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
The proof of whether this is a good plan can only be discovered if you need it! We didn’t use it, our trip went fine so I have NO idea if this is a good plan.
Lisa T. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
It is always good to have insurance and especially when you do not have to use it. I think the price I paid for the coverage was good. I would look at using this company again.
Richard K. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
cruise
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
Leaving the USA for a vacation is not like driving to the next state. Many things can occur that we Americans do not even begin to consider. Having a solid, broad, and reasonably priced insurance plan in place before hand completely eliminated any concern that I had. I reviewed the plan before we left, carried a hard copy of the plan with me in my carryon luggage and did not worry a bit. My vacation went without a hitch, but had it not, I was completely covered by this excellent plan.
William H. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
cruise
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
Getting Type A Influenza in a foreign country after a cruise is not fun! Nationwide's online claim form is wonky, but they did reimburse me after I sent in all of the information required. Their 24-hour emergency line representative was very helpful in explaining exactly what I needed to do in order to file a claim. My health insurance paid for the medical bills and Nationwide reimbursed me for my replacement airline ticket and the extended hotel stay for 3 nights.
Julie F. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
cruise
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
I chose my plan based on the reimbursements that would be available for cancellation; trip interruption; baggage loss and the medical, and more. I luckily did not have to file a claim but felt good about the level of coverage I would have.
Loretta S. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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1 people found this review helpful
The trip included a
cruise
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
coverage seemed good- I do check and compare quite a bit
Zenon S. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
cruise
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
Great. So glad I purchased this cruise insurance. Filed a claim and was reimbursed quickly. Thx
Michael T. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
cruise
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
Even though I didn’t have to use it, I felt secure in the fact it was there if need be at a reasonable cost.
Rachelle W. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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1 people found this review helpful
The trip included a
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
I was sick and could not go on my trip. We had to cancel. We filed a claim with all documents and received our due insurance payment for our coverage. The only improvement I can suggest is better communication about the timing it takes to process. There is one company that handles claims for multiple insurance companies, so they are overwhelmed. I didn't even get a notification that my claim was processed. I only knew when I received a check in the mail. Other than that, everything was as promised and I will use them again.
THOMAS V. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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1 people found this review helpful
The trip included a
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
The process took 3mos to resolve and was straight forward for "trip interruption”. After submitting the claim I received 2 more emails requesting the same information again or information that was not germane to "trip interruption”. Medical bills associated with the reason for the "trip interruption" were under my medical insurance. Nationwide would have been secondary IF I had claimed medical - which I did not. It took a phone call to raise a flag that I had no additional info that I hadn’t already provided for “trip interruption”. IMHO the process is too onerous to the point of hoping I would just give up. In the end, I received the EOB’s and checks for “trip interruption” that resulted from me suffering a concussion that required 10 staples in the back of my head in the ER and a 2nd ER visit a day later, after I arrived home due to worsening/related medical issues and not being able to complete the last 5 days of an 11 day tour.
Paula M. would not
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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1 people found this review helpful