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.
The Trip Delay benefit of the policy purchased reimburses for Economy Fare from the point where you ended your Covered Trip to a destination where You can catch up to the Covered Trip if you are delayed en route to or from the Trip for six (6) hours or more due to a defined hazard. Due to the fact that none of your flights were delayed by six hours or more, Nationwide denied your claim.
In the future, please call us at 800-487-4822 prior to purchasing a policy so that we can assist you in selecting a policy that best suits your needs.