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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
7,804
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96%
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The process took 3mos to resolve and was straight forward for "trip interruption”. After submitting the claim I received 2 more emails requesting the same information again or information that was not germane to "trip interruption”. Medical bills associated with the reason for the "trip interruption" were under my medical insurance. Nationwide would have been secondary IF I had claimed medical - which I did not. It took a phone call to raise a flag that I had no additional info that I hadn’t already provided for “trip interruption”. IMHO the process is too onerous to the point of hoping I would just give up. In the end, I received the EOB’s and checks for “trip interruption” that resulted from me suffering a concussion that required 10 staples in the back of my head in the ER and a 2nd ER visit a day later, after I arrived home due to worsening/related medical issues and not being able to complete the last 5 days of an 11 day tour.
Paula M. would not recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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I didn’t have to use this insurance so I can’t speak to how easy it was to get reimbursed for any medical expenses (which is why I purchased it). I did however see an ambulance take someone off our ship, and also spoke to someone who had had to use trip insurance, and their story reminded me of why I get it, even when I haven’t needed to use it in my travels.
Leanna R. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Since, thankfully, I did not have to file a claim I don’t have any input regarding the policy.
Barbara I. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Thankfully I did not need the insurance during my trip so I do not know about the claim process but I always get insurance while traveling
Karin E. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Quick, easy and affordable
dale d. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Great Insurance for the price. Again, we were fortunate to not have any problems and didn't need to file a claim. Nice to have it in your pocket though if needed.
Randall L. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Did not filed a claim, so to the extent my experience was limited. As for InsureMyTrip.com - I use it for quite a while. Very convenient and professional. Highly recommend.
Alexander S. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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I broke my arm in Morocco and needed surgery. The claim process was a bit complicated but I did receive compensation for the medical part. Unfortunately, I needed transportation to rejoin my group and that was not covered. Overall I was happy with the results. Another complication was that I had another travel insurance policy for my trip to Costa Rica and the 2 plans got mixed up. It was resolved after about 30 minutes on the phone.
Rosemary W. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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the far fact that I could not talk with a person in claims is absolutely stupid.
Robyn C. would not recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Very expensive. Yes I am glad I had it but thought it was too much money
Ellen P. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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