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Comprehensive Travel Insurance Plans

Comprehensive travel insurance plans give you the broadest protection for a single trip. They usually include trip cancellation and interruption, travel delays, lost or damaged baggage, 24/7 assistance, and some medical coverage. 

You can also customize your coverage with optional upgrades, like extra protection for business or sports gear, higher medical limits, pre-existing condition waiver, or Cancel for Any Reason (CFAR). 

Why Choose a Comprehensive Plan

These plans offer strong protection for your trip investment. Many include extra perks like rental car coverage or financial default protection, plus optional add-ons like CFAR (time-sensitive).

Since benefits and limits differ, comparing plans helps you find the right fit for your budget and travel style.

Understanding Coverage Details

Coverage limits can vary from plan to plan. Trip cancellation and interruption usually match what you paid for your trip, while medical, baggage, and delay benefits have their own separate limits. 

Each plan also explains what isn’t covered. This might include minimum delay requirements, limits on certain equipment, rules around pre-existing conditions or adventure activities, and a set list of covered reasons for trip cancellation.

Taking a look at these details helps you pick a plan that fits your trip and know what to expect if you ever need to file a claim. 

InsureMyTrip’s 3 Most Important Things to Know about Comprehensive Travel Insurance

The Broadest Protection for a Single Trip

Comprehensive plans bundle together key protections, covering prepaid trip costs, unexpected travel disruptions, baggage mishaps, and essential medical care on the road. It’s the all-in-one option designed to protect both your itinerary and your wallet when the unexpected happens. 

Customizable Coverage for Your Unique Trip

These plans let you tailor your protection with valuable upgrades. Whether you need higher medical limits, coverage for business or sports equipment, support for pre-existing conditions, or the flexibility of Cancel for Any Reason (CFAR), you can add enhancements that match your specific travel style and risk level.

Coverage Details Matter – Compare Before You Buy

Comprehensive plans can differ widely in benefit amounts, covered reasons, and exclusions. Understanding limits for medical care, delays, baggage, and trip costs, and reviewing what’s not covered, helps you choose a plan that fits your trip expectations. Comparing options ensures you get the best balance of protection and price. 

14 Questions

  • Question

    We have put a deposit on a cruise in June, 2018 and used points to already book our airfare. Can we still sign up for cruise insurance as we do not pay for the full cruise until April? How are our airline points impacted if we cancel?

    By PatriciaS – February 12, 2018

    • Answer

      You can purchase most policies up until the day before departure, however; you may not be eligible for some time sensitive benefits if you do not purchase within 10-21 days of the initial trip deposit/payment. Some time sensitive benefits are, but not limited to: Pre-Existing Condition Waiver, Financial Default, Terrorism, Cancel For Any Reason and Cancel For Work Reasons. When purchasing travel arrangements with points or miles, you can insure the prepaid non-refundable taxes and fees you paid to redeem the points or miles.

      By MattG – February 14, 2018

  • Question

    Do you insure Disney tickets in case of cancellation due to death in the family?

    By StarlaC – May 24, 2018

    • Answer

      Yes, as long as the park tickets are prepaid and non-refundable, you can include it in your Trip Cost that you insure along with all other prepaid non-refundable travel arrangements. The number one covered reason for Trip Cancellation and Trip Interruption is the unforeseen illness or injury of you or a traveling companion that deems you unfit to travel, by order of a licensed physician; or the unforeseen hospitalization or death of a family member. To see all of the covered reasons to cancel or interrupt your trip, please click on the dollar amount that appears under the words “Trip Cancellation” when viewing a quote.

      By MattG – May 26, 2018

  • Question

    Is there any travel insurance that covers booking agency default?

    By KatharineB – September 14, 2018

    • Answer

      Trip Cancellation does provide coverage for Financial Default of a travel supplier, such as an airline or cruise line. It does not cover Financial Default of a travel agent or booking agencies.

      By MattG – September 17, 2018

  • Question

    Can I get an annual policy? One of my trips is 33 days long.

    By LynnM – December 31, 2018

    • Answer

      We do provide annual medical policies for trips that take place outside of your home country. Typically, the trips cannot be longer than 90 days per trip with most plans. To obtain a quote, please fill out the quote form with your very first trip’s details and once you arrive on the results page, please click on the button labeled “medical” on the bottom left and view our plans that are labeled “multi trip”. Our multi-trip medical plans provide both medical and medical evacuation coverage.

      By MattG – January 2, 2019

  • Question

    My husband and I would like to book a condo for 59 days next year. If we had to cancel for health reasons, would we be able to get our non-refundable first installment payment back?

    By MargaretM – January 14, 2019

    • Answer

      The number one covered reason for Trip Cancellation and Trip Interruption is the unforeseen illness or injury of you or a traveling companion that deems you unfit to travel, by order of a licensed physician; or the unforeseen hospitalization or death of a family member. To see all of the covered reasons to cancel or interrupt your trip, please click on the dollar amount that appears under the words “Trip Cancellation” when viewing a quote. Trip Cancellation reimburses 100%.

      By MattG – January 15, 2019

  • Question

    If the passenger who purchased the ticket dies unexpectedly, can the family obtain the full refund of the cabin (two passengers). Everyone is grieving and no one can travel in her place.

    By MercedesM – January 9, 2020

    • Answer

      All travelers who are insured are covered to cancel the trip if one traveler is cancelling due to a covered reason, such as a death to one of the travelers or a death in the family. Trip Cancellation reimburses 100%.

      By MattG – January 9, 2020

  • Question

    For what reasons can I cancel a 4 month stay at a Utah home? I will be alone with a dog.

    By JudyW – November 2, 2021

    • Answer

      The number one covered reason for Trip Cancellation and Trip Interruption is the unforeseen illness or injury of you or a traveling companion that deems you unfit to travel, by order of a licensed physician; or the unforeseen hospitalization or death of a family member. To see all of the covered reasons to cancel or interrupt your trip, please click on the dollar amount that appears under the words “Trip Cancellation” when viewing a quote. If you wanted to still have flexibility to cancel for reasons not covered with Trip Cancellation, you can look into Cancel for Any Reason. There are typically 3 conditions that must be met to purchase a Cancel For Any Reason Rider: Purchase the policy within 10 – 21 days of First Trip Payment; Insure ALL prepaid and non-refundable travel expenses prior to departure; Trip arrangements must be canceled more than 48 -72 hours prior to the departure date. If you meet all 3 of these conditions, this benefit will typically reimburse you 75% of your trip cost, unless otherwise noted.

      By MattG – November 3, 2021

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