Travel Insurance Reviews Nationwide Essential
The Essential plan from Nationwide Mutual Insurance is for travelers planning trips on a budget who don't want to sacrifice coverage. Coverages include Trip Cancellation and Interruption, Medical, Emergency Medical Evacuation, and Assistance Services.
To learn more, see the Nationwide Essential trip insurance product page.
The trip included a
cruise
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
I paid extra $1,300 for my flight from London to Manila with Air China because my original flight with Shenzhen Airlines ($999) was postponed for the next day. It was a Sunday, their office was closed, have tried calling them, I even went to the airport but Shenzhen Air didn't have any representative there. I wanted to explain to them that I won't make it to my connecting flight in Bao'an China if I take their postponed flight.
Nationwide paid only $600 for the new flight that I paid after Shenzhen messed up everything for mine and my husband's flight.
Nationwide paid only $600 for the new flight that I paid after Shenzhen messed up everything for mine and my husband's flight.
Maria Theresa F. would not
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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1 people found this review helpful
The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
Plan provided adequate care at a reasonable price. Had air problems @ beginning of trip and was disappointed there is NO phone support on weekends.
Bruce E. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
The tragic events of October 7, 2023 and ongoing conflict contributed to the decision by my travel operator to cancel the trip to Israel. Nationwide said that because the tour operator didn’t cancel within the first 30 days of the “terrorist event” that no coverage existed. No tour operator has given tours in Israel since October 7 so that was just a way for Nationwide to avoid any liability. Later when I appealed, they shifted to saying it was a declared “war” despite the fact that Gaza isn’t a “country”. I've used Nationwide over 10 years and only had one other claim and that took months to settle. Buyer beware when traveling to any part of the world that has ongoing civil or military events. Most trip insurance will either not cover the “terrorist” or “war” claim or find a way not to pay the claim using word salad or creative interpretations to avoid payment. Fortunately after all of this, the tour operator refunded our trip deposit and British Airways provided a reasonable time frame to use the value of the air tickets to take another trip.
Robert C. would not
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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2 people found this review helpful
The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
Iam very satisfied wt ensure my trip nationwide see your next trip🙏
Rolande L. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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1 people found this review helpful
The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
Excellent plan and best price! Felt safe knowing we were covered!
William M. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
cruise
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
I purchased the Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Essential plan as travel insurance coverage for my trip to Portugal. The process to obtain travel insurance was simple and convenient. Thankfully, I did not need to file a claim, but I felt good knowing I had coverage in the event of an incident.
Latoya S. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
cruise
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
Travel insurance is a necessity in these days, but it is largely a scam because companies (hotels, airlines, tour operators) want to charge for services they don’t provide when something changes for their customers. It should be the companies buying insurance to cover their losses, not consumers. Unfortunately, unless there are better consumer protections in the future, these policies will continue to be important. This was the cheapest we found to cover what we needed.
Lisa D. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
cruise
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
Luckily we didn't have to use the insurance plan. However had anything happened I was confident that we would be covered.
Renee M. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
I appreciate that the plan was there for me. The representative was very helpful and full of knowledge. Thank you.
Dale F. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
cruise
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
Did not need but glad I had it.
Michael T. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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2 people found this review helpful