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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
4.63 out of 5
6,964
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97%
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Just happy I didn't need to use it!
Juantina W. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Great coverage
DANNY M. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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The only frustration was when we thought we had to submit a claim for lost luggage and was directed to another website. When attempting to input the dollar amount of each item lost, you were unable to just type in the amount. Instead, I had to sit at the computer and repeatedly tap and hold down the key because the dollar amount would only register ONE PENNY at a time. This is ridiculous, time consuming and unnecessary in this day and age of technology. Other than that it was okay.
Josephine C. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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DId not need to use it, but given the cost, was very happy to know it was there should I have needed it.
Gearoid G. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Easy to purchase, good value.
Paul S. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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With aging parents, all of our trips require this type of insurance. It's a nice comfort in case of an emergency.
Kevin S. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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It is difficult to rate a plan when you did not have to file a claim. My ratings would have been far different if I had to file a claim. Ratings would be very positive if the claim was easy to file, processed quickly, and resulted in losses being covered. Any difficulties would have resulted in negative ratings.
Micki R. would recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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I am so disappointed with the fact that you are not assisting us with our loss of time and money. Our trip was delayed because of the airline not because of any fault of our own. Please know that I bought this insurance to make sure if anything happened we would be reimbursed if something happened out of our control. Please review our case again. We lost so much. Thank you, Gail Simpson and Donald Jarvis
Donald J. would not recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance hides behind bureaucracy to delay processing claims.

I had a family doctor visit (non-emergency, neither requiring hospitalization) during my international trip. I submitted a claim for only $60, after few weeks I got an email from Nationwide Travel Claims asking me to submit a letter/documentation from my primary insurance stating if my policy does cover medical expenses incurred outside of the United States. I contact my primary insurer who explains in a letter that they ONLY cover excess of $350, and ONLY for emergencies or hospitalization.

After few weeks, I receive another email from Nationwide Travel Claims asking me to provide a copy of my primary health insurer’s Explanation of Benefits indicating the amount paid or denied for the submitted charges, which THEY KNOW that I cannot provide because my primary health insurer won't cover those charges as documented in the letter that I already sent them the first time they contacted me.

In summary, **Nationwide hides behind bureaucracy to delay processing the claims**
Miguel M. would not recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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