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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
7,468
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97%
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
My husband got a bad cold on our bicycling trip and couldn't continue, because you have to cycle point to point, and he couldn't breathe. We had to leave the trip early and return home. Upon reading our policy after returning home, he would have had to visit a doctor in order to receive compensation from this insurance policy.
Margot R. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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The trip included a
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
Easy to purchase with the options we needed
Paul R. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Well as travel insurance goes it’s only good when needed. In the past I had to use my policy with Nationwide and the process was quick and efficient with payment. I will always use Nationwide insurance.
Neil D. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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The trip included a
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Awesome service! All my questions answered.
Sandra B. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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This review only covers the purchase of the plan. Because the trip went well and the insurance was not needed, I cannot review how well the plan works when you are needing compensation for the loss of your trip
Mike D. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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We needed to cancel our trip due to an immediate family member's unexpected illness. We filed a claim with Nationwide and were satisfied with the coverage, payment and resolution of the claim; albeit the process took much longer than Nationwide's stated timeline for settling claims However, we fully understand and anticipated that given the many challenges travel insurance companies are presently experiencing with the ongoing pandemic, the process would be delayed. Without this coverage we would have incurred a substantial loss. We are very pleased with the the coverage and resolution of our claim with Nationwide and will utilize them again in the future and recommend them to other travelers.
George K. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
Nationwide was very helpful.
Bruce J. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
Easy to sign up on phone. Thankfully we didn't need to use but was some peace of mind.
Richard B. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Essential
Gave us the peace of mind for our vacation.
John L. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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The trip included a
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Was happy I didn’t have to use it. Was glad it was there if I needed it.
jeanna b. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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