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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 taken a cruise and visited the United Kingdom rated the Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Essential plan
4.15 out of 5
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
I paid extra $1,300 for my flight from London to Manila with Air China because my original flight with Shenzhen Airlines ($999) was postponed for the next day. It was a Sunday, their office was closed, have tried calling them, I even went to the airport but Shenzhen Air didn't have any representative there. I wanted to explain to them that I won't make it to my connecting flight in Bao'an China if I take their postponed flight.
Nationwide paid only $600 for the new flight that I paid after Shenzhen messed up everything for mine and my husband's flight.
Maria Theresa F. would not recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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The trip included a
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This plan was a waste to purchase. We missed a port on our cruise due to a national strike in France and never even went to France. Nationwide insurance would not count missing a port as trip interruption even though it was beyond our control . The cruiseline made the call, not us. And it was the main reason why we booked this trip. I had to go back and forth with them for months, providing documentation and receipts just to have them reject our claim. It was very frustrating. I'm considering just not buying insurance next time because it's not honored.
Colleen M. would not recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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The trip included a
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I'm glad I did not have to use the plan not sure how hard it would be but it's nice to know there is some help if things went south
David T. 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
They state on their website they are refunding for canceled trips without claims due to Covid. It is been 10 weeks and I have not received anything except excuses. I will not purchase from them again.
Jocelyn S. would not recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
2 of 4 people found this review helpful
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  • Megan
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    Thank you for your feedback.

    I am happy to see that Nationwide did refund your premium. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic and current climate of traveling this request did take much longer than usual.

    We hope you will reach out to us at InsureMyTrip for future travel insurance needs.
    Sep 21,2020
The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
Plan seems good. Best way to know for sure is filling a claim. Glad it was not needed.
Gary S. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
It was good to have peace of mind. Our cruise started with a delay to remove an I'll passenger from the ship by ambulance. Later, in Belfast, our ship was delayed again when a passenger died. These things do happen on vacations. I feel deeply for those passengers and their families and hope that they had insurance.
Steven H. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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The trip included a
cruise
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
So glad I had the plan and greatful I didn't have to use it.
Phyllis M. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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The trip included a
cruise
tour
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
We did not use this since everything went as planned without problems. I would only recommend buying insurance after speaking directly to a person. I tried doing things online and had some issues. I found out I could not put my son and myself on the same plan. The agent was very helpful and carefully explained everything and found me the the best plan for the best price.
Heather S. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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  • Carol
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    Thank you very much for your reply.

    In order to insure travelers under the same Comprehensive policy, the travelers must all live in the same state. In addition, travelers with different travel dates must purchase separate policies.
    Jul 17,2018
The trip included a
cruise
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
We did recommend insure my trip.com to others during our vacation. I will most definitely use your company again.
Lorraine V. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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