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Buying financial protection to protect against problems which may arise on a trip, including but not limited to theft or injury.

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Preparing for a US visit: what health care precautions should I take?

I am an Italian citizen who has been living in Switzerland for a couple of years. Thus, I have an Italian passport, but my health care is Swiss. I am planning to go to the US for about 20 days as a ...
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Insurance Cover on arrival in Australia [migrated]

I have a question regarding medical insurance on arrival in Australia. Here is my situation. I have received permanent resident visa for Australia and will be moving there next month for taking up a ...
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Canadians U.S. Roadtrips using parent’s car. What do we need to prepare?

Five of my friends and I are going on a New England roadtrip. We’re from New Brunswick, Canada and we’ll be using my mom’s 8-passenger SUV. I know that a notarized letter of permission will be helpful ...
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how to get maternity insurance on long stay visa france [migrated]

I came to France on a passport-talent Visa. how to get maternity insurance on long stay visa (Passport talent Researcher) in France immediately?
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How far does travel insurance cover stretch?

My wife and I are traveling soon, and have purchased separate travel insurance for the trip. Most of our children are not traveling with us. Our daughter, over 18 but a dependent, fell ill recently, ...
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Car rental insurance third party liability vs third party damages

I have insurance with my car rental and it says we have third part liability, but in the "not covered" section it says third party damages. What does this mean for us in simple terms, should ...
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Indian H1B holder applying for travel insurance for Schengen visa

I am applying for a Schengen visa through Norway. I am an Indian citizen currently residing in the US as an H1B Holder. My employer has provided my International proof of coverage, but it lacks ...
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Can I get a travel insurance policy which is valid for NON-MEDICAL claims, despite undeclared medical conditions?

My wife and I have several medical conditions, which when combined push the price of travel insurance right up. I understand that if we go for a cheaper travel insurance policy, without declaring our ...
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Is Health Insurance a Requirement for Italy National D Visa Application for UK Citizens

I am from the UK and applying for a national D visa for subordinate work. I have been told a few times that I will need health insurance as part of the visa application. For instance this article ...
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Colombian digital nomad visa and health insurance duration [closed]

There is a new law governing visas for Colombia in place since last month. A newly available visa is the "Digital Nomad" (Nómada Digital) visa, which can be given for up to 2 years. However, ...
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Insurer that covers medevac repatriation from Cape Verde

I am soon traveling to Cape Verde where I am planning to do some hiking. My country origin (Spain) gives travel advice, which states that an insurance supporting air medevac back home is recommended. ...
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Renting a car in Costa Rica with Annual Car Hire Excess Insurance from the UK

I get that in Costa Rica you need to purchase the Liability Protection, but I'm wondering if I can waive/not buy Car Protection (as it's called on the adobe car rental website) by purchasing Annual ...
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Do I need a travel insurance if I'm having a transit flight in France (to outside EU)?

Do I need travel insurance if I have a transit flight of about 5 hours in France (to outside EU)? I'm not from one of the countries for which a Schengen transit visa is necessary, but I had a question ...
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travel insurance against changing covid conditions

Is there travel insurance, that would cover travel expenses in case that a change in covid regulations prevent me from taking a booked trip. Example: I book a trip to New Zealand in Feb 2023. New ...
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Do you need to add a day to travel insurance if your plane arrives a day later than departure?

Let's say you have a flight departing from the foreign country (for which you want to hold travel insurance) on day N, flight which arrive in your home country on day N+1. Do you specify the return ...
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Proof of insurance to enter Vietnam

I have read that, in order to enter Vietnam for a 2 week trip, I have to have medical insurance for Covid with a minimum coverage of $10,000. Finding such an insurance is not difficult. I have already ...
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Where can I get health insurance for an Indian traveler in Japan with type 1 diabetes?

I am from India and I have type 1 diabetes with no complications. I am looking for health insurance for my stay in Japan, which will be for a maximum of 90 days, but I have found it difficult to find ...
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Will I not be allowed to enter Germany without health insurance?

I have a flight for next month to visit Germany for about a month from the USA. I have the important things, such as a passport, ID, vaccinations, etc. I have been confused about this, so do I need ...
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Proof of travel insurance via credit card

I've booked a tour with the company Intrepid. They are asking for the policy number and proof of my travel insurance. I have travel insurance (including cancellation/interruption and accidents) ...
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Fully refundable travel medical insurance [closed]

I want to be able to cancel the insurance and get a full refund. Preferably until 1 day before it starts. Are there any insurance providers who offer such service? I'm not familiar with how this works
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Do consulates verify travel medical insurance?

I will need the insurance only for a week because I'll be spending a week there not 90 days but they want me to get the insurance for 90 days for some reason. If I buy it for a week and manually ...
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Is annual travel insurance like a membership?

I have a friend who is looking to go in-and-out of France for a 5 year period. France requires an insurance for the whole duration of the stay. We are looking for long-term travel insurance and only ...
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do cancelled festivals count among the covered reasons for travel insurance?

Let's say I was going to fly into Albuquerque, NM for the 2022 Albuquerque Balloon Festival and that the balloon festival was cancelled. At that point there'd be no reason to take the trip. If I had ...
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Can I cancel my axa travel insurance and how

I bought an axa travel insurance 8 days ago for my Greece trip. But now I got COVID and I'm trying to cancel it using their form: https://www.axa-schengen.com/en/contact-us However, they never allowed ...
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Any travel insurances covering canceled flights/trains before the day of departure?

Suppose we're dealing with the following scenarios (that actually happened to me): Being in the middle of a trip in the US, Amtrak canceled the train that I was supposed to take 10 days before the ...
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Travel Insurance covering Covid-related entry bans for US residents

We are traveling to Austria from the USA at the end of November. The travel insurance policies I have seen are confusing as to trip cancellation. Do any of the policies cover trip cancellation if a ...
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Wizz Air insurance policy

I booked a flight and together with the flight, I bought a travel insurance. However, I never got an insurance policy with my name and personal information on it: I just received the general terms and ...
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Is it possible for a citizen (but non-resident) to buy and insure an RV/Camper Van in Europe?

I have Italian citizenship but my "residence" is in Canada. It's where my driver's licence is based. I'm however planning to return to Europe on a long-term basis and am considering buying ...
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Recommendations for travel insurance which covers unattended stolen goods [closed]

I am an Australian citizen going interrailing in Serbia, Albania, Italy and Spain in a few days time. I need to bring my laptop to be able to work and I feel very scared that it will be stolen, lost, ...
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Does an EU citizen need to get health insurance before flying to London (2021 update)

I found an identical question asked 3 years ago here: Does an EU citizen need to get health insurance before flying to London? I'm looking for an updated answer valid after Brexit. In particular my ...
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Covid Travel Insurance [closed]

I'm planning a trip from the United States to Botswana with a stopover in South Africa in the second half of August this year. While I have no personal Covid concerns as I'm fully-vaccinated, I know ...
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How much is the insurance contribution of inbound travel insurance for Thailand [closed]

This is related to the new STV granted from Thailand and required for this Visa (see red link on page). Every report with experience by that is much appreciated.
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As a tourist in Canada: buy, borrow or rent a car?

With the Covid situation this is probably going to have to wait until 2022, but I can lay some groundwork for the preparations... I'm trying to sort out my options for travel in Canada when my wife ...
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What sorts of insurance can I get when using a service like AirBnb?

I recently ran into a situation when staying at an AirBnb where there was an overflow in a toilet, the homeowner blamed me, and tried to get a good deal of money from me through AirBnb. AirBnb found ...
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How to handle car insurance when driving a car around Central America?

Assume a French citizen and US legal permanent resident with no special visa, work permit, or residence in Central America, wishing to drive a car around the 7 countries of Central America for 1 or ...
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Costa Rican health insurance and tourist visa length

Costa Rica requires all persons entering the country to: have valid health insurance (that covers COVID-19) provide an outbound ticket (either bus or plane) Tourists visas are given to travellers ...
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Travel insurance (medical costs) when traveling from UK to Spain (Fuerteventura)

I am a UK resident (Swiss citizen) and will be traveling from the UK to Fuerteventura next week. At this point, the FCO advice is to avoid all but essential travel. The airline offers a free date ...
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Covid flight refunds from reseller very slow

I had books a set of flights that were due to occur in early April. When everyone started locking down the borders etc we cancelled them. Most were through an airline directly, and were converted to ...
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Buying a left-hand drive car in the UK for long European road trips

I live in the UK and have family in Salzburg, Austria. Whenever I see a cheap flight to Munich or Salzburg (before covid) I fly across the weekend and rent a car. I'm adding up my rental costs over ...
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Where to find or compare travel insurance for airline bankruptcy

I'm looking to buy travel insurance, mainly for the purpose of if the airline goes bankrupt. For information purposes, I'm looking to buy a ticket with British Airways at the end of the year mostly ...
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Canadian citizen needs insulin in US during lockdown [duplicate]

I am a 67 years old Canadian Citizen who came to US to visit my son on Feb 29th, 2020. Can't go back due to Covid19, how can I get insulin?
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Obtaining Domestic Travel Insurance During Covid-19

We booked a holiday cottage in the UK for the end of July 2020. We neglected to purchase travel insurance when we booked it at the start of 2020 (we've learnt from this mistake). We have already ...
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How to get insurance after trip extended due to flight cancellation, when existing insurance refuses to extend?

My wife (a UK passport holder) is in New Zealand and had her Emirates flight to Heathrow cancelled. Now her insurance company (Brokersure) will not extend her cover as she cannot get a flight until ...
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Flight cancelled - forced to extend time abroad. Compensation?

I booked an easyJet flight from London to Zurich several months ago. I also have an annual Coverwise travel insurance policy. I am a Swiss citizen but resident in the UK. I was scheduled to return ...
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As an expat, can you rely on travel insurance in case of the Coronavirus becoming a widespread major pandemic?

I was wondering, do regular travel healthcare insurance policies contain a clause which excludes coverage in extreme situations/disasters usually? I'm thinking about a global pandemic of the SARS-CoV-...
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Is it ok to have travel insurance from more than one company?

I currently own two credit cards in different countries (my country of residence and my country where I am a citizen of) and they both have free travel insurance included through different insurance ...
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Is there any international health insurance that pays first in most countries?

I am looking for an international health insurance, i.e. a health insurance, covering both outpatient and inpatient that pays first versus having to the patient pay first and get reimbursed. US and ...
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Is Revolut travel insurance eligible for only those registered under UK healthcare system?

As a Polish citizen, I'm using Revolut travel insurance. By reading the Help section, there is a note: Am I eligible for Revolut travel insurance? The cover is available provided that you and any ...
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Car insurance for Northern Cyprus

I'm planning to rent a car in the Republic of Cyprus, and then, travel to the Northern Cyprus. Budget doesn't allow to travel to the Northern Cyprus, so either Europcar or Sixt is my choice. However, ...
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What recourse is available when a country's entry requirements change between flight ticket purchase and travel? [closed]

On February 2 2020 the Philippines announced it would deny entry to all non-Filipinos entering via China, Macau & Hong Kong with immediate effect, in an attempt to control the spread of the 2019-...
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