international travel insurance
Mar 17, 2013, 7:40 am
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international travel insurance
who sells it?how good is it?does it include evacuation?do they have an annual rate and policy?
we have been buying allianz from united air bookings. can i do better?
we have been buying allianz from united air bookings. can i do better?
Mar 17, 2013, 8:43 am
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international travel insurance
www.insuremytrip.com is your friend.
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Mar 17, 2013, 1:31 pm
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dozens of places sell it
Some include evacuation, some don't or you can buy just evacuation. If you buy it, make sure you are understanding what you are buying, some are very specific of what they cover for evacuation, it's not just as simple as you decide you would prefer to be treated someplace else, fly me there.
Some have annual policies, some don't
As nobody knows what you have paid, what coverages you have, and what you need coverage for, it's going to be hard for anybody to actually say if you could do better or not. You need to find other policies that cover what you want covered, and compare service and prices.
Mar 17, 2013, 4:40 pm
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i havent found anything good yet... i refuse to pay for anything that wont cover everything (except war/terror/god)
thats not NYT, thats an FT/blogger
See NYT article.
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Mar 17, 2013, 8:53 pm
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Mar 18, 2013, 12:52 pm
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I had an annual policy from Travelex Insurance the past couple of years. I never made a claim though, but at the time their rate and coverage seemed decent. Their annual policy is called Business Traveler.
Mar 18, 2013, 7:36 pm
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I only buy if one or both of the following conditions are met:
1) Substandard health care and the potential need for evacuation.
2) Large, upfront cash payments required for treatment.
In those situations, I've used Travel Nomads. Excellent policies for not much money.
1) Substandard health care and the potential need for evacuation.
2) Large, upfront cash payments required for treatment.
In those situations, I've used Travel Nomads. Excellent policies for not much money.
Mar 19, 2013, 1:05 pm
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referencing an FT 'celebrity' as "NYT article" seems silly to me
(i would equate with referencing "article" when its Randy)
especially because media like NYT are comparatively unreliable
(i would equate with referencing "article" when its Randy)
especially because media like NYT are comparatively unreliable
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Mar 19, 2013, 1:17 pm
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www.worldnomads.com is OK, but pretty bare bones stuff. InsureMyTrip.com or Squaremouth.com are both reasonable (good range of options and reasonable prices) for US-based travellers. Personally, I prefer the squaremouth website for layout and ease of use, but YMMV, obviously.
Mar 22, 2013, 6:07 pm
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I didn't come across many annual travel insurance policies, from the ones I found and compared Morgan Price Travel insurance looked pretty good to me:
http://goo.gl/XtgTg
They have quite attractive annual prices, especially when it comes to couples / families.
http://goo.gl/XtgTg
They have quite attractive annual prices, especially when it comes to couples / families.
Mar 23, 2013, 9:52 am
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We have used International SOS on several occasions and been very happy with them. They found me a very good doctor in Zambia when i was really sick. They do evacuations as well if needed. There was a long thread discussing the various options on FT a few years ago that had a wealth of information.
Mar 24, 2013, 7:55 am
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I get it now. Grassy knoll, black helicopters, death panels, unreliable media ... makes sense 
This was also published in the print version of the NYT, does that not qualify as an article?
This was also published in the print version of the NYT, does that not qualify as an article?
Mar 24, 2013, 2:34 pm
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last attempt to explain - if Randy Petersen wrote an article, i would link it as "Randy" not "an article in x"
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