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How to find a low cost travel health insurance policy

November 25, 2007 By Damian Tysdal

When looking for a low cost travel health insurance policy, start by determining your needs

low cost travel health insurance policyAs you might know, there are 2 general types of travel insurance. Insurance, in simple terms, is a form of financial protection. You pay a little money (the premium), in exchange for the promise to pay the larger expense if something happens.

The first step in finding the right trip insurance policy for your vacation or business trip is asking yourself what exactly you need to cover?

Here are the 2 general types of travel insurance:

  1. Travel Health Insurance- Also known as travel medical insurance, this is meant to replace the medical coverage you have at home. While visiting a foreign country, your insurance from home (i.e. Blue Cross, Harvard Pilgrim, etc.) may not cover your expenses. Medicare is definitely not effective abroad. This type of insurance covers accidents, illness, hospital care, and usually medical transportation.
  2. Trip Cancellation Insurance- This type of insurance is meant to cover your financial investment in the trip. When you organize a vacation, you commit to spending a large amount of money on hotel rooms, airfare, rental cars, special tours, etc. If you need to cancel the trip, you are still responsible for many of these expenses, and you would lose that money. A trip cancellation policy provides financial protection against canceled vacations, reimbursing you for non-refundable, covered expenses.

How to find a low cost travel health insurance policy

If you decide that you want a travel health insurance policy, it’s time to get a quote. Use a comparison site to see instant quotes from several companies (see How to Compare Quotes with a Travel Insurance Comparison Site). Make sure you are looking at the “Travel Medical” policies, and not the “Trip Cancellation” policies.

You may notice that there is a price difference between some of the different products. That is because each company offers various coverages and coverage amounts. This is where you should read through the different policies and make sure you are comfortable with the benefits.

Also be sure to read through the “Exclusions” section of the policy. You can find this in the “Certificate”, which is usually a download-ready document that spells out the specifics of each policy. The “Exclusions” section lists risks that are NOT Covered under the policy. For example: most companies will not cover injuries sustained while intoxicated, such as a drunken fall down a set of stairs.

Click and buy

Once you have found a policy you like, you can click and buy, right online. The policy will be mailed to you, and most travel insurance companies will email a confirmation as well, with all the policy details. Again, a great way to compare different policies from various carriers is with a comparison site (see How to Compare Quotes with a Travel Insurance Comparison Site)

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About Damian Tysdal

Damian Tysdal is the founder of TravelInsuranceReview, and he believes travel insurance should be easier to understand. See more from Damian on Google+.

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