Travel Insurance Reviews Travelex Travel Select
Travel Select is the highest level plan offered by Travelex, with coverage amounts that fall above the Travelex Basic plan, as well as optional benefits to customize the plan to your specific travel needs. This plan offers primary coverage with no deductibles.
To learn more, see the Travelex Travel Select product page.
Travelex
Travel Select
Horrible company. Used an extremely briefly worded stipulation in the contract to deny my claim. And it just so happened to be the very first thing they asked for after it took weeks to even get back to me. Basically just a scam. Noticed other reviews online with the same issue. Honestly don’t understand how their rating is so inflated on many websites. Steer clear and go with a more reputable insurance.
Marina F. would not
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
Travelex
Travel Select
You are NOT COVERED if you book your return flight after you depart OR if you change your return flight without requesting a change from them. Do yourself a favor and AVOID at all cost because this is such a SLIMEY COMPANY. Travelex underwritten by Berkshire Hathaway.
The coverage and cost seemed to be a great option. My wife needed to go to the ER while on our trip and thought ‘great thing we bought travel insurance’ because obviously this was going to be costly. She got taken care of, we paid for everything, and then filed a claim. About 3 weeks later we finally get a response asking some odd questions including proof of our flights (even though the hospital was in the country we said we were going to). Little did I know that these questions were SNEAKY ways to get out of paying claims. We sent our flight info to them and waited another few weeks. They messaged us back asking which day we booked our return flight because, even though we’re well within the time period of coverage…YOU ARE NOT COVERED if you book your return flight after you depart OR if you change your return flight without requesting a change from them. I went through and read the contract again and it was very briefly worded on pages 34 and 37 of the 59 page contract. ABSOLUTELY DESPICABLE. This why they start off with asking these questions because it’s is an easy way to toss out lots of claims. Don’t make the same mistake as us and go with someone else.
The coverage and cost seemed to be a great option. My wife needed to go to the ER while on our trip and thought ‘great thing we bought travel insurance’ because obviously this was going to be costly. She got taken care of, we paid for everything, and then filed a claim. About 3 weeks later we finally get a response asking some odd questions including proof of our flights (even though the hospital was in the country we said we were going to). Little did I know that these questions were SNEAKY ways to get out of paying claims. We sent our flight info to them and waited another few weeks. They messaged us back asking which day we booked our return flight because, even though we’re well within the time period of coverage…YOU ARE NOT COVERED if you book your return flight after you depart OR if you change your return flight without requesting a change from them. I went through and read the contract again and it was very briefly worded on pages 34 and 37 of the 59 page contract. ABSOLUTELY DESPICABLE. This why they start off with asking these questions because it’s is an easy way to toss out lots of claims. Don’t make the same mistake as us and go with someone else.
Kyle B. would not
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
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Angie
Thank you for taking the time to post your feedback on Insuremytrip.com, we make every effort to review all customer concerns.
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (“BHSIC”) is the underwriter and claim administrator for the policy you purchased. Travelex Insurance Services does not make claim determinations. We have contacted BHSIC, and they have advised that they do not have a claim initiated and have had no correspondence with you.
Listed below are the policy’s Effective and Termination Dates, and the definition of Trip, which may help provide clarity as to why the return date must be booked prior to the time of departure.
The policy ends on the earliest of:
(a) the date the Trip is completed;
(b) the scheduled Return Date;
(c) the Insured’s arrival at the Return Destination on a round Trip, or the Destination on a one-way Trip; or (d) cancellation of the Insured’s Trip.
“Trip” means a period of travel away from home to a Destination outside the Insured’s City of residence and;
the purpose of the Trip is business or pleasure and is not to obtain health care or treatment of any kin
the Trip has defined Departure and Return Dates supported by Travel Documents prior to the time of departure;
the Trip does not exceed the Maximum Trip Length Allowed listed in the Schedule; (d) and travel is primarily by personal automobile or Common Carrier.
It is important to remember that insurance is highly regulated, and all claims are determined based on the required documentation submitted and the policy details for the policy you purchased.
Should you have additional claim questions, please contact BHSIC at 855.205.6054 option 2, Monday - Friday: 7:00 am-7:00pm CT, or by email at [email protected].
Oct 23,2024
Travelex
Travel Select
Fortunately we didn't need to use the insurance but I feel it's a good plan for a good price.
Gregory K. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
tour
Travelex
Travel Select
Hard to review something you didn’t use🤷♂️
Gregory J. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
1 of
2 people found this review helpful
The trip included a
tour
Travelex
Travel Select
Never had a claim, so I can't rate how well this coverage would have worked in practice.
Ronald T. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
1 of
2 people found this review helpful
The trip included a
cruise
tour
Travelex
Travel Select
Didn't need to file a claim but was able to travel without worries if something did happen. Will look for this insurance again for future trips.
Tina E. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
The trip included a
cruise
tour
Travelex
Travel Select
Initially paid for coverage. Then realized I was over insured as husband had paid for refundable airfare. Called to cancel since it was still within the trial window. Was advised they could offer same coverage but for lower amount and then refund me the difference with a paper check. Got the check a week or two later. Didn’t have to file claim. Did have to wait a long time to talk with an agent but they had a in queue call back system.
Melina O. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
3 of
7 people found this review helpful
Travelex
Travel Select
I purchased the Travelex plan after contacting an insure my trip agent who recommended this plan based on my travel to Mexico. I did not need to use the insurance as it did give a reasonable amount of coverage for a decent price. My only complaint which others have stated in previous reviews it that there APP does not work so you can not easily access your plan details and when you contact Travelex agents they can not solve the problem.
Shelton D. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
4 of
8 people found this review helpful
The trip included a
cruise
Travelex
Travel Select
As my wife and I are in our eighties, our primary insurance need is to have emergency medical evacuation coverage.
Lyle M. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
5 of
9 people found this review helpful
Travelex
Travel Select
Part of our trip had to be cancelled because there was a ground crew strike at all Italian airports and our flight was cancelled and unable to be rebooked. The airline, hotel and car rental were all okay with refunds, but for our Trip to see the MotoGP races we had to dispute the charge with the credit card company. MotoGp won the dispute and so I claimed on the travel insurance our tickets. I filed a claim through online and after I was finished, it said it would email me the confirmation. I got no confirmation at all. So I have no claim number. About a week ago, I emailed someone with all of my policy information again and asked what is going on with the claim. I got an autoreply and again, no word from anyone. Unfortunately, I don;t have a lot of time to call during business hours and be put on hold. Can someone email me back and tell me what is going on? It said 15 business days, but i it has been well past that initial claim date. [email protected].
Heather B. would
recommend this plan to a friend or relative.
3 of
7 people found this review helpful
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Angie
Thank you for reaching out to Travelex Insurance Services, on InsureMyTrip.com review site, we take all concerns very seriously and appreciate your feedback.
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (“BHSIC”) is the underwriter and claim administrator for the policy you purchased. Travelex Insurance does not make claim determinations. We have contacted BHSIC and have been advised that your claim was received, and the examiner is working their queue in the order in which claims were received. They will contact you once the review has been done.
It is important to remember that insurance is highly regulated, and the policy purchased is a reimbursement policy for documented out of pocket financial losses incurred.
To receive further clarification please contact us at 800-228-9792 and refer to your confirmation number. For claim questions, you may contact BHSIC at 855-205-6054 option 2, Monday - Friday: 7:00 am-7:00pm CT, or by email at [email protected].Nov 21,2023
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (“BHSIC”) is the underwriter and claim administrator for the policy you purchased. Travelex Insurance Services does not make claim determinations. It is important to remember that insurance is highly regulated, and all claims are determined based on the required documentation submitted and the policy details for the policy you purchased.
I’ve listed the policy’s Effective and Termination Dates, and the definition of Trip which may help provide clarity as to why your claim was denied.
The policy ends on the earliest of:
(a) the date the Trip is completed;
(b) the scheduled Return Date;
(c) the Insured’s arrival at the Return Destination on a round Trip, or the Destination on a one-way Trip; or (d) cancellation of the Insured’s Trip.
“Trip” means a period of travel away from home to a Destination outside the Insured’s City of residence and;
the purpose of the Trip is business or pleasure and is not to obtain health care or treatment of any kin
the Trip has defined Departure and Return Dates supported by Travel Documents prior to the time of departure;
the Trip does not exceed the Maximum Trip Length Allowed listed in the Schedule; (d) and travel is primarily by personal automobile or Common Carrier.
We have escalated your concerns to BHSIC, should you have additional documentation you think could support your policy, you are welcome to appeal the claim decision directly, please contact BHSIC at 855.205.6054 option 2, Monday - Friday: 7:00 am-7:00pm CT, or by email at [email protected].