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AIG Travel Travel Guard® Essential

The Essential Travel Insurance Plan offers savvy coverage for the budget-minded traveler.

Whether you are traveling for business or pleasure, basic coverage and access to 24/7 travel assistance services can come in very handy. Want assistance with rebooking flight and hotel? Prefer to have coverage for pre-existing medical conditions? Want trip cancellation, trip interruption and trip delay coverage? Need coverage for lost, stolen or damaged baggage? It’s all right here and can be yours in minutes. The Essential Insurance Plan is a simple way to cover your travels on a budget.

This plan includes family coverage – one child age 17 and under, who is booked to travel with and is related to the primary adult named on the enrollment form, is included in the rates for each paying adult. (Offer does not apply to optional coverages. The child’s trip cost must be equal to or less than the adult traveler(s) trip cost).

For complete coverage information and exclusions, please refer to the Policy of Insurance for your state of residence prior to purchase. Policy may not be available in all states.

Coverages and Plan Info

Coverage amounts are per person, unless otherwise noted.

Plan Summary

Protect your trip with cancellation, interruption, delay and medical benefits.

Highlighted Coverages

Trip Cancellation
Trip Interruption
Baggage Loss
Baggage Delay
Pre-Existing Condition Lookback Period
Medical Evacuation

Plan Info

Plan Type
View Certificate
Refund Policy
Available to
Residents of the U.S. and the District of Columbia
AM Best Rating

Trip Protection

Trip Cancellation
Trip Interruption
Terrorism in Itinerary City
Interrupt for Any Reason
Cancel for Any Reason
Baggage Loss
Baggage Delay
Vacation Rental Damage

Accidental Death

24-Hr Full Coverage
Common Carrier
Included in Accidental Death 24-Hour
Flight Only

Evacuation

Medical Evacuation

Additional Benefits

24-Hour Emergency Assistance
Optional Coverages

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Ratings and reviews

Our customers rate the AIG Travel Travel Guard® Essential on our site
(4.32) of 5
on average based on 96 reviews.
A
A.M. Best Rating
A+
Better Business Bureau Rating
We bought this coverage hoping not to get sick or delayed on our trip, and to never have to file a claim. BUT: we both got very sick and had to return home early from abroad. We called AIG Travel Assistance to inform them of our plans. They were very responsive, caring and supportive throughout the process. Their Medical Assistance Department followed up with us periodically and helped open the claim. The adjuster who handled our claim was at all times very professional, courteous, prompt and fair. We feel our claim was handled fairly and quickly, and will definitely use AIG Travel Guard Essential again. Medical costs can add up quickly, and the last thing you want when you get sick in a foreign country is worry how you are going to pay for the medical help or return home.
Vyacheslav F.
As a former insurance agent I always use Insuremytrip when I travel. I can choose the coverages I want & the price I'm willing to pay. The financial stability of the company is important to me as well & I would not purchase insurance with a company with less than an A- rating no matter how attractive the premium is.
Sharon A.
Good coverage and response quickly in my claim for medical dental emergency expense
Daniel C.
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