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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 rated the Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Essential plan
4.62 out of 5
7,496
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97%
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Thankfully, we didn’t need the insurance, but we did get peace of mind from having it
Donna M. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Being older, we prefer to be cautious and have been purchasing trip insurance for our major trips. It gave us peace of mind being able to purchase insurance based on our airfare and lodging expenses. Nationwide provided a good value and reassurance.
Paul T. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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We were happy with the plan we chose and happier that we did not use.
Timothy C. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
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There was no incident that necessitated it . I normally do not buy travel insurance but my companion suggested it .
Maria S. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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The best news is that we had no need to use the coverage. Purchasing the plan we needed was easy, straightforward and included all details we needed to make a decision.
Lawrence D. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Plan covered everything that was expected. Just took a long time to receive refund. CBP associates who handled claim were very professional and courteous.
Gary G. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Excellent plan for the money. Really gave us peace of mind. Would recommend it to anyone.
David M. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Didn't need to exercise the policy but glad I had in case.
William W. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
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The trip included a
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We had a complicated issue with a damaged suitcase in which the airline wouldn't cover it. There was no claim filed with the airline since they wouldn't allow a claim but, they did give us a $100 voucher. Nationwide let us use that voucher as proof that we tried to file a claim and ended up giving us a check for the suitcase. We also had to submit equivalent prices of similar suitcases we found online and they ended up giving us the maximum amount that we submitted.
Mark S. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Given that I purchased the policy months in advance I especially appreciated the email right before my trip so I didn't need to go looking through old emails to find the information.
Jessica M. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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