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The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Choice Cruise
I would recommend this policy to others but with the following advice. If you make a claim online, keep in mind that the claim examiner assigned to you might not find your situation as straight forward as you think it is. There might be some back and forth -via email or phone call (on your part) about the documentation you submitted (e.g. an explanation in English for a receipt in Italian even though it's pretty obvious what it's for) or a request for more documentation than what you submitted (e.g. submitting not only receipts but credit card statements that match the receipts) .
It will all get worked out, but not overnight and maybe not as quickly as you think it should. I just received my settlement for a claim I initiated 5 weeks ago. I thought that was an acceptable outcome.
One last thing, pay attention to the Trip Delay max. The policy I bought had a daily max of $150. When I was pickpocketed the morning of my cruise and had to stay in Rome overnight to get an emergency passport, then fly to Majorca, Spain to meet up with my ship that would be docking the morning after, I incurred the cost of two nights in a hotel, train and taxi fares, a plane ticket, and the cost of replacing my passport. I was traveling off-season, so both the airfare and the hotel costs were minimal, but I still exceeded the daily limit for 3 days of Travel Delay by $158.00.
It will all get worked out, but not overnight and maybe not as quickly as you think it should. I just received my settlement for a claim I initiated 5 weeks ago. I thought that was an acceptable outcome.
One last thing, pay attention to the Trip Delay max. The policy I bought had a daily max of $150. When I was pickpocketed the morning of my cruise and had to stay in Rome overnight to get an emergency passport, then fly to Majorca, Spain to meet up with my ship that would be docking the morning after, I incurred the cost of two nights in a hotel, train and taxi fares, a plane ticket, and the cost of replacing my passport. I was traveling off-season, so both the airfare and the hotel costs were minimal, but I still exceeded the daily limit for 3 days of Travel Delay by $158.00.
Monica P. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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3 people found this review helpful
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Prime
I tested positive for Covid before our return flight. This was over a year ago when a negative test was still required. My policy covered the additional hotel and food that and other expenses that we incurred for the subsequent week. It took quite a while to get the refund, but that didn’t bother me as long as I got it. I was very pleased with my coverage.
Janell M. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
cruise
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Universal Cruise
We purchased Nationwide travel insurance for a 3 week European vacation. We needed to file for trip delay due to weather issues and then for trip interruption due to my husband falling ill and needing hospitalization in London 1week into our trip. The overseas division , On Call International, worked their magic to get us flights home. They even arranged for wheelchair service at all connecting airports. They were very responsive and kept us informed throughout the process, Once home, the claim forms were easy to fill out and if I had a question it was easy to contact representatives by phone to clarify. Charges for unused , pre paid hotels and cruise were reimbursed within 6 weeks. The only things that were not covered were my hotels and food during my husband’s hospitalization . Those are only paid if the trip is interrupted by a hazard and sickness is not considered a hazard. As I went back and read the policy I could see that was true, but sometimes you don’t know what to look for prior to purchase. I would caution, if you find yourself in the same situation, to get contact emails for doctors as they needed to fill in some parts of the forms. Medical was also included in the policy but it is secondary to your own health insurance. We needed to submit to our health insurance first and since they paid the bill in full we didn’t have to submit to Nationwide. Make sure to keep all invoices and emails to be submitted with your claim. Bottom line- I would use Nationwide again because of their excellent overseas service and quick settlement of the claims,
Deborah L. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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4 people found this review helpful
The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Prime
I didn’t use the insurance but was with someone on our cruise who needed emergency surgery and luckily got travel/medical insurance
Albert P. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
I did not need to use my policy but felt secure nonetheless.
Yolanda Pugh G. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
Until you need to use a policy like this, there is no way to evaluate it. I have not had that opportunity.
Brian N. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
Thankfully we didn't need to use our coverage but it's good to know we had it if we needed it.
Stefano P. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Choice Cruise
I would not have traveled overseas without this coverage. Medicare only covers 50,000 of medical bills. I was on a cruise so I appreciated that option.
Connie W. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Essential
We've purchased Nationwide Essentials policies for about five trips. Our most recent was the first for which we had to cancel the trip and make a claim. It turned out that we over-insured, because the pre-existing condition waiver, which we wanted, requires all non-refundable prepayments to be insured, and I wasn't aware that our airfare bought through the cruise line, plus the prepaid specialty dinners and excursions, were refundable from the cruise line. So our claim was only for about 50% of our insured amount. I made sure to provide the claim dept with all the details requested. They never responded by email after I submitted the claim, but instead just mailed a check for the claimed amount, so that was a nice "surprise" when it arrived. My only complaint was one claims dept phone rep; I called two days after emailing in all the documentation, because I wanted to make sure they received everything I sent, and that they could read the documents. The rep was not helpful, and just kept telling me they had 15 days to respond to my claim. He also first told me they hadn't received my claim form, which turned out not to be true. After quite a round-about discussion, he finally looked at some of the documents (he didn't seem to want to be bothered to check them all for me), and the one that I sent as Word doc instead of a PDF was unreadable, so I re-sent it as a PDF. This unhelpful rep was an unusual experience, because I spoke to several other folks in the claims department before I filed the claim, and they were able to answer my questions for me. If I needed to, I would have called back to get a better rep to help me. Also the InsureMyTrip chat staff has always be extremely helpful and knowledgeable, both during my insurance purchases, and when I had questions about my claim.
Susan N. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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1 people found this review helpful
The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Choice Cruise
Good plan for price. Didn’t need it but glad I had in case.
Lee L. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.