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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.

Customers who have tour rated the Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Essential plan
4.60 out of 5
2,493
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96%
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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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coverage seemed good- I do check and compare quite a bit
Zenon S. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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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.
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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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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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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.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Thankfully I did not need the insurance during my trip so I do not know about the claim process but I always get insurance while traveling
Karin E. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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I broke my arm in Morocco and needed surgery. The claim process was a bit complicated but I did receive compensation for the medical part. Unfortunately, I needed transportation to rejoin my group and that was not covered. Overall I was happy with the results. Another complication was that I had another travel insurance policy for my trip to Costa Rica and the 2 plans got mixed up. It was resolved after about 30 minutes on the phone.
Rosemary W. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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the far fact that I could not talk with a person in claims is absolutely stupid.
Robyn C. would not recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Very expensive. Yes I am glad I had it but thought it was too much money
Ellen P. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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