Volunteering overseas can be an incredibly rewarding experience
It’s a chance to step out of your normal surroundings and become part of something much bigger. Although making an impact through volunteering is great, it does carry some extra risks, so it’s helpful to have overseas travel insurance while volunteering abroad.
Volunteers sometimes work in particularly volatile [...]

Scuba diving guarantees an exciting adventure on your tropical vacation, but comes with risks

Many vacationers who head to the warmer weather decide to take up S.C.U.B.A.(Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) diving. Many destinations specialize in scuba diving, offering many tours, equipment rentals, and guides.
With the adventure of scuba diving comes additional risk. Any time you [...]

Here is a story of a family receiving a 50,000 euro hospital bill for their family member, who died after a fall. The hospital will not release the body to be flown home until they pay the bill, and even the repatriation of the mortal remains will cost an additional 5,000 euro.
The man did not [...]

How do you decide if you need travel insurance or not?
First of all, if you are reading this and spending time researching travel insurance, there is a reason. Maybe the weather has you worried. You booked a nice week in Florida, but in the back of your mind there’s the thought of a hurricane [...]

In another story, this time from the UK, we are reminded that our travel insurance will not provide benefits for injuries sustained while intoxicated.
Many travelers purchase insurance for their vacations. The travel insurance provides benefits for cancelled or interrupted trips, lost baggage, and medical expenses. As with all insurance policies, there are exclusions. Policy exclusions [...]

Credit card companies offer many benefits to cardholders in an effort to aquire and retain customers. Some even offer “Travel Insurance”, but cardholders should do some research before relying on it for their next trip.

Travel insurance included with a credit card is very limited
Usually travel insurance from credit cards is limited to coverage for flight [...]