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Page 1: Travel insurance coverage
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Every traveller wants to guarantee safety while having fun. However, unexpected events can happen. Some of these events may endanger the safety of a traveller’s belongings or even his life. While some neglect the possibilities of these events occurring, others heed to it by acquiring travel insurance policies. However, looking for a fitting insurance plan can be tedious.

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When looking for the right travel insurance policy, a traveller has to look into the details of its coverage. The best one should meet the needed required protection depending on the destination and type of travel.

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A traveller is mostly concerned with travel cancellations and interruptions. If something goes wrong, the planned trip and all the prepaid and non-refundable expenses can go to waste. Travel insurance policies give provision for this, as long as the reason for the cancellation or interruption is included in the coverage.

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When travelling, medical emergencies are likely to happen, especially if the traveller is not familiar with the danger that is apparent in his travel destination. Also, accidents can neither be pre-empted nor prevented. For this reason, when travelling abroad, the insurance plan will cover medical expenses due to incidences of accidents or medical emergencies.

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Having fun while travelling can be very dangerous. Calamities or disasters can happen while travelling, as well as accidents and medical emergencies. Evacuations are imminent in events like these and expenses can be generally, costly. Thankfully, a typical travel insurance policy will include provisions for any evacuation expense incurred by the traveller during his vacation. Ambulances, airlifts and flights with medical assistance to hospitals of choice are what medical evacuation provisions mostly cover.

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There are included provisions in a typical plan, which are pleasant to have. If any of the traveller’s luggage or personal belongings is lost, the baggage coverage can help reimburse the cost of the loss. The baggage delay coverage funds a traveller’s bare necessities, such as toiletries or a set of new clothes, if his luggage is delayed or missing. If a traveller’s flight is delayed, additional expenses such as a meal or an added stay in a hotel are incurred. The travel delay coverage can reimburse the traveller of these additional expenses.

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When something happens in unfamiliar surroundings, support must be readily available to provide assistance. The 24/7 travel assistance coverage provides services that can help solve medical and non-medical issues. Medical issues that the travel assistance can assist travellers with, may include locating the nearest hospital and arrangements for medical treatments. Non-medical assistance can be given to a search for a traveller’s lost baggage, passport and other documents.

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Additional coverage refers to added provisions to an existing travel insurance plan, which aims to extend its coverage. This addition includes a life insurance coverage that gives provision to accidental death or dismemberment, hazardous sports coverage which extends the medical coverage to include dangerous activities, rental car collision coverage substitutes for personal insurance and the identity theft coverage offers help if an identity theft happens during travel.

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A travel insurance policy should include these basic provisions. Comparisons between policies should be done if the traveller is unsure of what policy best fits his needs.

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