I Want Travel Insurance That Does Not Exist

September 19, 2013

Subscribe I need travel insurance that will pay all costs if I change the return date on my trip from North Carolina to California to visit my elderly mother. Her medical condition may warrant a longer stay. I want the ability to reschedule my return flight later without having to pay any money out of […]

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Does Travel Insurance Help Me If My Fare Drops?

August 16, 2013

Subscribe I’ve been a way for a few weeks. I went with my extended family (14 of us in total) to London and we got to stay in Hampton Court Palace. It was great! Hi Steve, Thanks for your help (and helpful insurance) in the past. This is a question I can’t seem to find […]

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Do Pre-existing Conditions Include Non-Traveling Family Members?

July 18, 2013

Subscribe Thanks Steve. I appreciate your prior replies for my nit-picking questions. I’m getting quite an eye-opening education. I regret taking advice from others prior to finding TripInsuranceStore.com. I have one more question: Do the pre-existing conditions rules include my non-traveling family members? I was under the impression that pre-existing medical conditions only applied to […]

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How Does Cancel For Any Reason Differ From Other Trip Insurance?

May 31, 2013

Subscribe I love your website! What is the difference between “trip cancellation” and “trip cancellation for any reason”? Greg Hi Greg, Thank you for your kind words. Trip cancellation 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 […]

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Why Should You Have Pre Existing Medical Conditions Coverage?

May 9, 2013

Subscribe Hi Steve, I guess we’re still not clear on pre-existing conditions and just how that relates to a trip and why we need it. Please explain and sorry if you already have, we just need clarification. We have pretty darn good insurance that always reimburses us for anything that happens overseas. Linda Hi Linda, […]

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Follow The Rules or We Won’t Help You Get Travel Insurance

April 24, 2013

Subscribe Last Friday I had to send the following email: Janet, After I heard your phone call with Tara, we cannot help you get travel insurance. What would prompt me telling someone who wanted to buy a $1,054 cruise travel insurance policy this: “After I heard your phone call with Tara, we cannot help you […]

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Don’t Wait 4 Months to go to The Doctor

April 4, 2013

Subscribe I haven’t written on my Blog for 4 months because (although I didn’t know it at the time) I have been battling bronchitis. I thought I just had a cold that came and went. I chalked up being tired all the time, being in a daze and having the overall run-down feeling to working […]

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Is It Worth Buying Trip Insurance For a Domestic Flight?

December 5, 2012

Subscribe If you have read TripInsuranceStore.com including this blog, you will see that I have no problem telling you when you should or should not get trip cancellation travel insurance. Is It Worth Buying Trip Insurance For a Domestic Flight (in the USA)? The answer depends on what kind of a trip are you taking: […]

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Travel Insurance Claims Need Written Proof of Loss

November 27, 2012

Subscribe This is one of those blog posts I never thought I would have to write. I have a few more written which are currently in “draft status”. I discussed these with a friend last week and she said: “I am constantly amazed by the number of people who will not follow simple directions, can’t […]

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You Cannot Get a Refund on Non Prepaid Trip Costs

September 26, 2012

Subscribe Hi Steve, I want trip cancellation insurance to cover my hotel costs in case I have to cancel my trip for one of the normally covered reasons. I have reserved 3 nights in Paris which are guaranteed with my credit card. My credit card will be charged $788 if I cancel my trip less […]

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I’m Sorry About Mary’s Brother

August 31, 2012

Subscribe Steve, Help! Here is my dilemma… I am scheduled to leave in 5 weeks for a 3 week trip. I paid my Initial Deposit on April 10, 2012 and my trip is paid in full. My brother was just diagnosed with brain cancer. What are my options since I may have to cancel my […]

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Goodbye Buddy

August 16, 2012

We said goodbye to our precious 9 year old Bichon-Poodle “Buddy Fred Dasseos” just a few hours ago. 10 days ago Buddy was just fine. And, without any warning he developed a renal infection and went downhill from there. We got to have him at home for a few days and nights, too. We loved […]

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Change Your Passwords

August 8, 2012

Subscribe I’m sure you are well aware of all the data breaches that have taken place over the past years. In fact, on July 31, 2012, the GAO reported “Data breaches up 19%”. Two simple steps to protect yourself: Change Your Passwords. We use complicated passwords both for TripInsuranceStore.com and for our own personal use. […]

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An Exciting 7 Weeks

August 2, 2012

Subscribe I haven’t written here for a while because it’s been an exciting 7 weeks. It started with someone telling me they won’t be able to complete their project on time because of their bad internet connection. Why did they have a bad internet connection? It was because their son watched Netflix at the same […]

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