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Most of us going on long-haul journeys to exotic locations realize that it is prudent practice to take out some form of travel insurance. But with such wide and varied products available today, what can you expect from your travel insurance?
Buying Travel Insurance
The first thing to note is that regardless of how many
names they may go under, all travel insurance policies
breakdown into one of three product categories, namely:
As you might be able to imagine, each of these also has a difference in cost. Finding cheap travel insurance requires a bit of shopping and determining your exact needs.
Bundled Travel Insurance
Bundled travel insurance is the type of insurance policy
that most insurance salesmen try to sell you. The premium
for this type of insurance typical costs between 6-8%
of the vacation price; and the insurance policy generally
covers such unexpected events as:
Custom Travel Insurance
Similar in nature to bundled travel insurance, Custom
travel insurance however allows you to customize your
travel insurance to cater for your exact travel needs.
In effect this means that if you are off to hike the Inca
Trail, surf in Costa
Rica, or dive in the Caribbean you can increase your medical expenses and evacuation
coverage for such a specialized trip. In most cases custom
travel insurance allows policyholders to double the limits
that are usually found in bundled policies.
Flexible Travel Insurance
Flexible travel insurance is a hybrid policy that is becoming
increasingly popular. In effect a flexible travel insurance
policy allows you to pick and chose parts of a bundled
travel insurance that you want, and to discard parts that
you don't want. The premium of the insurance policy is
then set according to your needs. The reason why flexible
travel insurance policies are becoming increasingly popular
is because travelers are becoming more aware of the fact
that they may be covered for certain circumstance under
other pre-existing policies they already hold. For example,
if a traveler already has health insurance, which covers
any emergency health needs they may have when traveling
they are unlike going to need this; as such, the elect
to discard this part in their flexible policy.
...And Finally
Regardless of which insurance policy you decide to take
out, give very careful consideration to what you think
your needs are going to be during your holiday. Whilst
none of us plans for unforeseen events whilst we are away
from home, the old adage of "it's better to be safe than
sorry" has a rind of truth about it!
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