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AIG Travel is the largest travel insurance provider in the United States, protecting more than 6 million travelers every year. It provides some of the broadest coverage in the travel insurance industry. They review claims within 24-hours of receipt.
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The trip included a
tour
AIG Travel
Travel Guard® Essential
In April 2023, I had a scooter accident in Vietnam. I filed my first claim on May 18, 2023. Since then, I have been trying to get a response from AIG related to my claim. There is no one to call. They do not respond to my e-mails. The dozen or so documents I sent could have been reviewed in an hour. Yet, over a month has gone by and I still do not know what is going on with my claim. I keep sending e-mails asking for an update or status, but get nowhere. I have already paid out $3500 in medical and travel expenses to my credit card company. The average person cannot carry this amount for more than a month. Yet, here I am still waiting on any kind of response from AIG. I feel like I will never, ever get an answer from them.
Sean S. would not
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
5 of
5 people found this review helpful
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Angie
We appreciate the feedback regarding your experience and apologize for the longer than anticipated processing time. Claims are reviewed in the order they are received. Our claims team will reach out to review what documents are needed in order to process this claim. Thank you,Jun 29,2023
The trip included a
tour
AIG Travel
Travel Guard® Preferred
AVOID TRAVEL GUARD AND AIG INSURANCE CO
We bought AIG Travel Guard to cover our flights and rafting trip in the Grand Canyon. Our Airline (American) cancelled our flight at midnight, 8 hrs prior to departure, and couldn’t offer same day departure on another flight. We had to buy new tickets on a different airline in order to arrive in time to depart on our rafting trip. After 6 months of trying, both the ticket agent and the airline refused to refund us for the full cost of our original tickets and the additional cost of last minute booking on a different airline. We turned to AIG for coverage and our claim was denied because they said the airline cancelling your flight is not a covered reason if it occurs prior to your trip - even 8 hours prior when you have no other options. The policy will cover you if your pet gets sick and you miss your trip, so a sick hamster will get your money back but not an airline cancelling your flight. Wouldn’t you think travel insurance would cover the airline cancelling your flight before covering a sick hamster? AIG’s Travel Guard doesn’t.
Furthermore, our claims experience was a complete disappointment. First, we submitted all required documents with our claim. About 4 weeks passed and then AIG asked for all the documents again. We responded that we had submitted everything with the original claim and asked for clarification on what they were missing. There was no response and then several more weeks of silence went by and we received our denial. All the communications we received from AIG end by saying to please call with any questions. So, we called to speak with someone about our claim. The person who answered was clearly reading from a script and was incapable of providing anything other than the scripted answer. This was evident because we were read the same scripted answer multiple times. We then asked to speak with the adjuster about our claim and were promised a call. That call never came.
We did read the policy prior to purchasing it and consider the policy language vague at best. The average person would have significant difficulty knowing whether a potential travel issue would be covered under this product, and there are scenarios like ours that could affect your trip but that you wouldn’t think to ask about ahead. Except for your hamster suddenly becoming ill - that’s covered, no need to ask.
We also think Insuremytrip.com could do a better job of pointing out common travel issues that aren’t covered, and that this should be part of the comparison tool.
We bought AIG Travel Guard to cover our flights and rafting trip in the Grand Canyon. Our Airline (American) cancelled our flight at midnight, 8 hrs prior to departure, and couldn’t offer same day departure on another flight. We had to buy new tickets on a different airline in order to arrive in time to depart on our rafting trip. After 6 months of trying, both the ticket agent and the airline refused to refund us for the full cost of our original tickets and the additional cost of last minute booking on a different airline. We turned to AIG for coverage and our claim was denied because they said the airline cancelling your flight is not a covered reason if it occurs prior to your trip - even 8 hours prior when you have no other options. The policy will cover you if your pet gets sick and you miss your trip, so a sick hamster will get your money back but not an airline cancelling your flight. Wouldn’t you think travel insurance would cover the airline cancelling your flight before covering a sick hamster? AIG’s Travel Guard doesn’t.
Furthermore, our claims experience was a complete disappointment. First, we submitted all required documents with our claim. About 4 weeks passed and then AIG asked for all the documents again. We responded that we had submitted everything with the original claim and asked for clarification on what they were missing. There was no response and then several more weeks of silence went by and we received our denial. All the communications we received from AIG end by saying to please call with any questions. So, we called to speak with someone about our claim. The person who answered was clearly reading from a script and was incapable of providing anything other than the scripted answer. This was evident because we were read the same scripted answer multiple times. We then asked to speak with the adjuster about our claim and were promised a call. That call never came.
We did read the policy prior to purchasing it and consider the policy language vague at best. The average person would have significant difficulty knowing whether a potential travel issue would be covered under this product, and there are scenarios like ours that could affect your trip but that you wouldn’t think to ask about ahead. Except for your hamster suddenly becoming ill - that’s covered, no need to ask.
We also think Insuremytrip.com could do a better job of pointing out common travel issues that aren’t covered, and that this should be part of the comparison tool.
Dallas V. would not
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
14 of
14 people found this review helpful
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Angie
We at AIG Travel apologize for any challenges you experienced with your claim. Claims are adjudicated based on the coverage purchased and supporting documentation submitted. If you would like assistance with contacting your Claim Adjuster to further review the outcome of your claim and the benefits available, please let us know.
Apr 25,2023-
DallasV
To anyone consider AIG Travel Guard, this reply from AIG is representative of the level of customer service you can expect from AIG should you ever have a claim. My review states we were promised a call from our claim adjuster, and the claim adjuster never called. Now, the response from AIG asks if we want assistance contacting our Claim Adjuster.
Angie @ AIG - we are still waiting for a call from the claim adjuster that we requested months ago, so please follow up on the original request for the claim adjuster to call us.
Thank you.May 01,2023
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The trip included a
tour
AIG Travel
Travel Guard® Essential
Even though we didn’t need to use the insurance we felt it was a good policy for our trip.
Jerry B. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
tour
AIG Travel
Travel Guard® Preferred
Did nit have to use it but was happy knowing I had it…
Jane P. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
-1 of
2 people found this review helpful
The trip included a
tour
AIG Travel
Travel Guard® Preferred
Didn't use it, but glad it was available as needed
Cecilia C. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
-2 of
4 people found this review helpful
The trip included a
tour
AIG Travel
Travel Guard® Essential
HORRENDOUS SERVICE, FRAUD. Purchased travel insurance specifically covering trip cancellation. Trip was cancelled and full documentation of cancellation and non-refundable costs was provided.
AIG fraudulently denying the claim and citing one technicality after another. It was bad enough that the trip was canceled now I'm in a bureaucratic nightmare
Spent $1700 for nothing
AIG fraudulently denying the claim and citing one technicality after another. It was bad enough that the trip was canceled now I'm in a bureaucratic nightmare
Spent $1700 for nothing
Paul S. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
10 of
11 people found this review helpful
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Angie
Thank you for your feedback, AIG has provided the following response:
"We appreciate the feedback regarding your experience. We do request that all customers review our terms and conditions prior to purchasing. Our policies carry specific covered risks for trip cancellation. We want to make sure that our policy offers the coverage you are looking for. You can also contact our licensed agent call center if you have specific concerns. Our licensed agents would be happy to review the coverage we have available."
Jan 27,2023
The trip included a
tour
AIG Travel
Travel Guard® Essential
Keep up the good work.
Matthew N. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
1 of
2 people found this review helpful
The trip included a
tour
AIG Travel
Travel Guard® Preferred
I did not need to file a claim and was happy with the cost and potential coverages.
However I am not happy about not receiving a partial refund when my tour company cancelled a portion of our trip. I realize when a customer cancels refunds are not given however this cancellation was made by the tour company and now I'm the one at a loss. The $532.06 credit will probably never be used so I'm out over $500. There is no good reason not to give a refund in this case. You had my money for 6 months before the trip started and if for no other other reason than good customer service exceptions should be made on a case by case situation.
However I am not happy about not receiving a partial refund when my tour company cancelled a portion of our trip. I realize when a customer cancels refunds are not given however this cancellation was made by the tour company and now I'm the one at a loss. The $532.06 credit will probably never be used so I'm out over $500. There is no good reason not to give a refund in this case. You had my money for 6 months before the trip started and if for no other other reason than good customer service exceptions should be made on a case by case situation.
Douglas N. would not
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
3 of
6 people found this review helpful
The trip included a
tour
AIG Travel
Travel Guard® Preferred
Fortunately this trip there was no need to place any claims things went fairly smoothly
Cynthia M. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
1 of
2 people found this review helpful
The trip included a
tour
AIG Travel
Travel Guard® Preferred
all fine, had provisions I wanted, no claim filed thank goodness
Lynn C. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.