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Old 02-10-2011, 04:11 AM   #1 (permalink)
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I'll be traveling extensively around the world this year and the next on business..how can I find cheap travel insurance? how can I arrange this?
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Old 02-10-2011, 04:26 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: looking for cheap travel insurance

The best thing you can do to get cheap travel insurance is getting an annual premium travel insurance policy. Unlike other mainstay insurance policies an annual premium travel insurance policies will insurance you on everywhere you go for a period of one year from the day that the policy is take out.

If you are an individual business traveler, this may seem great, but there's the catch, which is that you need to determine how many times you think you may be traveling in any given year and if you decide that you may be traveling more than 3 times on business that year.

Either way, an annual premium insurance policy will work out a lot cheaper for you than if you take out a series of individual packages.
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Old 09-20-2011, 05:27 AM   #3 (permalink)
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If you are a frequent traveler then it is must to buy a travel insurance policy covering all your requirements. To reduce your paper work, to increase your possibility to be safe and to keep cost down, it would be good to buy a multi-trip or annual travel insurance scheme. Other than this you may keep your insurance cost down by paying only for the covers you need. Many travel insurance companies provides cover for the winter sports. Try to get the one which is based upon your travel needs and personal circumstances.
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Old 10-18-2011, 08:02 PM   #4 (permalink)
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If you are going on multiple trips than single insurance plan for your all trips (annual travel insurance plan) is the best way of decreasing traveling cost. It is the best choice for frequent travelers and also in demand by the people who go several trips. When you will online you will find some insurance companies those offer excellent savings with discounted insurance policies on multiple trips.
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Old 10-19-2011, 05:08 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Default read the small print of travel insurances

just wanted to chime in that you should be weary of travel insurances as it is very easy to miss their small print. The reason I say this is because I took out a family travel insurance policy for a holiday a few months ago thinking it would cover all of us including my granddad, but a week before the holiday he fell ill so we would have to cancel the holiday. I called them just to inform them but to my surprise they said that my granddad wasn't included in the policy. can you believe that?
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Old 10-20-2011, 04:42 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Thumbs down travel insurances are a rip off

I personally despise getting insurances whether their travel or car insurance. They're a complete scam if you ask me. Every time I take out insurance I feel I've being ripped off and when you are unfortunate to have to make a claim the hoops and hurdles you have to go through is appalling. Believe you me, there are more tales of insurance companies avoiding payouts than there are of them gladly handing out compensations..
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Default Re: looking for cheap travel insurance

Hello,
Travel insurance is a very important thing that one should never forget when planning a trip. It should be in your top priorities just like passport, visa and travel money.

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Talk with your travel agent and ask for recommendations. Save yourself a lot of legwork and they should know of reputable travel insurance agencies.
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