causes you to cancel your trip. The “Cancel For Any Reason / Change Your Mind” is an optional upgrade that allows you to cancel your trip for any reason including ones that are not normally covered reasons. If you have a “Cancel For Any Reason” claim, it […]

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When Does Your Trip Cancellation Coverage Start?

July 23, 2014

Subscribe Here’s a common question: “If I buy trip cancellation travel insurance policy today, does my coverage go into effect immediately?” First, the answer to the question is “No, your trip cancellation coverage starts tomorrow. Nothing that occurs that causes you to cancel your trip on the date the policy is purchased is covered.”. Next, […]

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We Don’t Sell Travel Insurance To Everyone

June 30, 2014

Subscribe I can’t believe it’s been three months since I’ve wriiten here. I am very thankful for the way things are going at TripInsuranceStore.com. I have one large project that is getting close to the end. Plus, there are always things to write about, but I suffer from information overload along with the rest of […]

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Why Must You See a Non-Family Member Doctor?

March 14, 2014

Subscribe Steve, I think you have the greatest website and service. I am ready to discuss and purchase a policy from you. I just have one more question: Are there any restrictions on who we can use if something unexpected happens medically prior to leaving on a trip and we need to see a doctor? […]

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