Originally Posted by
Graciecatt
I have maxxed out all of my points on all cards on an upcoming trip to Egypt. I am currently shopping for travel insurance and need a policy/company that will assist in getting my points back and redepositing them in case of unforeseen cancellation or delays.
Allianz and the companies on Squaremouth do not seem to cover this. Is there any such company that will help under those circumstances? Also, for the declaration of total trip cost, do you include the cost that the flights/hotels would have been if you would have paid cash instead of using points?
I'd suggest contacting
www.TripInsuranceStore.com - a broker who handles several different vetted travel insurers.
We've purchased policies from Travel Insured from them, and had no trouble with claims.
Our understanding is that our coverage includes a reasonable amount to cover the "re-banking" of points that we had to cancel, IF the entire trip ends up covered by the cancellation or interruption clauses (not just because you wanted to make a change).
They won't "do it", but they'll cover the fee if you have a receipt from the airline/awards program. We haven't found it difficult to re-bank, but the times we've done this have been because we "wanted" a change, so the insurance wasn't applicable.
GC