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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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Policy not needed but for ease of mind.
Kathryn M. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Fortunately I did not have a claim for this trip but Nationwide has been very good about changes to my trips so felt comfortable using them this time.
Deborah W. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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I did not have a claim.
Sandra W. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Hard to rate since no services needed.
Website reasonably easy to navigate.
Price seemed fair
Judi S. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Note: This review is for an earlier version of the plan.
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The trip included a
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Covid was covered.
Customer support intelligent and clear.
Price was right.
Got all i wished for.
Naomi S. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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The trip included a
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Your staff were extremely kind and helpful when I needed to change my travel dates. Many thanks!!!
Nora M. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Didn't need to use it so hard to say how well it worked. But that's a good thing.
Eileen M. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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The trip included a
cruise
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
UPDATE: we were notified (after the start date of the original trip), that the coverage had been transferred to our new date. Still haven’t travelled.

Original Review: Due to Covid our trip was rescheduled we notified insurance a month before departure we called them three times to ensure they were tracking the change, I was told it was in underwriting, have never received any notice that the insurance dates have been changed, just got this request to review our trip that didn’t happen. Can’t even imagine what it would be like if you had to file a claim.
Michael E. would not recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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The trip included a
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
My husband got a bad cold on our bicycling trip and couldn't continue, because you have to cycle point to point, and he couldn't breathe. We had to leave the trip early and return home. Upon reading our policy after returning home, he would have had to visit a doctor in order to receive compensation from this insurance policy.
Margot R. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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The trip included a
cruise
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
Well as travel insurance goes it’s only good when needed. In the past I had to use my policy with Nationwide and the process was quick and efficient with payment. I will always use Nationwide insurance.
Neil D. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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